Creating a map with multiple locations without using a database may be limited but it has its advantages where...
The Geocoding Service is an integrated process in the Google Maps JavaScript API v3 that allows you to convert an address in their respective geographic coordinates.
Sometimes sharing the restaurant location for your next dinner party is a very painful task. Not all group members live in the same city and to make things worse, the restaurant owner decided to choose that corner in the X alley because it's most quiet!
This is a common situation and can be transported to other group activities. What is normal to do in this situation is to send the information by e-mail, or worse, is trying to describe the route via telephone. Both situations are potential attacks to the patience of any sane mind and can be avoided if you share a location on Google Maps.
On the same day that Google announced Google My Maps it was also announced the end of Panoramio. After 9 years feeding the Google Maps with georeferenced images from around the world, Panoramio will be replaced by Google Maps Views.
My Maps allows you to create custom maps that can be shared or embedded into webpages.
This service already existed in the previous classic version of Google Maps.
The default Google Maps InfoWindow can be customized with these 5 easy steps.
A custom infowindow offers a differentiated style to your maps and it can and should be adapted to the overall look of your web site.
Brazil's World Cup is about to begin. Pity is that not everyone will have the opportunity to be present. The Google Maps Street View offers the opportunity to visit the inside of the stadiums. 360º images give an excellent perspective of the greatness of each stadium.
The geographical coordinates used by Google Maps are designated as coordinates DD (Decimal Degrees). In other words, these coordinates are in Decimal Degrees format (e.g. Lat 40.601203, Lng -8.668173).
