Tip 1: Google Maps as a traffic planner
Especially in large cities, the transport to the celebration evening is jammed. With Google Maps you can find but nevertheless, a fast way.
- You can open Google Maps and type in the search box the desired city.
- Zoom in closer and click on the top left on "traffic".
- Now you can see the current utilization of the roads and can plan your stress-free Route.
Tip 2: Google Maps integration in website
If you have your own business or Restaurant, you should embed a Google Map on your website. This Feature helps you to facilitate your friends the way to the next Celebration.
- You can open Google Maps and click on the Gear icon, and then click "My places".
- You are now searching for the location to be shown on the map. The left menu, click on "Save".
- The map is now saved under "My places" and can be called.
- You open the map under "My places" and click on the Link icon. Here you will find the HTML-Code on your website.
Tip 3: Sightseeing schedule Tour with Maps
With Google Maps you are planning your next vacation perfect. With the combination of Google Earth and the Discover feature, you know prior to the trip, which attractions are worthwhile and which are not.
- Click on the arrow below to "Discover". There is a toolbar with images open.
- Now go with the mouse over the images, Maps the location of the attractions.
- Click on one of the pictures, then Google Maps zooms in to the point of interest and, if possible, in the Street View mode. So you can plan the next Sightseeing Tour.
- A city with 3D models to look at, click on "Google Earth" and tilt the map and then - these models are there but not for all cities.
Tip 4: Google Maps use on the go
Google Maps is also available as a App for Android and iPhone. But they don't always have your Smartphone with a stable Internet connection. With Maps, you use certain parts of the map offline.
- Android: Open in Google Maps of the desired area of the map, the later offline use want. With a click in the search bar, you can scroll menu down and click on the "map area offline ready" click.
- iOS: Open the desired map area and type in the search bar "ok maps" in. The map is downloaded and available offline.
- On Android, you can also between objectives insert or favorites rename.
Tip 5: fastest way to plan the Route
With two clicks of the mouse you are planning in Google Maps the Route for you. You just need to know where your destination is.
- You can open Google Maps and right-click on your starting point or destination.
- There is a window with the Button "Route from here", "directions to here" and "What is here"opens.
- The Position should be your goal, click on "directions to here". The Position is your Start, click on "directions from here".
- Right-click on your Start or destination, and select now also one of the two options.
- Google Maps now calculates the fastest Route by foot, car or Bicycle.
Tip: With the command "from Start-to-goal", you also get the Route, without having to on the map to your destination search. So you could enter, for example, "from Berlin to Munich".
- You can also merely the distance between two targets, measure.
Did you know? Google Maps you can only use with one Hand.
