Older Google Maps presentation

Googlemap  Hinreise

Open separate GoogleMaps Window

  • Maps are created manually and stored on Google Maps system, the trip report has / had a picture (map) with a link to GoogleMaps which openes a separate browser window or tabulator:

Open Maps-File with Google Earth

  • Since 2011 a GPS-travel Logger (Qstarz BT-Q1000XT) is used to record our trips. The data can be stored as KLM or KMZ fileteypes an presented by Google maps or by Google Earth.
  • Google Earth is a program which is installed and user on a personal computer. It interacts with Google to load the reaquired map data. The Trip report has / had a link to a file of filetype KMZ. On click it is downloaded and opened by Google Earth. But this program is only installed / used by Google fans, other uses can not see the map....
  • Example: GPS-Log-Datei zur Darstellung auf Google Earth: F-2011-Tag-1.kmz (193 KB)

Open Maps-File with Google Maps Javascript API

  • Since 2011 a GPS-travel Logger (Qstarz BT-Q1000XT) is used to record our trips. The data can be stored as KLM or KMZ fileteypes an presented by Google maps or by Google Earth.
  • The number of location points created by the GPS-travel Logger usually exceed the number accepted by Google maps web application. A simple server program (PHP) with Javascript code uses a Google maps API (Apllication Programming Interface) to present the map data in a separate browser window. Title and description ist stored in a separate small text file: Fahrstrecke auf Google-Maps (seperates Fenster)