mapping Deep links to open map markers June 9, 2010 / June 9, 2010 by admin | 7 Comments on Deep links to open map markers This feature was recommended to us from a user in Denmark. You can now “deep link” to individual markers in a map. To discover the relevant link for any given marker just click on it and the URL in your address bar will change. Here’s an example: http://www.batchgeo.com/map/1d1ca4d15e33b27355821e79952236cb#124 Read more »
mapping Importing Excel spreadsheets into Google My Maps June 2, 2010 / June 5, 2010 by admin | 24 Comments on Importing Excel spreadsheets into Google My Maps Its true, you can’t import anything other than a KML or a GeoRSS feed directly into Google My Maps. However you can use BatchGeo to create a KML and then import it straight into Google My Maps. Just paste your Excel spreadsheet into the BatchGeo tool, validate the columns, and start the geocoder. When the […] Read more »
mapping BatchGeo API – How do you want it to work? May 7, 2010 / May 7, 2010 by admin | 52 Comments on BatchGeo API – How do you want it to work? For awhile now I have considered creating an API for developers to be able to access some of the technologies in BatchGeo. Sure you could go about using the Google Maps API directly, but geocoding using their API can be slow and troublesome. For instance they don’t offer any mechanisms for caching your geocodes beyond […] Read more » api google maps mapping