What is Google My Maps?
Google My Maps (https://www.google.com/mymaps) lets you quickly and easily make custom maps, and share them with friends or colleagues. Whether you’d like to visualize protected forest areas, food drive drop-off areas, or the locations of your project sites, this tool gives you the ability to:
Google My Maps (https://www.google.com/mymaps) lets you quickly and easily make custom maps, and share them with friends or colleagues. Whether you’d like to visualize protected forest areas, food drive drop-off areas, or the locations of your project sites, this tool gives you the ability to:
- Draw - Add lines, shapes, or placemarks on the map.
- Import - Add a CSV file, XLSX file, My Map, or spreadsheet from Google Drive with geographically specific data including addresses, place names, or lat/longs.
- Layer - Hide or show different content to better understand your map.
- Style - Make your point visually with different colors, placemark icons, and line widths.
- Manage & collaborate - See all your My Maps in Google Drive (those you've created and those shared with you). Share and edit your maps with others just like you would a Google Doc or Sheet.
Support and resources:
- Compare My Maps and Google Maps
- Supported data formats and limits
- Visualize your data on a custom map - Tutorial
- My Maps Help Center
- Download the My Maps app for Android (free!)
- My Maps for Android Help
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