The latitude and longitude coordinates are to only be used for mapping purposes. They are available in the kml, which can be used for google earth. They are not available to extract or download otherwise. According to google terms: No mass downloading. You will not use the Service in a manner that gives you or a […]
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Why are addresses mapped to wrong location or not mapped at all?
We use Google’s geo-coder to translate an address into a latitude and longitude set of coordinates to be placed on the map. Free accounts no longer will use Google’s geo-coder. Instead a version of the open street maps (OSM) geo-coder is used. For improved geo-coding accuracy, it is recommended to sign up for a pro/premium/enterprise […]
Can you pull data from my database or system?
No. At this time our solution does not support pulling data from a database or live updates from a feed. The main issue with this would be the resources needed to pull data for potentially thousands of maps. Here is a snippet if you want to quickly make your own solution to get data from […]
How long will my map remain active?
Free Users Maps will be remain active unless they have not been modified or viewed in the past 90 days. They can be deleted anytime before this by the person who made the map. Subscription Users Maps will remain active unless they are deleted by the user or the subscription stops
How can I change the pin color to show a place has been visited?
Changing the pin colors outside of the create/edit page is not currently supported. This is an item on the top of the list. Removing pins or adding notes to locations is also not supported other than on the create/edit page.
Can I share the maps, or am I the only one who can view them?
Pro/Premium Maps Only the account owner can edit the map. The account information can be shared at your discretion. Anyone who has the url to can view the map if there is not a password on it. Maps with the password are only visible to those who have the map url and the password. The […]
Hide Data Below Map
To turn off data below the page go to the edit page (should be in an email sent after saving the map), there is a ‘Map Layout‘ section. There is an option to turn off the data showing below the page. After changing the option the setting can be saved without updating or loading the […]
Add data on the Edit Page
The best way to add data on the edit page is have all the data you want on the map in a spreadsheet. If you only have new data on the spreadsheet do the following: Copy data from the form into excel Append new data to old data into excel file (in the same sheet) […]
View addresses with errors
On the map creation page the locations that could not be geo-coded show up in an error table as seen in the following images: Click show Error button to see errors: Errors in Error table: On the Edit page, the original data can be re-inserted and re-mapped. The data that had errors will get […]
Supported Latitude and Longitude formats
Data can be mapped in EasyMapMaker with only the latitude and longitude. To set the latitude and longitude, make sure the Latitude and Longitude drop downs (see image) are set correctly after clicking “Set Options”. The values need to appear in separate columns. Drown downs for latitude and longitude The following formats are supported: Degrees […]