An apparatus for mapping land comprising: means for capturing a plurality of overlapping video images depicting overlapping portions of a continuous strip of land, said images having four corners, means for calculating geographic coordinates of said four corners, means for storing said images and coordinates, means for retrieving said images and coordinates from said means for storing, and means for compiling said images and coordinates to form a map which depicts said strip and identifies standard longitudinal and latitudinal coordinates of said strip. view more