Mapping Tools For Your Website

This is an overview of the free mapping tools available from the Map Channels website

Feature Index

Display a single location	Geocoder  Integration  Dual Maps  Quad View Maps  Local Maps  Location Maps  Team Maps
Display a route	Animated Route Maps  Video Maps  GPX Maps  Team Maps
Display a geo feed containing multiple places	Team Maps  Map Channels v8  Switch Maps
Display multiple geo feeds	Team Maps
Display annotated street view	Street View Postcards  Street Tours
Games and Entertainment	Treasure Maps  Street View Driver  Map Channels Arcade
Other tools and resources	Apps  Geocoder  Integration  API Key Reference  Markers  Route Utilities

Tools Index

Animated Route Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/AnimatedRouteMaps.aspx Route Maps display a set of directions as a route map with animated street view. • Display Google Street View, 3D Maps or Birds Eye imagery for any point along the route. • Watch an animation of all or part of the journey. • Many options available to customize the map. • Simple to embed the map on your web page, no registration is required. • Easy to share and edit routes.

Dual Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/DualMaps.aspx Dual Maps combine Google Maps, Google Street View and Birds Eye imagery into one embeddable control. • Many customization options are available. • Include an address search box. • Supply either a latitude/longitude coordinate or a place address as a parameter. • Free to use, no registration is required. • See also Team Maps which can display multiple locations using a similar interface.

Video Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/VideoMaps.aspx Video maps display a YouTube video alongside a route map. A marker indicates the currently viewed location on the route map. • Click on any point along the route to view the imagery for that location. • Optional display of street view and a route elevation chart. • A separate version using the Leaflet Maps API is available. • See also Team Maps which can display multiple routes with synchronized YouTube video or animated street view.

Geocoder URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/Geocoder.aspx Use the Geocoder to find latitude and longitude coordinates for a given address. Links to single location maps are automatically generated by the Geocoder. The Integration Guide provides examples and tutorials to assist with adding the maps to web pages. See the Geocoding Resources page for links to external geocoding and routing services.

Team Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/TeamMaps.aspx Team Maps combine and display multiple feeds of data. Locations can be displayed using a combination of maps, birds eye view and street view. • Multiple resizeable panels including two Google maps, Google Street View, YouTube video, index panel and profile panel. • KML, Text and GPX format feeds are supported. • Import data from other Map Channels projects (e.g. Map Channels v8). • View routes using animated streetview or with synchronized YouTube video. • Clustering option to display large number of markers. • Add filters (name, category and value) to view a subset of places. • An extensive range of options are available to customize your Team Map.

Map Channels v8 URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/v8 Map Channels v8 can be used to map a collection of places and to edit the place data. • Filter by category or by name. • Display Google Street View. • Search for a selected address or business by name. • View your current location on the map. • Add, edit or delete places on your map.

Earlier version of the Map Channels tool are available here : Map Channels Version 7 : https://www.mapchannels.com/v7 Map Channels Version 6 : https://www.mapchannels.com/v6 Map Channels Version 5 : https://www.mapchannels.com/v5 Map Channels Version 4 : https://www.mapchannels.com/v4

GPX Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/GPXMaps.aspx Two tools are available map route data in GPX format : (1) GPX Maps - displays a map and elevation chart. (2) Video GPX Maps - displays a map, video and elevation chart.

Treasure Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/TreasureMaps.aspx Treasure Maps create a 'treasure hunt' style game using Google Maps and Street View. Follow clues to discover a series of places on the map. Try one of the example Treasure Maps or create your own.

Street View Driver URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/StreetViewDriver.aspx Explore cities at street view level using this improvised driving simulator.

Local Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/LocalMaps.aspx Local Maps provide a simple way to create a map displaying a single place marker. Options include: • Google Street View. • Driving, bicycling and walking directions. • Google Places Search. • Show map layers including traffic, bicycling and public transit. • Distance Tools to measure distances between points or display a radius circle around the place.

