That may be because the custom icons were created using image URLs. The custom icons on this My Map of some San Francisco New Deal sites render correctly. If the custom icon does not work in Google Earth, it will render like a red “X” similar to the one that appears for a wrong answer on Family Feud. One caveat: According to Google, “Some custom icons and overlay images hosted on other websites won’t work.” The two maps in this post do not have custom icons, so their KMZ files import into Google Earth nicely. An image an description from Google My Maps in Google Earth. Most data from the My Map will successfully convert to Google Earth, including pictures and text descriptions. Then import the KMZ file: Click on “My Places” to import the KMZ from a hard drive or Google Drive. Then go to Google Earth and enable adding KML/KMZ files in settings: Click “My Places.” Then enable KML and KMZ files. Leave all boxes unchecked to download: Export a My Map as a KMZ file. Open a My Map in Google EarthĮxport the data from a My Map as a KMZ file. You should see thumbnails of every Google My Map you have viewed and you don’t own, including the North Carolina battles and Always Sunny maps higher up in this post! Click on the three dots in the upper-right corner of the thumbnail to make a copy for yourself.
Changing the Base map Like a map? Copy it for yourself!Ĭlick on the “NOT OWNED” tab in the My Maps home screen. The default is “Map.” I am partial to “Simple Atlas” for historic maps. Scroll to the bottom of the legend to change the base map to one of nine different options. Creating a My Map in a Google Drive folder Change the base map Create in Google DriveĪs I did in the video, create My Maps in Google Drive folders so they stay organized with other content for a given instructional unit.
Use these tips and tricks to get even more out of Google My Maps.
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