Automating the creation of a Google map.

May 5, 2007 4:20 PM

What's the easiest way to plot 400 addresses on a Google map?

I'd like to create a Google map featuring the businesses of a small downtown area, then embed that within a web page.
Using Google's My Maps, is it possible to import (or somehow configure) an existing database? Rather than spend hours doing it manually, how can I speed up the process? Perhaps there's a way to do this with Google Earth, then export a map?

posted by davebush to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

Almost the exact same question here.
posted by sanko at 4:33 PM on May 5, 2007

Community Walk.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 5:09 PM on May 5, 2007

Response by poster: Sorry - I did search, I swear.
posted by davebush at 5:27 PM on May 5, 2007

FYI, you can import CSVs into Google Earth Pro.
posted by desjardins at 5:44 PM on May 5, 2007

Best answer: The Google Maps API Blog just covered something like this by describing a way to dynamically generate a map using data in a Google Spreadsheet. Pretty cool. (By the way, I first encountered this info in a post on Google Maps Mania, a pretty nifty blog.)
posted by j-dawg at 7:44 PM on May 5, 2007 [1 favorite]