Create a map using Google `My Maps'

How to personalise a Google map using `Google My maps'. Add tags, information, images, routes etc.

1. WORKING WITH GOOGLE
`MY MAPS’
•Click onto Google Maps http://maps.google.co.uk/
•Look for the tab that says My Maps’` and then click:
`Create new map’. At this stage you will need to log-in.
You can do this with your log-on details for a pre-existing
Google account or create a new account.
•At first sight you have less accessible tools than with
Quikmaps.
Created by Wendy North 06/03/2008
GA ICTWG and Primary Project Leader
– Action Plan for Geography
To gain access to this
pre-created map I
also have to click
EDIT

2. •CLICK on a place-marker icon to
activate it and then click again on the spot
where you want the icon to sit. A text box
opens – choose Rich Text and a menu
Created by Wendy North 06/03/2008
GA ICTWG and Primary Project Leader
– Action Plan for Geography
Add a place
marker –
click on icon
Decide where
you want the
icon and click
again.

3. Created by Wendy North 06/03/2008
GA ICTWG and Primary Project Leader
– Action Plan for Geography
Clicking here enables you to
select a different icon.
It is also possible to add
images into My Maps – see
below for how to do this.
Add text to the box – Select the Rich Text tab. This will allow you to
customize the text and add links and pictures using the text tools.

4. •Add an image – this can only be done by creating a link
to an online image gallery. The majority of photographs
on `My Walk – Thornes Wakefield’ are stored on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/wendyn549/WakefieldRiverCanal

•Though I’ve added one photograph from the Geograph
gallery, e.g. see the yacht symbol.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/
•Geograph is a useful website to know about as it contains
images for every square kilometer in the UK. The
Created by Wendy North 06/03/2008
GA ICTWG and Primary Project Leader
– Action Plan for Geography

5. •An important step when adding an image to your Google My Map
is to make sure you add the URL for the location of the image itself.
(Not for the full page.)
•To do this:
•Open up the image from the gallery on your screen
•Right click and choose `properties’
•Copy the URL for the image that is shown on the message flag
•Paste the URL into the small box that appears when you click on
insert image icon within Google My Maps.
Created by Wendy North 06/03/2008
GA ICTWG and Primary Project Leader
– Action Plan for Geography
This is the web
address that
you need to
paste into
you’re my Map
link.

6. Finally – good luck and don’t forget to share
your creations with other geographers.
Created by Wendy North 06/03/2008
GA ICTWG and Primary Project Leader
– Action Plan for Geography