Google Maps

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Google Maps

Summary

Type of tool

Application

Function

Global mapping

Online / Desktop

Online

Computer infrastructure

Web browser

Development status

Operational

Time of use

At data delivery, and as a post-process when data is with user

Licence

 

A browser-based map service.

 

Description

 

 

Google Maps allows you to view basic or custom maps and local business information. You can zoom and pan map data and integrated satellite images.

 

Depending on your location, you can create personalized, annotated, customized maps using Google Maps. Your maps can contain the following:1

 

Once you have created a map, you can:2

 

Google maps can be viewed in several ways:

  • At Google Maps website
  • Through a web page with an embedded Google Map
  • On a mobile phone or other device
  • As a private map created through Google Earth Enterprise

 

Function

  • Analysis tools
    • Simple – geospatial
  • Visualisation tools
    • Maps

 

Why use this tool?

  • To geographically represent data in point, line or area form on a map.

 

See also Google Earth

 

 Who will use this tool?

  • Data capture
    • Curators
  • Data providers
    • Institutions
    • Private collections
    • Casual users
  • Data users
    • Expert
    • Interest groups
    • General public

 

 How will the tool be used?

  • Online tool used within a browser
  • File format is KML
  • User input not required

 

 Where in the data chain could this tool be used?

  • User’s machine

 

 When could this tool be used?

  • Before data is made available to ALA, for creating maps
  • At the time of a user request, for displaying maps

 

Availability

 

Comments

  • The highest zoom gives a scale of about 1:1000 (2 cm : 20 m)
  • We have no control over the base imagery

 

 

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