FallingRain is a global mapping system analogous to GoogleMap, etc. It focuses on displaying terrain, airports, and railway lines. The maps are accessed by the names of towns, rather than by Latitudes and Longitudes.[1] The map for each town is displayed with two thumbnail sketches, one medium one for the country view and the other large one for the global overview.
Railway lines
editRailway lines are shown by lines of red dots.
Closed railways
editBoth MSN and FallingRain maps still show some closed railway lines such as the Sierra Leone Government Railway closed in 1974 and the branch lines to Ajana and Yuna in Western Australia.
New Railways
editA new railway from Caracas to Cúa opened in 2006, but is not yet shown by FallingRain.
Elevation
editFallingRain gives a spot elevation of the town which it is pointing at.
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Jenny Marie (2003). Geographic Information. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. p. 50. ISBN 1573563927. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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