Patent ID: 8643670

Claim:
A mapboard system for transferring mapped information between maps, said mapboard system comprising: an analog map portion; a transparent overlay which accepts analog mapped information; a first alignment device on the transparent overlay; a second alignment device on the analog map portion, the first and second alignment devices cooperating to accurately align the analog mapped information on the transparent overlay relative to the analog map portion; a fastening mechanism selectively affixing the transparent overlay to the analog map portion; a computer system comprising a digital map portion which accepts digital mapped information, the digital map portion scaled to correspond to the analog map portion, wherein the digital mapped information is converted to analog format and the digital mapped information is aligned with at least one of the first alignment device and the second alignment device, such that the digital mapped information is aligned with the analog map for accurate display on the analog map portion, and wherein the analog mapped information is converted to digital format and the analog mapped information is aligned with the digital map portion for accurate display on the digital map portion.