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Maps on a Stick is a lightweight mapping solution for mobile, unplugged maps.

MapBox tilesets - rendered map tiles stored in structured SQLite databases -
are supported, as well as KML input.

File-based tilesets, as used in the previous version of Maps on a Stick, are
not supported.
MapBox tilesets (`.mbtiles`), KML, GeoRSS, and KMZ files are supported.

### Using Maps on a Stick

1. Download the main maps on a stick application
2. Run Maps.app on Macintosh or Maps.exe on Windows
2. Run Maps.app on Macintosh or `Start MapBox.bat` on Windows

### Usage

Add map tiles by dropping `.mbtiles` files into the `Maps/` folder and KML
by dropping KML files into the `KML/` folder, specifying a URL in the UI, or
Add map tiles by dropping `.mbtiles`, `.kml`, and `.kmz` (Google Earth) files
into the `Maps/` folder or specifying a URL in the interface, or
uploading files with the web interface.

### KMZ Support
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#### Mac & Windows

* A .mbtiles mapfile
* An .mbtiles mapfile
* Maps on a Stick

### Requirements (Building)

**These are not required for simply running Maps on a Stick: the downloadable
distributions are self-contained**

#### Mac

* [py2app](http://svn.pythonmac.org/py2app/py2app/trunk/doc/index.html)
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