linux program to draw custom maps

[Didier Casse]

Hi!
      Does anybody know some kind of program in linux that can draw
custom maps from point A to point B? All parameters should come from
user input and also the program shoud be able to  place some nice
graphics in the place of houses, buildings and so on...

I want to draw a map to indicate to people how to get to point X. But
I wanted to make it more lively instead of plainly drawing roads and
boxes to represent buildings. I want something more colorful but do
not which to resort to something like gimp!

Can this be done?

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Cheers,
Didier.

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Didier F.B Casse | PhD candidate | LiMiNT Beamline
Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603
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