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Recent changes to Google Maps has made it very easy to integrate maps into whatever web site you have.


1) Download and install Google Earth.

2) Use the pin and path tools to make your route.

3) You can edit the pins and add HTML to the pin. You can embed photos, video and text.

4) Save as a .kmz file. Just right click on the project, select save as, and name it "something.kmz"

5) Upload it somewhere online where it can be accessed. If you have a non-Flickr site you can upload photos to, this might work.

6) Enter the URL of where you saved the file in Google Maps. For example, if you go to Google Maps, in the "Search the Map" box, you can enter the URL for my kmz file http://www.everything-everywhere.com/EverythingEverywhere.kmz. You will see the route and the pins appear.

7) Click on the "link to this page" button on the right, just above the map.

8) Copy and paste the embed HTML into your webpage.

9) In the future, when you update your map in Google Earth, just overwrite the kmz file you uploaded and the map will update automatically.

Here is how it looks when complete: http://everything-everywhere.com/map/

Yep, it's really cool. You can also do it without Google Earth installed, but are limited to the web-based features - but not too difficult. Just go to maps.google.com and follow your steps 7&8.

Thanks for bringing this tip to other blogs users.

I use Google Earth as an editor because I can update my kmz file when I'm off-line.