Questions tagged [google-maps]
For questions about Google's web application for showing maps in a web browser. Questions about smartphone apps or development using the Google Maps API belong elsewhere.
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How to bring back clickable Google map in Google search results?
Recently Google made a really terrible change of not allowing the user to click the map in search results, who knows why. It normally opened Google Maps with the given location. I heard it's related ...
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How do I subscribe to Google monthly timeline activity emails
Earlier I used to get monthly/annual E-Mails of place I traveled and stats about them. But they have stopped since March now.
I went to https://www.google.com/maps/timeline?pb -> Settings -> ...
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How to edit green spaces on Google Maps?
My city has many green spaces, including parks, gardens, playgrounds, meadows and nature reserves. On Google Maps, some are shown as green, but others are shown as grey urban area.
How can I edit ...
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Google maps 3D not working on VirtualBox
Why maps.google.com's 3D feature while running Chrome (latest) on Ubuntu 18 in a virtual environment (VirtualBox) with Windows 10 host is not enabled?
Virtual Machine's settings:
Oracle VM ...
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How does Google Maps decide what the "Official site" is?
Example:
How does Google Maps decide what the "Official site" is?
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Google Maps grey dotted lines identified location
I clicked to search for directions on a place on Google and it redirected to Maps.
Google was able to precisely identify my location
The map displayed several thick grey dotted curves all converging ...
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google maps search by label does not work anymore
Since around February 2024 I can not search locations by self-added labels anymore.
E.g. my parking spot has the label "p9 parking". In the past, it was enough to type p9 to be able to ...
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Is there a shareable URL for randomstreetview.com that hides the location?
I want to play an online icebreaker game with some colleagues about guessing the location from Google Street View. The idea is that as the quiz master I will find a random spot (where I know the ...
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Why would Google Maps Directions avoids a public walking path?
My goal is to draw a walking route on Google Maps. There is a path that is clearly the shortest, but Google Maps avoids it, even if it is a public road.
Why does Google avoid it ?
Here is the ...
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Force Shared Google Map To Use Terrain
I am using a shared map with bus stops and it is set to be in Satellite view. This makes it very difficult to read. Is there a way for me to change a shared map to use Terrain mode?
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Google Maps "directions" map maker function fails to utilize direct route due to road closure entry
Recently, when planning a trip to Yellowstone Natl Park, the Grand Loop Rd between Tower Junction and Canyon Village will not be included in any trip due to Google Maps inclusion of a road closure. ...
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How can I choose a different icon for each Saved Places list?
Have there been any changes since this question was originally asked?
I can't find the option to change the colors of my Save Places list. All my lists are in light blue.
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how do I export my saved places in google maps?
I've been using Google Maps to save the places in town that I have to deliver newspapers to. I want to export that list of saved places to another application via a GPX file. How do I do that?
can i ...
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Red dashed straight line on Google Maps
What does this red line mean on Google Maps? I spotted it by accident and it closely highlights this area of cut trees. I wasn't able to find any info online
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uk9eLyVmxvLQnxDr8
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Is it possible to set different languages for different Google apps?
If I change my Google account's default language, it sets it for Search and Google Maps, and Gmail and so on...
Now I want my Search to default to one language and my Google Maps default language to ...
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How to report incorrect speed limit on Google Maps?
Google Maps shows the wrong speed limit for a particular road. How can I report this and correct the speed limit?
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Google contributor profile, how to find a Google+ profile for it? [closed]
Suppose, I have a link of a contributor profile or their reviews: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/123456{/reviews}
How can I find their Google+ profile? Is there a link to it at Google ...
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How do I remove somebody else's timeline from my Google timeline?
I keep on getting my ex's travel logs on my Google Maps timeline. Any idea how to remove her from my account?
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Can I set a preferred transportation method in Google Maps?
Every time I start a new search in Google Maps for directions, the default transportation method is always self-driving, and I need to change it to public transportation or walking.
Can I set a ...
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What do the different line types mean in Google Maps' Schedule Explorer?
In the above screenshot, which is about getting from 1 Tsing Yi Road, Hong Kong to Hong Kong Airport, I understand the solid blue lines mean a bus, and the solid green line means the MTR, and blue ...
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Why Google took off links to Maps from the search engine [duplicate]
I read a similar question on this site so I know I'm not alone but it seems strange there is no clue around the internet about this issue.
Since a few months, when I perform a site related search on ...
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How to modify my store information on Google search?
I have recently made a blog for my store, and I want to link it to my physical store, which is already registered on Google Maps. My desired result is that my store would go up in search ranking on ...
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"New" Google Maps has 'stripey' water
Since google launched the 'new' Maps site, I've had display problems with it in Chrome.
It seems only to relate to blue(!), on sea, rivers, lakes.
Firefox and IE doesn't have the issue, even when ...
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Show places with rating higher than 4,7
Usually we see rating of places in Google Maps:
Can I somehow ask Google to show all places in with rating higher than 4,7 in Belgium?
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Google Maps - Error Message "Failed to save to favorites" [duplicate]
In Google Maps, I try (for the first time) to save a location to the predefined "Favorites" list (under Menu > Your places > Saved > Favorites). I get the error message "Failed to save to favorites". ...
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Linking to the Google Maps reviews of a place?
