How Linux displays the world map

This article mainly share with you how Linux shows the world map, hoping to help everyone.

Using MAPSCII to display the world map in the terminal

To open the map, simply run the following command from the terminal:

1. telnet mapscii.me

This is the map of the world on my terminal.

It's cool, isn't it?

to switch to Braille Braille view, press c .

re-enter c cut back to the previous format.

to scroll the map, use the up, down, left, right arrow keys. To enlarge/Reduce the position, use the a and z keys. Alternatively, you can use the mouse's scroll wheel to zoom in or out. To exit the map, press q .

as I've already said, don't think this is a simple project. Click anywhere on the map, and then press a Zoom in.

After zooming in, here are some examples.

I can zoom in to see my country (India) state.

and the region within the state (Tamilnadu):

Even the town taluks in the area:

And the place where I finished my studies:

Even if it is only the smallest town, Mapscii can be accurately displayed. MAPSCII uses OPENSTREETMAP to collect data.

Install the Mapscii locally

Do you like it? Very good! You can install it on your own system.

Make sure that node. JS is already installed on your system. If not, see the links below.

• Installing NodeJS on Linux

Then, run the following command to install it.

1. sudo npm install -g mapscii

To start Mapscii, run:

1. mapscii