Google My Maps Tutorial

Learn how to use Google My Maps to create your own customized maps online. Google My Maps is great for student projects as well as for personal or business projects. You'll also learn how to create layered maps and how to share maps with others. Come learn to use this great tool! ***Consider supporting Technology for Teachers and Students on Patreon***: / technologyforteachersa...

[@HereAndThereWithPatAndBob]

This is so helpful. We have a travel blog and I have struggled for years to try to use maps on our site. Thanks to your excellent video, I am now able to really put Google Maps to good use. The the audio is so good and no echos what did you use for screen capture and audio recording?

[@riakhurana5533]

HereAndThereWith PatAndBob I

[@lisetteroberts360]

This is an amazing tool to use for Geography lessons. Students would love to create their own maps stories. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!!

[@kokabkhalid3181]

you are right Lisette Roberts as I am here for my the grade students map projects. it will definitely helpful and interactive.

[@lasvegasareatrails]

Well done! You explain thing so clearly, step by step. You're the ideal teacher!

[@giulianalogiudice4162]

A very clear tutorial, I'm Italian but I understood all of that, thanks!

[@13hhw33]

Maybe I missed this, but is it possible to move/copy items from one layer to another? Or do we need to re-add in the new layer?

[@molliedove1]

Thank you so much, previously I could only find older KZbin videos, it was so clear and I understood everything you explained.

[@paulahamand7963]

This is very helpful, a great beginning tutorial. The applications are endless, I can do our family history or the places we visited on vacation. thank you

[@JimSwartz-db5sk]

No one has ever replaced my favorite map, Microsoft streets & trips!

[@naomikoopmans]

Thanks so much for this video, much appreciated. I embedded My Maps in WP site and it appears perfectly on desktop computer but not on mobile device. Your suggestions are most welcome, thanks!

[@Dan_TheMedic]

Great tutorial even though it's 6 years old. Do you happen to know if there is a way, once you have made a custom map/route, viewing that route from the 'little orange man' view, but without having to click click, click, along a route to see what roads you are taking? I'm trying to plan a few motorcycle routes based on the automation of an app I use called CALIMOTO, but have the ability to manipulate that route once it has been plotted by the app. It would be nice to be able to view that route as a video without having to physcially click down each road to see if how scenic it might/might not be compared to an alternative route?

[@MikeBrowne]

Thank you. Superb tutorial - one of the best. I'm going to check out the rest of your vide next :-)

[@inyga4439]

and What if I want to have an access to this map offline? :/

[@TheAndonovnikola]

Hi there. Is there an option to assign a layer to a particular user who I am sharing a map with? For instance, Blue guy can make a blue map and Red girl can make a red map and so on. :) Thanks!

[@kahlospirit24]

Great video thanks. Is there a way for people you sharea Google map link with to get notifications if the map is updated? Want to create road trip map for us to use whilst on our journey and add photos in when we arrive at a certain destination . I would like for my elderly father to be able to follow our journey and see where we are at any one time and also the photos . Is there a way to do that?

[@masifing]

we cant set a specific scale for the my maps ? also it doesnt show the scale value to you at rhs bottom

[@dabigisland1]

Very clear and great sound. Thanks best help I have found.

[@edwardgo2496]

I don't like the way the marker works on the actual map. When the marker is clicked, it just shows the details on the left side. Is there a way to customize those markers in a way that it shows the same behavior like in editing mode where when you hover on the markers, the details, pictures or video shows on a pop-up.

[@fatihsahin4660]

So clear and explains everything, thanks

[@mockingiggs]

is there any way to make places where it has detached borders to be on the same category?

[@petrakozubkova4708]

Thank you, but I still don't know if there is any way how to print the map with all the points, labels and description in the map... or just map and list of points with description? Thank you very much!

[@SirCharles12357]

Excellent tutorial thanks!

[@amazonbox1115]

how can i use this route in GPS mode? like if you were to set a location you can see the road and music and stuff how do I use it like that

[@jillkirkham1954]

Perfect, easy to understand and follow.Thank you

[@kazimohsin6485]

Is there any way to change fonts color in layers headings ?

[@LouFuentes]

Is there to convert km to miles using the measuring tool?

[@christianbaliko990]

9:55 What I struggle with is, when I draw a driving route, how do can view my driving distance? Otherwise, I don't see the point of doing the whole exercise when I am planning my road trip with this tool. Is it possible to actually see km distance between 2 and more waypoints?

[@tricktracks6876]

Nice video. One thing the drives me crazy about mymaps is there is no scale displayed. Any idea how to get the scale to show? I have searched in vain for the answer.

[@thematrix5115]

Have you ever made a video on how to import a list to your map? If so can you provide a link to the video? Thanks

[@AIAgritecinsights]

Hello, A great lesson. Can anyone suggest for me the software i can use for such records ie one incorporating my voicr and my screen sharing kindly

[@AlexanderSouthAfrica]

Excellent _Im setting up a useful guide to my city and Absolutely love this

[@dineshkaushik8317]

is there any google api available to query the maps and coordinates i have saved in map ??

