Travel.
Did you know Google Maps can use coordinates instead of addresses? And navigate between them? That's handy to share a location without an address, like a parking area, or just a tree in the middle of a meadow, next to nowhere.
Step by step
1. Zoom in on the map
2. Click on a location
3. At he bottom of the screen you will get a set of coordinates. (Click on any of the images in this blog to enlarge them.)
4. Copy those coordinates and store them for now (for example in Notepad or Google Keep or whatever)
If you copy the numbers from this window you'll get something like 51.913906, 4.544602
If you click on those coordinates, you will get something like 51°54'50.1"N 4°32'40.6"E
Don't worry, they're the same coordinates, just written differently.
Obviously you can share the locations with somebody else. Share the coordinates (those never expire) or with a link (which expires after a three days).
5. Find a destination, for example:
51.923237, 4.573127
6. Now, inside Google Maps, click on the 'Directions' button, then copy the start and end positions into the start and destination boxes, then click on any of the travel options (for example 'Car').
Sometimes you may have hit 'Best' and then 'Car' again if it doesn't automatically update.
7. You can manually modify the route, copy the link, and share that exact route with someone else.
Storing Directions
Note that the link will expire after three day, so it's not a good idea to use these links and plan / share routes a long time in advance in this way.
You can't store directions on the web, but if you send it to your phone you can find it in Google Maps and 'pin' it for later use.
Note: if the route isn't listed, go to Updates / Notifications, but if that happens you can no longer pin it... something's a bit off in Google Maps...
More
- GPX
- GPX naar Google Maps (Dutch)
- Google Maps and Kurviger (using GPX, works for other navs just as well)
- Google Maps
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