Embed Google Maps on your website

Google Maps now allows you to embed maps in your web page without having deal with their API. In other words, you can embed maps like how you embed videos from YouTube. All you have to do is, Go to Google Maps, navigate to your desired location and click on “Link to this page”. And then you’ll have to copy and paste the HTML source to your website. Optionally, you can also click on “Customize and preview embedded map” to choose from different map size or choose your own width and height.

You can embed map view, hybrid view or satellite view, however, street view imagery and traffic results cannot be seen on the embedded map. I think it’s an awesome feature if you want to show your customers your business location or just want to show your readers some interesting spots on the planet.

So here’s an example of how it looks like:

The above map shows a hybrid imagery of my city (RSS readers click here, if you cannot see the embedded map correctly). You can move the map, zoom-in and out or even change the view, so your audience can do whatever they do on Google Maps, except for the fact that they are actually on you page. Cool isn’t it?

This post was published by on August 25, 2007

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://www.helloashok.com/ Ashok Arora

    It is definately a good move by google, will make google map more popular, and now we will see many sites using google map.

  • http://www.buddienet.com ryo

    Google got all the top people in them, they will have to create new things to make google popular among user.

  • http://www.audiomecca.com Audio Mecca

    Another boost to Google’s popularity graph.

  • http://www.friendlydirectories.com Bidding Directory

    Google strikes again. And i didn’t know that there’s also moon map or something. Interesting things

  • http://www.nethustlin.com Crystal

    Great tip. I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this. Thanks :)

  • http://www.faruki.co.uk Irfan

    Thanks for teh tip… Will give it a shot on my classified website