mapping Deep links to open map markers June 9, 2010 / June 9, 2010 by admin | 6 Comments on Deep links to open map markers This feature was recommended to us from a user in Denmark. You can now “deep link” to individual markers in a map. To discover the relevant link for any given marker just click on it and the URL in your address bar will change. Here’s an example: http://www.batchgeo.com/map/1d1ca4d15e33b27355821e79952236cb#124 Read more »
mapping Importing Excel spreadsheets into Google My Maps June 2, 2010 / June 5, 2010 by admin | 24 Comments on Importing Excel spreadsheets into Google My Maps Its true, you can’t import anything other than a KML or a GeoRSS feed directly into Google My Maps. However you can use BatchGeo to create a KML and then import it straight into Google My Maps. Just paste your Excel spreadsheet into the BatchGeo tool, validate the columns, and start the geocoder. When the […] Read more »
google maps Map publishers with hundreds of markers – new tool May 27, 2010 / July 2, 2010 by admin | 50 Comments on Map publishers with hundreds of markers – new tool UPDATE: I have increased the number of points to trigger this feature from 100 to 500. Publishing a map with hundreds or even thousands of markers can be problematic. Your maps may look like they are drowning in a sea of markers. Yesterday we rolled out a new feature that will help publishers with this […] Read more »