Google Maps: My Maps
Lately, I’ve been using the month-old My Maps feature on Google. To access it, login with your Google account and go to maps.google.com. You should be able to click on the “my Maps: NEW!” tab. It’s a great tool for visualizing building locations, and I’ve spent some time documenting my favorite restaurants/businesses in various cities.
You can add placemarks, draw lines and shapes, and embed text, photos and videos — all using a simple drag and drop interface. Your map automatically gets a public URL that you can share with your friends and family, or you can also publish your map for inclusion in Google Maps search results.
Of course the maps can be shared and imported into Google Earth, so don’t miss the Olympic Host Cities and Oral Histories of Route 66 maps.
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