| Mapping Program | Accordance | BibleMapper | BibleWorks | GoogleEarth | HolyLand 3D | Logos | |||||||||||||||
| Bible Atlas | Mapping Module | Bible Atlas '99 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Web based | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Standalone | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Integrated | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| OS | Mac (or Emulator) | Win (or Emulator) | Win (or Emulator) | Win/Mac | Win | Win95/8 | |||||||||||||||
| Quality | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearance | Excellent; choice of colors, imagery | excellent overview maps; not high-res | Detailed, highly customizable | excellent | excellent: satellite, layer tint, contour | serviceable but looks dated | |||||||||||||||
| Resolution | Lacks high-res | 15m elev for Israel; 90m elev elsewhere | various | excellent | 10m/pixel | fine for illustration | |||||||||||||||
| Map Type | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Satellite | X low-res | external links to GoogleMaps | X - up to 15m/pixel | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Orthophoto | (Terrain in GoogleMaps) | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| Physical | X | X | X | ~ | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Political | X | X | ~ | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Relief | X & 3D (3D only on Mac) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Topographical | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illustration | X (animated) | X | ~ | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Features | |||||||||||||||||||||
| # of maps | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | 90+ | |||||||||||||||
| Editable | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Searchable | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
| Bible>Map | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
| Map>Bible | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bible>Reference | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||
| Map>Reference | X | X | X > Bible | X > Bible | |||||||||||||||||
| Reference Works | Dictionary of Place Names provides brief entries (not a comprehensive listing) | Fausset, ISBE, Easton | links to variety of online resources: Wiki, etc. | Eerdman's Dictionary of the Bible & IVP New Bible Dictionary | IVP New Bible Dictionary | ||||||||||||||||
| Modern sites | X | X | ~X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
| Ancient Roads | X | X | addin | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Layers | excellent: 100s of possible combinations of sites, regions, events, routes, periods | excellent: allows for sets connected to periods, books of the Bible, events | all sorts of possibilities including user-created | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Details | 3D modeling with fly-through is
especially nice, but not available w/ MacEmulator; link to Bible Lands Photo Guide ($69) |
unrestricted rights for distribution; offers most control for creating maps | Also includes 16 NET Bible
maps Available free addin linking to OpenBible.info with hooks to GoogleMaps (online) or GoogleEarth; excellent edit-ability, but map bcgds can be 'busy' |
ever increasing number of addins, overlays, etc; links to other online resources, etc.; easy to navigate, fly over; numerous 3D recreations of ancient buildings; can link own pictures using Panoramio or Picasa | Some excellent high-res photos
but most of country is less than GoogleEarth; great for views/elev/flying;
needs more hyperlinking of sites/text/Bible; also includes many photos; GPS
enabled; only covers Israel/Palestine |
limited license for reproduction | |||||||||||||||
| Exodus Routes? | Traditional & alternates | NA | traditional | NA | X | ||||||||||||||||
| Jerusalem | very low res.; one simple overlay | NA | res. at 2m/pixel; b/w; no overlays | high-res; highly linked | res. at 1m/pixel; extensively labeled | X | |||||||||||||||
| Cost | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $89 | free | not available separately; $349 for BW7 program | free | $70 includes HolyLand Satellite Atlas v1 |
$45 | ||||||||||||||||