This thematic map, which represents carbon dioxide emissions from consumption and flaring of fossil fuels, was created by Up2Maps, uisng the Google Maps API. On the client side, a web browser is sufficient for viewing maps created in this manner. When a map is created through My Maps, a short fragment of HTML code is displayed that can be copied and pasted into the code for a web page in order to embed the map into that web page. The completed map is assigned a URL that can be used to share it with students or others. A set of tools is available for creating points, lines, and polygons. Setting up simple Google Maps and posting them on the web without the API involves activating the My Maps tab on the Google Maps site and logging into a free Google account. But coding in JavaScript with the API is not needed in order to create simple customized Google Maps. The More button displays points on the map that can be clicked to view photos and Wikipedia articles that apply to the marked locations.Īt their most sophisticated level, Google Maps can be customized and embedded into web pages through the Google Maps Platform, a development interface based on JavaScript. Google Maps offer several different views of the landscape, including Street, Traffic, Map, Satellite, and Terrain, which can be selected using buttons in the upper-right. The Google Maps service was originally created as a means of providing driving directions, and this is the purpose for which Google Maps are most commonly used. Google Maps are flat maps that function within a web browser.
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