03/02/2018 html - How do I link to Google Maps with a particular longitude and latitude?

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How do I link to Google Maps with a particular longitude and latitude?

I have a small application that gives the current location: longitude and latitude. Now I have to browse to google maps with the longitude and
latitude. Please suggest how I can do this.

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edited Nov 26 '09 at 12:24 asked Nov 26 '09 at 5:39

RedBlueThing Deepika
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This for a map with the marker (via aaronm's comment):

https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-15.623037,18.388672

For an older example (no marker on this one):

https://www.google.com/maps/preview/@-15.623037,18.388672,8z

The oldest format:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-15.623037,18.388672&spn=65.61535,79.013672

edited Sep 25 '17 at 2:59 answered Nov 26 '09 at 6:01

RedBlueThing
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1 i could not get the map of particular place on map. – Hiren Patel Feb 5 '13 at 10:10

1 Is there somewhere information about the new format? Particularly, Internet is full of examples of old
format and it is hard to Google (sic) the new format from all the noise. – Mikko Ohtamaa Mar 4 '14 at
13:29

32 The "new" format above does not include a marker, if you use this format it works - google.com/maps/?
q=<lat>,<long>; eg: google.com/maps/?q=-15.623037,18.388672 – AaronM Oct 15 '14 at 1:54

1 Is there a way to specify the map type (hybrid, road, etc)? – Redtopia Nov 30 '14 at 6:27

1 it does not work now as of 20 Nov 2016 – maq Nov 20 '16 at 15:54

as additional info;
the best way is to use q= parameter, so that it displays the map with the point marked.

example;
http://maps.google.com/?q=<lat>,<lng>

answered Jun 5 '11 at 1:51

guleryuz
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Simple and straightforward. Thanks! – Albert Eltawil Feb 4 '14 at 15:14

Nice answer, Is it possible to load it in div? – Jaison Apr 20 '15 at 4:52

@WareNinja do you know how to combine directions from/to with this? – Sérgio S. Filho Feb 11 '16 at
0:16

5 How do you add the zoom parameter? – Razgriz Nov 15 '16 at 17:56

Thanks, this also makes Citymapper understand the link in case this link is inside an app – vaskort Apr 9
'17 at 17:15

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As of today (2014/09/23), I've found that to get marker on exact place (not an approximation)
you can use:

http://www.google.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796

Additionally, if you want to specify map center and zoom:

.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/@49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,17z

If you want to use satellite map type, then append /data=!3m1!1e3

e/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/@49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,17z/data=!3m1!1e3

And If you want terrain view of the map, then append /data=!3m1!4b1

e/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/@49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,17z/data=!3m1!4b1

edited Feb 24 '15 at 8:54 answered Sep 23 '14 at 11:03

Lucky Pogo19
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Any idea how to add the map type (hybrid, etc)? – Redtopia Nov 30 '14 at 6:01

1 @Redtopia, see my updated answer for satellite map type. – Pogo19 Dec 1 '14 at 13:52

Thanks! Do you know what that data variable means or how to interpret it? Also, are there any docs that
you know about that describe this new linking scheme? – Redtopia Dec 2 '14 at 17:15

1 @Redtopia, it is just an experimental knowledge. Actually, I had to try several URL parameters to find an
answer for you. I haven't found no such documentation. Sorry! – Pogo19 Dec 3 '14 at 22:07

2 It's February 2016 and it appears that this method still works. Well done. – gmeben Feb 9 '16 at 22:23

If you want to open Google Maps in a browser:

http://maps.google.com/?q=<lat>,<lng>

To open the Google Maps app on an iOS mobile device, use the Google Maps URL
Scheme:

comgooglemaps://?q=<lat>,<lng>

To open the Google Maps app on Android, use the geo: intent:

geo:<lat>,<lng>?z=<zoom>

edited Feb 5 '16 at 0:05 answered Jun 10 '15 at 10:38

Garland Pope Emilio Rodriguez
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1 this is actually more useful as an answer – Jason Sebring Jul 31 '16 at 1:07

You can also use "google.navigation:q=latitude,longitude" to start immediately the navigation with google
maps app, but does not work with some gps apps. The more generic is "geo:<lat>,<lng>?q=<lat>,<lng>
(Label,Name)" as referred ojus kulkarni em previous comment (the parameters force to show the
marker, helping to navigate) – Manuel Romeiro Oct 25 '17 at 2:52

It´s out of the scope of the question, but I think it might be also interesting to know how to link
to a route. The query would look like this:

https://www.google.es/maps/dir/'52.51758801683297,13.397978515625027'/'52.49083837044266,13.

answered Jun 18 '14 at 8:08

AlvaroSantisteban
2,349 3 21 42

Using the query parameter won't work, Google will try to approximate the location.

The location I want : http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.7920533400153,6.37761393942265

The approximate location (west of the actual location) : http://maps.google.com/?

q=43.7920533400153,6.37761393942265

answered Jul 9 '13 at 13:24

Frato
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To open the google maps app in android:-

geo:<lat>,<lng>?z=<zoom>
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open app with marker for give location:-

geo:<lat>,<lng>?q=<lat>,<lng>(Label,Name)

open google map in ios:-

comgooglemaps://?q=<lat>,<lng>

open google maps in browser with following parameters:-

http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=<lat>,<lng>

z is the zoom level (1-21)

t is the map type ("m" map, "k" satellite, "h" hybrid, "p" terrain, "e"
GoogleEarth)
q is the search query

answered Jan 13 '17 at 12:26

ojus kulkarni
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say easily http://www.google.com/maps/place/lat,lng

format

sample url:

http://www.google.com/maps/place/30.364124,48.22
7034

answered Feb 5 '17 at 18:32

pixparker
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These are URLs that work:

http://maps.google.com/?q=<LAT>,<LNG>

https://maps.google.com/?q=<LAT>,<LNG>&ll=<LAT>,<LNG>&z=18

https://www.google.com/maps/@<LAT>,<LNG>,16z

https://maps.google.com/?q=<LAT>,<LNG>&z=16

Although (for avid readers) This is the latest from google (August 22 2017):

Maps URLs
Maps URLs with map display
Maps URLs with search action

From google

Search: When searching for a specific place, the resulting map puts a pin in the specified
location and displays available place details.

Important: The parameter api=1 identifies the version of Maps URLs this URL is intended
for. This parameter is required in every request. The only valid value is 1. If api=1 is NOT
present in the URL, all parameters are ignored and the default Google Maps app will
launch, either in a browser or the Google Maps mobile app, depending on the platform in
use (for example, https://www.google.com/maps).

answered Aug 22 '17 at 18:37

Jadeye
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This works too:

https://www.google.pl/maps/@<lat>,<lon>,<zoom>z

Example: https://www.google.pl/maps/@51.5088233,-0.1296787,13z

With pointer:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/<lat>,<lon>/@<lat>,<lon>,<zoom>z

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Example:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/51.5088233,-0.1296787/@51.5088233,-0.1296787,13
z

answered Apr 6 '17 at 7:06

marioosh
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Find your location in the Google Earth program, and click the icon "View in Google Maps". The
URL bar in your browser will show the URL you need.

answered Dec 2 '12 at 23:08

Mapileo Mapilei
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