[@adithyasrinivas244]

is there a way to reduce the size of the pointer pls let me know

[@SnookerTime]

can we change the markers?

[@MarianaMoullet]

Hi! Thank you for sharing this tutorial! It is super helpful. However, I don't have the option to share and have others edit and I need that feature. Why could that be??

[@hipockt4]

is there a way to minimize the layer menu so that I can cut my whole screen. Now I have to take that menu with me? Thanks.

[@udoheinl]

Thanks for this really good Tutorial!

[@ShoeWalker]

Thank you so much for this tuturial really helpful❤️

[@ashapgani]

my map cant use on my iphone once i update the latest version. Do you have any idea why

[@ryanoxner]

Is it possible to hide the view count when sharing a map or embedding it on a site? Thanks so much.

[@nikosloizou2177]

Great tutorial, step by step information how my maps work on google maps. thank you for the tutorial. Nikos Cyprus

[@LeonGiafaglione]

Great video,Thanks! My "Add a Place" is disabled. I have searched everywhere on the web & can't find a solution. Can you help?

[@mercedesvazquez7977]

Very well explained, thanks!

[@ermesborgnino4704]

is there a way to turn off Google's automatically choosing the expressway when traveling within the city? Using the expressway in the city is expensive in Tokyo. Hard to believe they wouldn't know that. i think users should be given the chance to choose whether or not they want to pay road tolls.

[@ssh348]

Thank you! What i am searching for for now, is how to change language on MyMap to be X, which would not be English or whatever local language Google thinks should be applied in a country. I don't want to change language to be changed for all my maps, just this specific project i am working on.

[@Seafariireland]

Excellent lesson again, thank you.

[@virtualfather]

So in here you mention another video that you would use the import feature ?

[@CateEales]

Great tutorial. Much clearer than anything I've found. I'm going to try this right now. Thank you.

[@ccsen365reconciliandonosco5]

I liked the way you explaind it and the tone of your voice

[@patrickhelms6702]

Nice job. You saved me lots of time on the learning curve.

[@DPC1959]

I am importing excel data by state into google maps. For some reason I get an error saying 20 of the 42 states on the list can't be added because of errors. It says to open the data table to fix the errors. However, when I open the data table, all the state entries are correct. Changing abbreviation to the state name doesn't work, because it defaults the state of Georgia to the country of Georgia. Clicking on the red triangle doesn't help, because t doesn't give any information.

[@mariaothman7786]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing

[@highwildplacesphotography]

How can I drop a pin on my current location? Seems like a simple thing, but I see no way to do that in Google Maps (it's easy in other mapping apps).

[@Michael-l3p]

Does this program not take addresses? how was that not touched on

[@user-dg2qt7vy9r]

I shared my maps with my coworkers but they are not able to use it on their phones? The type one of the saved locations but it does not comes up. Do you know why?

[@_NZLR]

What brought you out of Albuquerque? Did you talk to the vacuum maintenance?

[@ericjakob]

Love how clear and thorough you are. Keep it up

[@andreasstefou884]

Very helpful, thank you!!!

[@b.tazeem]

Is it possible to fetch all photos from google map to your map for a point

[@Carricknagavna]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@Feras16101981]

Hi, I have created my own maps on 7 layers, i saved more than 1600 places in Istanbul City (Resturants, Transports, Landmarks, Markets, and more) with descriptions and informations. I'm thinking to use it to get some money of that, but i don't how to start.. can you please help me, or if you give me some ideas about that. Thanks

[@abdulrahman-iy5fc]

how to add layers more than 10 layers, and the size kml / kmz more than 5 mb

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

Hi thanks for this, is it possible to do lines in order of where you travelled on your trip? I could do it but it wouldnt save the lines?

[@BasicPoke]

When you add a line, click "add driving route." There is a learning curve to adding the routes, but seems like this is what you want. When you add a route, it will want to follow the shortest path, but after adding the route, you can hover your mouse on the line and drag the white dot to make deviations. Sometimes the map will reset and remove your dots. Haven't figured out why this happens.

[@VictorVTelles1]

Can i do something to only show cities name in my maps? I dont want neighborhood, states and other stuff, i just want cities names in my map

[@The000supernova000]

Very very impressive pedagogue !

[@WildlifeObsessed]

How can one select a series of Countries in a Continent (or States if USA) and then work on that Map - not using the whole DAR thing.

[@WildlifeObsessed]

I want to draw a Route across several Countries in Africa, so …… Can I (& how) select an area of the World to work with - Africa eg. ………….. ?