Location Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/LocationMaps.aspx Location Maps are a simple tool that display a map for a single location with optional street view.

Switch Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/SwitchMaps.aspx Switch Maps can display a single place marker and/or a KML data feed. Switch Maps offer a choice of maps API to use when viewing the map, either the Google Maps API or the Mapbox API (using LeafletJS).

Street View Postcards URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/StreetviewPostcards.aspx Street View Postcards let you display a selected street view panorama with additional text and image labels. • Display your own custom panorama images. • Create clickable web links. • Animate labels. • Rotate the Street View panorama.

Street Tours URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/StreetTours.aspx Street Tours combine Google Street View and Maps to display an interactive tour. Street Tours can display mutiple outdoor or indoor locations. Clickable labels can be displayed within the street view panorama to provide additional information for the user.

Quad View Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/QuadViewMaps.aspx Quad View Maps display a set of synchronized maps plus street view that let you view a location from multiple angles. • When the 'Map x4' option is selected four separate maps are displayed in birds eye mode, each facing in a different direction. • When street view is enabled a pegman marker is displayed on each map. The pegman marker on the first map can be dragged and dropped to change the current street view position. • Use the address search text box to view different locations. • Free to use, no registration is required.

Autocomplete Maps URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/AutocompleteMaps.aspx Autocomplete Maps are a way to display Google Search Autocomplete results for a collection of places on a map. Although the results are not necessarily scientific or correct they can be quite informative and/or entertaining. Clicking the labels will display a list of all the Autocomplete results that were obtained. You can create and manage your Autocomplete Maps using the dashboard. A range of options let you select the search terms and display format for your map.

Markers URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/Markers.aspx The marker page provides a reference table of the markers available within Google My Maps plus links to other marker sets.

API Key Reference URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/APIKey.aspx The API Key Reference provides a guide to creating and managing API keys for use with the Google Maps API. An API key is not required for most Map Channels tools. Some maps which can be locally hosted on your own website do need an API key.

Route Utilities URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/RouteUtils.aspx The Route Utilities page contains a collection of utilities to assist with creating and editing route data.These are: • Route Free Draw Utility • Directions To KML Utility • Route To GPX Utility • GPX Compression Utility

Spreadsheet Tools URL: https://www.mapchannels.com/SpreadsheetTools.aspx This page provides two tools: • KML to Tab Delimited Conversion • Tab Delimited to KML Conversion

Map Channels Arcade URL: https://arcade.mapchannels.com/ Map Channels Arcade hosts some projects in areas beyond mapping which use HTML5 Canvas. • Cat Has Hat : Test your powers of observation and reaction while viewing a series of super-cute cat pictures. • Tank of Duty : Fight tank battles on your desktop. • Animated Fractal Trees : View a collection of structures and create your own animated fractal structures. • Free Canvas Slideshow : An open source HTML5 Canvas Slideshow which is easy to add to your website.

Map Channels Events URL: https://events.mapchannels.com/ Map Channels Events provides calendars and maps for upcoming events. Features include : A - Z Cities Index Worldwide Venue and Event Map

TripGeo.com URL: https://www.tripgeo.com/ TripGeo is a mapping and travel resource. The site hosts the Directions Map tools which animates journeys using Google Maps and Street View.

My Maps Plus URL: https://www.mymapsplus.com/ My Maps Plus is the forerunner site of Map Channels, created in 2007. The original My Maps Plus mapping tool allowed users to create embeddable maps using data from Google My Maps. User registration is now closed for My Maps Plus. Updated versions of the original mapping tools are now available through Map Channels. .

See Bournemouth URL: https://www.seebournemouth.com/ See Bournemouth is a local tourism guide to Bournemouth, a coastal resort town in England. The site was set up in 2006 and was the starting point for developing server-side and mapping code that was later used within Map Channels websites. The current version of See Bournemouth uses an adapted version of the Team Maps tool to display maps, street view and placemarks. The map also includes imagery from an historic 1897 street map and an Ordnance Survey map from 1931.