GEarthHacks has a new online tool called YourMap that simplifies the job of creating embeddable Google Maps. Enter the name, address (or lat/long), zoom level, desired map dimensions, and other information into an online form, and YourMap automatically generates the code to embed it in your website; you don’t even need your own Google Maps API key. Here’s an example for a great hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ:
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Powered by YourMap from Google Earth Hacks.
Addendum: Just noticed that the location plotted above for the restaurant about 500 yards south of the actual location. Double-checked the address used for geocoding, and it was entered correctly, so you may want to check the results of YourMap’s geocoder to make sure it’s right.
Other posts in the Google Maps Tools series
- Coordinate Data From Google Maps
- Reverse Address Geocoding With Google Maps
- Converting Google Maps Search Results To GPX
- Coordinate, Elevation, Distance And More In Google Maps
- Google Maps "My Maps" Features
- Measuring Elevation, Distance And Area In Google Maps
- Creating GPS Routes In Google Maps
- Thematic Polygon Shapefile Display In Google Maps
- Using The Google Maps Interface To Display General Maps And Images
- Heat Mapping In Google Maps
- Elevation Profile In Google Maps
- Embed Google Maps "My Maps" On Your Web Page
- Real-Time Website Visitor Plotting In Google Maps
- Customizing Google Maps Markers
- Two Fun Cartographic Google Maps Tools
- Simple Guide To Embedding Google Maps "My Maps" On Your Own Webpage
- Another Google Maps Geocoder/Reverse Geocoder
- Drawing Lines Between Points In Google Maps, Straight And Great Circle
- Convert A Google Maps Point To Multiple Text Geographic Formats
- Meet Your Friends Halfway
- Plotting Swivel Data In Google Maps
- Meet Your Friends Halfway II
- Geographic Midpoint Calculator
- GIS-Like Functionality In Google Maps With ZeeMaps
- Creating GPS Waypoints Online From The USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- MapMyRide.com
- Exporting KML Data From Google Maps MyMaps To A GPS
- Advanced Tool For Embedding Google Maps MyMaps On Your Website
- Draw/Label On Google Maps, And Generate GPX/KML/Embeddable Maps
- Another Way To Create Embeddable Google Maps With KML Data
- Documenting A Journey With Maptales
- Plot A Coordinate Position On Different Map Pages
- Worldwide Reverse Geocoding With Google Maps
- Google Maps Shaded Relief Site Updates
- Digipoint 2: Export Of Google Maps Points In Multiple Formats, And Elevation Data
- Google Maps Line Tool Now Supports Distance Measurement
- Geographically-Linked Video With VeoGeo
- Recent Google Maps Tools
- Google Maps Mapplets From Zonums Software
- Maximize Google Maps With Google Maps Max
- Mapping Zip And Area Code Boundaries, And More
- Altitudes And Terrain Profiles In Google Maps
- “Friendly” URLs To Address Maps
- Quick Zip Code Information
- Simple Online Form For Creating An Embeddable Google Map
- Embed Synchronized Google/Microsoft Virtual Earth Maps On Your Website/Blog
- Worldwide Contour Lines In Google Maps’ Terrain View
- Plot Gazetteer Features In A Google Maps Interface
- Antipodes Map
- New Features At MapChannels.Com
Did you know in Google Maps you can now correct the geocoding location by clicking on the placemarks, choosing “Edit” and “Move Marker”? If you move more the 200 meters, it takes a while to correct (someone has to check it). But, if you move it less than that, it corrects immediately.
Google is using crowd sourcing to get corrections made to geocode/search results in Maps now.
Here’s a link to the announcement at Google:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/11/think-globally-mark-locally.html
The error in this case doesn’t appear to come from Google’s end - if I enter the restaurant’s address directly into Google Maps, it plots it in the right location. YourMap is likely using a different geocoding service.