[@ekosudono1789]

Very useful... I’d like to make a map that identified road potholes in my country

[@adamkeren66]

Thank you for this very understood and clear and useful video! can you please advise me for the best way to turn by turn navigate this map after creating a driving layer? as far as i undersatnd google map does not support turn by turn navigation if it's a custom map. can i use maps.me app for that? thanks in advance

[@salmandanish7068]

I want to reach destination. For this i open my map file in preview.but it no open and show message < when you open your map this is how it will look in view only mood >. Where I have an issue . Kindly tell me My google account icon also not shown on right side which you mention in vedio.

[@TheWillKelly]

solid content my man, thank you!

[@wrongsideof40]

Very useful. Thanks!

[@andrewjutub]

Thanks a lot!

[@jeffreymclaughlin2483]

Thank you for very helpful, information

[@shakilbhuiyan4273]

how can remove duplicate from layer table ? please help me

[@VanyaShivakumar]

How do you print big map with custom size.. 2000 by 2000

[@MsMarea68]

Mmmm. What if I wanted to show an area within which, for example, children can travel, but not outside of it?

[@Shootingfoul]

Does google my map have all the functionalities of the regular google map? Basically, I often look for cell phone repair stores to buy their broken screens. However, I find the color'ed marker in my map very useful to distinguish between stores that I am already doing business with or ones I have not visited yet(or even prospects I am talking to). I still want to have the ability to search for repair shops like google map, but I want the colored marker function from my map. Is there a way for me to do it?

[@BasicPoke]

Use the search bar at the top of Google My Maps.

[@marvajae188]

Awesome .A life saver

[@hansdetlefsen5132]

This is very helpful. I have created a map of hotels in Memphis. I would like to take a screen shot of the map to include in a presentation. I also want to zoom in as far as I can, but still include each of the hotels I've mapped. However, Google has a lot of search bars, logos, and other images that partly obscure areas of my map. Is there a way to hide all (or some) of these images, such as the Google Search bar at the top left or the Google My Maps logo at the bottom, just so I can get a couple extra inches of viewable map space? Thanks for your tips!

[@TLgamer_TL]

Since you claimed that you somehow created a map, then that means you're a google employee because only google employees have the create a map option. Maybe you can pass this along to the morons there: I'd post this in the community but I'm not a Google so I can't post in there either as only Google Employees can create a topic there. 1. Stop using the phrase MY MAPS because there is no such thing. The correct word is just MAPS which is found buried in the 9 dots on the upper right side of the screen. That maps option is the same as typing "Google maps" into Google 2. There is absolutely 100% no such thing as CREATE NEW MAP for anyone that isn't a Google Employee 3. There is only one color and type pf pin (A red upside down teardrop shape) 4. A pin can only be on the map as long as the place the pin is for is typed into the search bar on the map 5. Only 1 custom red teardrop pin can be on the map, adding another pin, removes the previous pin

[@pizzbiker9550]

Hi thanks for the tutorial. One question though, can you design a circle instead of a square or rectangle on the map ? Thank you very much !

[@handybilly5363]

if we draw our shape in the google maps, can it be seen by other user's of google map? i would like to keep the records of my route, but just dont like if somebody else could see it as well..

[@BasicPoke]

This video is about Google My Maps, not Google Maps. In Google My Maps, if you do not share your map with anyone, no one else can see it. At least that is what one would hope, what Google is leading us to believe, and probably a good assumption.

[@shannonsmith8491]

Fantastic tutorial!

[@monalipatel6655]

How to integrate google my map in react js?

[@virginiasanchez6427]

Great learning video

[@AngryBirdsWar]

But there is no scale view how can you add it?

[@anawarhemel8494]

How to indexing the map in google ?

[@kaoonyee]

Thanks !

[@KuldeepSharma-hw7sy]

How to enable current location in MyMaps?

[@saketpanigrahi]

HOW CAN I SELECT AN AREA, FOR EXAMPLE A STATE. NOT MANUALLY.

[@alexandrahuggins3264]

Very helpful!

[@dianetraver2112]

Very helpful!!! Thanks

[@shamaVEVO]

Bravissimo! Grazie mille

[@ingridlacy3261]

Thanks for help

[@loristrom1762]

SOOOOO good! Thanks for clearing alot of things up for me.

[@TLgamer_TL]

He didn't explain he is a Google Employee and only google employees can create maps. BTW there is no such thing as "MY MAPS" it's just maps

[@pharuhs]

Darn, I was hoping I could create my own world maps. Like a fantasy world that doesn't already exist. I mainly just wanted a blueprint of long and lat on a map I could then draw on or something to make sure that land masses connect properly if they had to be cut by end of a rectangular map and still make sense if converted to a spherical map like a globe... hmm

[@NatalieVanVeenNatalia]

This is AWESOME thanks :o)

[@kamloong0903]

Hi, may I know if I can do this over phone?

[@michael12700]

Hi, may I know if you can use brain cells?

[@mohsinfareed1797]

Thanks man. Great one and well explained. Thanks for your effort.

[@utubemania9079]

Hello, please tell why I am getting views on my map in my maps even after my map isn't public??

[@MovieClips14359]

What is Google map backlinks