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 convert from Google My Maps to Google Maps list?
I have a saved map in Google My Maps that I would like to convert to a Google Maps "list" (such as this one).
Google My Maps has a feature that allows exporting a map as a KML or KMZ file,
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How can I remove labels from Google Maps when looking at the terrain option?
Is it possible to remove/turn off the labels in Google maps when using the terrain view? I know how to remove labels when in satellite view but I want to do the same in terrain view.
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What is the ghost arrow on Google Maps while navigating somewhere? [migrated]
For many years I've been vexed by a secondary, ghostly arrow on Google Maps, as seen below. There's me - the blue arrow in a white circle - and a few steps ahead of me on my route, is a white arrow in ...
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How to report bugs in Google Maps walking directions?
A number of times now I've gotten directions from Google Maps that include a walking component over an entirely impossible area (e.g., a narrow stretch of the ocean, over a wall onto a restricted ...
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Google business profile always shows as 'Incomplete'
I have a Google account to which I added a business profile many years ago.
In the last year or so I've been paying more attention to the way my business is displayed by Google in Search and Maps.
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How can I cross an overpass in "Street View" without being dropped to the roadway below?
I am trying to use Google Street View in Google Maps and Google Earth to explore an unfamiliar area to avoid getting lost a second time but I'm having trouble negotiating an overpass.
As I progress ...
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Green "Play" Buttons on Manhattan Google Map
I see the color coding on the Google Maps display of Manahattan for areas of interest, hospitals, natural preserved areas, etc. but what do the little green arrows that look like the play button ...
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How to find the country/nation/province of a specific point when using google maps?
I'm currently using google maps and exploring random islands in the middle of the ocean. But Google map is not showing to which country/nation this Islands belong to. Is there any way to find this? ...
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Remove building name from Google Maps
There is a building name on Google Maps which I need to change. The actual school has moved and the PIN location is also updated but still "Olives School" still appears on Google Maps and ...
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Takeout for "Location History" has only one file "Encrypted Backups.txt" that reads "You have encrypted Timeline backups stored on Google servers"
After migrating to mobile-only Google Maps Timeline I wanted to download its data so I went on my phone through the steps of exporting it via Google Takeout. Unfortunately, this didn't produce the ...
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Is Google Maps timeline now less detailed? [closed]
Since a few days ago (coinciding roughly with the migration of Maps Timeline to be "on device") the tracks recorded by timeline are no longer accurate or useful. Where before tracks used to ...
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zoom fit all visible markers in google my maps [closed]
Let's say you are planning a cross-country trip. There may be many place markers in your Google My Maps file. Is there a way to zoom fit all the (visible) place markers so that we can see them all at ...
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How can you calculate the distance between in a spreadsheet?
I want to calculate the distance between an address and multiple addresses in a list.
I want to use this calculation to quickly determine which addresses fall within
a delivery radius.
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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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How to remove pins from Google Maps for closed businesses?
In Google Maps I have stars or "visit later" (green flag) pins for many locations. Sometimes these businesses close or move and the data associated with the original location disappears ...
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How can I link many addresses using a Google Sheets formula to create a Google Maps URL? [duplicate]
This answer showed how to link two addresses with a formula and open a route with a Google Map link:
=hyperlink("https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=" & D3 & " ...
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Using Google Maps to track total time spent at a specific location
I'm trying to use the location data of Google Maps to track the amount of time spent at a specific location. My aim is to calculate the total number of hours at my place of work, since Google Maps ...
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How can I download a printable section of Google Maps?
I would like to download parts of Google maps in PDF format so that it can be printed out so I have a backup in case my phone dies or was forgotten. Screenshots will not work because there are widgets ...
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How can I link two addresses using a Google Sheets formula to create a Google Maps URL?
It seems that it is easy enough to get the URL to one address using the following formula:
=HYPERLINK(CONCATENATE("https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=",L13),"MAP")
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Can Google Maps timeline distingish the height of the place I visited? [closed]
Google Maps timeline records the places I visited automatically. Interestingly, it seems to distinguish whether it was a 2nd floor or a 3rd floor that I visited.
Is it based on some machine learning ...
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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.
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How can I see a comprehensive departure schedule for a stop included in Maps transit directions?
When Google Maps returns transit directions they include the estimated departure time for each departure/transfer point, but they don't show the schedule for future departures of the same bus (or ...
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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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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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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?
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business location with marker without existing house number
I want to have a marker on maps where my business has a real location people can visit, but this location does not have postal address (house number).
I believe this might be the reason Google ...
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Is it possible to view the entire search history in Google Maps and not just the most recent one?
If you press in the text box to type address in Google Maps, it only shows the few recent searches. This initially made be believe it deletes older searches. However if you type one or a few letters ...
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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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Google Sheets / Maps - Exception: Service invoked too many times for one day
I have the following script in my Google spreadsheet to calculate the distance in miles and time driving between two addresses. It works perfect until I get an error "Exception: Service invoked ...
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How to get full business opening hours in Google Maps?
Some businesses share their opening/closing times on their own POI on Google Maps.
The web interface in my browser shows the times for the current week only (and when they were last updated). However, ...
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Is there a way to export Travel Plans and other lists from Google Maps (including notes)?
I have a number of items added to Travel Plans list of Google Maps (you can select it in the drop-down when you click Save button in the card), and now I would like to export them in a map exchange ...
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I have no option to upload videos to my reviews
I don't understand why I can't upload any video to my google reviews. I tried it from PC or even from Phone.
Few months past I was able to upload video but now I can't.
I didn't received any ban or ...
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How Accurate Is Google Places "Popular times"
I own a gym, which is in the basement of a hotel and immediately next to a busy bus stop.
The "Popular times" on the Google listing for my gym don't appear to align with my experience. Is it ...
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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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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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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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How to change the color of roads in Google Maps
I am using Google Maps as a regular user, I am not a developer, I don't need any APIs and such.
I need to change the color of the roads in Google Maps to make them have a gray color, and I can only ...
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Can I change a Google account from "business" to "personal?"
The organization we work with implemented a weird rule that demanded that we change the name of our business. I hadn't setup a google account in a while, so I clicked the business account type during ...
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Why does South Korea look all weird in Google maps
There is a 1000km by 1000km (1Mm²🤓) square that has a completely different style over South Korea. Can anyone think of a reason why?
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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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