Mash Your Own Geodata: Google Adds More Custom Mapping Features

[Ian David]

Now Google users can create custom map mashups built from other people's mashups.

The company has rolled together two of its user-generated mapping products -- MyMaps and Mapplets -- to give Google Maps users the ability to create custom maps using dynamic data. Users can add data points like location-based photo searches from Picasa and gas prices from GasBuddy to their custom maps.

Search Google's library of user-created mashups, plot them on a custom map, and layer different sets on data on top of one another to create new combinations. These multi-level maps can be saved and revisited when you log in to your Google account. Any components using dynamic data will update as new data rolls in.

To give it a shot, click on the MyMaps tab in Google Maps, then click on "Add Content" to start adding layers.



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