I can display info of a place on google map using the url
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=eiffel+tower+paris
However, I'd like to link to the reviews of the place which you get when you click on the ...
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Permanently turn off contribution-like notifications in Google Maps
Why am I seeing (from time to time) contribution-like notifications / suggestions:
if I have disabled them:
I don't want to contribute, I don't want to be annoyed with these notifications and want ...
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How can I turn off unwanted labels without losing street names in satellite view?
I want to use Google Maps in Satelite view, but the only labels I want displayed are the street names.
I want to exclude all other labels such as business names, points of interest, gas stations, ...
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Does Google Maps have detailed photo stats for my contributed photos?
I contributed a photo on Google Maps that has seen over 44,000 views over the past month. I'm having a hard time understanding why it has so many views. Ostensibly, you'd need to look at the exact ...
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How can I see the speed limit for every road in view on Google Maps (or Bing, Apple, etc.)?
I'm trying to find a safe route to bike to a location, and Google Maps suggests that I take a major highway to do so. So I'm trying to route out a safer trip manually, but knowing the speed limits of ...
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How do I set a default Google Maps location?
Every time I open Google Maps it defaults to Palmer Ranch Healthcare & Rehabilitation.
How do I change this?
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Why some countries don't have borderline on Google Maps?
It's quite useful to display the borderline of a country on Google Maps.
If you click on the country name, the border line will show up, for instance:
Burma
Afganistan
When you click "India&...
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"My places" is missing
I have new Windows 7 machine with Chrome browser. I have opened Google Maps in browser and found that there is no "My places". How to create, save and share maps in this Google Maps version?
I have ...
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Finding the cheapest available accommodation in Google Maps
I am doing a long-distance walk to the Caspian Sea, and I'm trying to do it cheaply. (I do a mixture of wild camping, cheap hotels, campsites, hostels, apartments, Airbnbs, Couchsurfing, and ...
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Automatically open satellite view in Google Maps
"Satellite" is my preferred view in Google Maps.
Is there an option in the web app to make it my default view, when opening Maps?
If not, is there a way to achieve this with a userscript or ...
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What does an area with dashed lines mean on Google Maps?
What does an area with dashed lines mean on Google Maps? Specifically, Julian, CA.
Julian is not an incorporated city so there is no boundary for that.
The area highlighted is not the boundary for ...
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Function to find distance between cities
I'm working with Google Docs and want to create a spreadsheet of the following form:
Point A Point B Mileage
Los Angeles Miami 292100
Palo Alto San Francisco ...
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What do the red dashed lines mean in Google Maps? [duplicate]
What are the red/white "dotted" lines signifying in Google Maps? See image:
See also Aneityum on Google Maps.
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Pinch to zoom in Google Maps in Firefox affects webpage rather than the map [closed]
I use Google Maps in Firefox 39 on my Dell Vostro laptop with Windows 7. When I try to pinch to zoom (on the touchpad), the entire webpage zooms in and out instead of the map itself. In other words, ...
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Is there a quick way of getting a beautiful URL to a Google search query? [duplicate]
When searching Google I often want to share a link to my search. (not to a search result, to the current page with the results)
Many years ago Google used to have excellent URLs. For example:
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Is there a legend that explains the meaning of colored geographical areas on Google Maps?
Some colors are obvious, but some are not (at least to me). For example, what does it mean when an area is shaded pink?
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Why have Pink shading on Google Maps as it reduces visibility & is thoroughly annoying [closed]
Google Maps - when I use Google Maps on the iPad, pink shaded areas appear which cast an annoying shadow over what I want to view. How can I remove this function to regain an unobstructed view? It ...
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Is there a way to view the User contributed images on google maps as thumbnails like in google image search?
So, I want to see how the entrance to a national park looks, there are no relevant images in google image search. There are 100s of Google map - user contributed images for the location. I feel there ...
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View photos in Google Maps
Google Maps used to have a strip of photos at the bottom, which came either from Google Streetview, migrated from Panoramio, or from different sources. I can't seem to find this anymore. Does this ...
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How to search without zoom and put marker on all locations in Google Maps [closed]
I would like for Google Maps to produce me a map of all items searched for.
Take current zoom level
Put in search parameters
Map puts marker on every result (without zooming in)
For example: Zoom ...
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Where can I contact Google to tell them my review isn't showing up?
Where can I contact Google to tell them my review isn't showing up?
I wrote a review for a company I visited, but the review isn't showing up.
It shows on my end but not when i'm logged into another ...
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Remove "labels" overlay on new Google Maps
On the old style Google Maps there was an option to remove the "labels" overlay so in satellite view you would just see the map.
In the new version of Maps I can't seem to find out how to remove ...
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Sending a customised Google Maps itinerary - as-is - to Android phone
I'd like to have a customised route available on my phone for turn-by-turn navigation. BY customised I mean an A-to-B-to-C-to... itinerary that has been dragged at various points along the route, ...
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In Google Maps, I am unable to remove a saved place (single location) within a saved private list [closed]
In Google Maps, I have created a list that has individual saved places (points) in it. I'm having trouble successfully removing places from this list even though I follow the correct procedures.
For ...
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What does red color of block (not road) means on Google Maps?
Like here
https://goo.gl/maps/sLBgA2MbgWKj32yk7
Note that roads are white, it is not traffic color.
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