MappSmith — Island & beach town builder

  • Are streets shown for islands outside the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand?

    Yes. Our own map covers the US, Canada, the UK & Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in other countries the builder fetches the streets from OpenStreetMap along with the beaches; on a big island only the main roads, so the board does not turn grey. Buildings show where our map data has them, ...

  • Can I move the town names?

    Yes. The builder places them, and in the Studio each one becomes ordinary text: drag it, retype it or delete it.

  • Can I turn pieces and marks off?

    Yes, all of them. Under Details every layer can be switched off: the water steps, the sand, the island, the streets, buildings, piers, the frame and the plaque. So can every mark: the name, the coordinates, the Est. line, the names, the compass rose, the latitude and longitude on the frame, the l...

  • How do I make an island or beach town map?

    In the Layers panel, set Product to "Island or beach town". The island builder opens. Island: tap a favourite (Nantucket, Maui, Santorini and more) or search any island or beach town by name. Look: choose Depth layers, Island raised, Engraved or Printed, a finish, and how many water steps. Detai...

  • What about a lake island?

    Lake floors are not measured from the lake surface in the model, so on a lake (Mackinac, say) the water steps out from the shore in even rings instead. You can also choose Even rings for any island under Look.

  • What do the looks give me?

    Depth layers: the water in three to six painted steps from turquoise shallows to deep navy, a sand band round the shore, the island in wood on top with its streets burned in, a raised pin, and the frame and plaque as one piece on top. Island raised: a blue backer with the island as one raised pie...

  • Where do the water depths come from?

    From the worldwide sea floor model the elevation tiles carry. The builder reads it round your island and places each step so it covers a fair share of the water you can see, at depths a chart would print. Type your own depths under Look if you prefer. The sea floor model is coarse far from shore ...