KML and Google maps
Here’s a link to a Southeast DC map I created. This tool is going to be very helpful when I do my project about how Nationals Park has affected SE DC!
I’ve heard a lot about Google docs but haven’t tried it yet. Being made to finally try it will be a good thing. I can’t wait to see what it can do.
The things you can do on the KML maps put old paper maps to shame. Restaurants, pictures, reviews, just about anything you want to put on there can be put there. I can see so many uses for this type of map. Like sending out a map to out of town visitors giving them restaurant recommendations and local events and interesting locales.
Having said all that, the sheer magnitude of the information you can post on your map is a bit overwhelming. I guess since it is a private map there is no worries about legal matters or whatever but there doesn’t seem to be any restriction or regulations on what you can or cannot put there. Is there such a thing as too much information? Are there somethings that shouldn’t be posted (for security reasons or whatnot)? I just can’t seem to get my head around it all!
October 15th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
That “weird text” is HTML, Susan — maybe check out the HTML tab for your blog post. You should be able to find the extra code there and delete it. I bet you pasted the HTML code into the Visual (WYSIWYG) tab.
October 15th, 2012 at 9:47 PM
I know there is something wrong with the code in HTML but I can’t seem to find it. Not sure what I did wrong or how to fix it! I tried pasting to the HTML tab and the map wasn’t interactive so I’m really confused.