Google Maps is a fantastic, free and free tool that needs no introduction and is used all over the world, to search for roads and see maps, even with satellite or 3D views. For its fundamental and almost unique function, it is important to know how to use Google Maps in an expert way, knowing the tricks and all the features, sometimes a little hidden and less intuitive, included in the web application of maps.
In summary, in 10 points, the guide to find roads and routes with Google Maps .
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1) Set your home and work addresses or other favorite places .
With your Google account you can save the various addresses and personal roads in Google Maps so that, when looking for directions, it is not necessary to always rewrite the same point of arrival or departure.
In addition, thanks to the traffic detection function, Google Maps allows you to know the travel time from home to work and vice versa in real time.
Click on " My Places " to add your favorite addresses and places for easy access.
2) Share a map
I have seen many people who, when they have to send a map to friends, take the screenshot and send the map as a static image.
Google Maps, however, provides a sharing tool via short URL to be sent via Email or HTML code to be incorporated into a web page.
To generate an embed code or a unique link of a specific point on the map, just click on the icon at the top left of the screen.
The way the map is displayed can be customized by clicking on the preview link.
3) Use Google Maps Light
On older computers, if google Maps normally opens slowly, you can enable the light version Google Maps Lite, faster.
4) Discover " What's Here"> By right clicking on the map, the link "What's Here?" Appears among the options and then, on the right side, search nearby to see a list of interesting places in the selected place.
5) See Information and photos on each point of the map .
For each map area you can see photos, Youtube videos, weather conditions and traffic .
The choice menu is the one on the top right which can be expanded by clicking on the lower tab.
Other viewing levels are Wikipedia, webcams and cycling routes .
If you select the photo level, you can choose whether to see all the images uploaded by users on Panoramio or if only a few choosing the category from the left side.
In another article, the guide to publish photos in Panoramio and Google Maps.
6) See driving directions in Street View
When looking for directions to go to a place, you can hover over the various stages of the route, you can see the little yellow man from Google.
If you click on Pegman, you can see the intersection where you have to turn in order to recognize the exact location of the exit or change of direction.
This is really useful when looking for routes from one place to another, to avoid making mistakes.
7) Creating a map or personal maps with Google Maps is very easy.
You can create a real map complete with descriptive text, photos and videos.
O Each map created can also be made public or shared with a group of people or friends and can also be viewed in Google Earth.
To get started, go to the "My Places" menu in the upper right corner of the screen and click on " Create Map ".
At this point just follow the interactive tutorial to create the first map.
8) Explore other experimental features in Google Maps Labs
There are several innovative and fun tools developed by Google's engineers, which have remained as experiments.
To enable the various experimental tools, click on the Maps Labs link at the bottom left.
Among them are: the tool for measuring distances, dragging and zooming, displaying longitude and latitude for each selected point and intelligent zooming.
9) Google Earth is now inside Google Maps and just click on the EArth button at the top right to enter the 3D view of Google Earth.
To see the Earth in 3D you need to install a plugin on the browser.
10) Sending maps to your Android mobile phone is automatic and immediate if you use Google MAps while connected to the same Google Gmail account used to access your Android mobile phone.
To enable more personalized tricks and features, you can install other extensions on Chrome for Google Maps .
To conclude, I recommend this page with images of the most curious and strange places found in Google Maps, with UFOs, writings, circles on the wheat and dark areas.
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