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Google Maps is a map service that you view in your web browser. Depending on your location, you can view basic or custom maps and local business information, including
business locations, contact information, and driving directions.
Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately.
View satellite images of your desired location that you can zoom and pan.
This guide describes how anyone with an Internet connection and a supported web browser can use this free service on a desktop or laptop computer. View additional help.
You can view Google Maps one of several ways:
Visit maps.google.com
View a web page with an embedded Google Map (example)
View Google Maps on a mobile device
View a private map created by Google Earth Enterprise products
To begin understanding how to use Google Maps, it is best to start at maps.google.com if possible.
Getting to Know Google Maps
The following diagram describes some of the features available in Google Maps. Not all features may be available in your location:
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Troubleshooting
Using
Overview
Get directions - Click this to get directions.
My Maps - Use this to view and create custom maps.
Search - Use this to search for places and businesses. Click the grey button to the right of the seach box to use, view or edit your saved locations.
Left panel - Click this to hide or show the left panel.
Views - Click these to display different views, including aerial images and street level imagery.
My Profile - Click this to create and edit a profile that is visible to other Google Maps users.
Print/Send - Click these to print or send maps .
Link to this page - Click this to create a map web address (URL) in your browser that you can share with others. Learn more.
Search results - This panel shows search results. Click any result to view more information.
Navigation controls - Use this to navigate.
Map - This area displays the map, search results, My Maps and much more.
Street View - Click this to view and navigate street-level imagery.
Info window - This window displays additional information when you click a marker or search result.
Navigating in Google Maps
You can navigate (move your view) in two dimensions in any Google Map. To pan (move the map), do one of the following:
Click and drag the map
Press the up arrow on your keyboard to move north
Press the down arrow on your keyboard to move south
Press the right arrow on your keyboard to move east
Press the left arrow on your keyboard to move west
Additionally, you can zoom in or out pressing the + or - keys. Move the cursor over a location and use the mouse scroll button to zoom in or out on that location. To center and zoom in on a location, double click the location.
Using the Navigation Controls
The navigation controls you see at maps.google.com are shown on the left. Navigation controls include:
Arrows - Click the appropriate arrow buttons to move the view north, south, east or west.
Street View - Click to view street-level imagery
Zoom - Click + to zoom in on the center of the map. Click - to zoom out.
Zoom slider - Drag the zoom slider up or down to zoom in or out incrementally.
Other web pages with embedded Google Maps may not have all or any of these navigation controls. For example, embedded maps may show navigation controls that look like those below:
About the Left Panel
The left panel shows search results, My Maps and additional information about items on the map. To hide this panel, click on the border of this panel. To display a hidden left panel, click .
About Markers
Markers appear in Google Maps to signify an important location. For example, when you search for an address, Google Maps shows you the address location with a marker. Types of markers include:
After you search for an address or business, this marker shows the location of a business.
After you search for an address or business, this marker shows the approximate location of a business.
After you search for a business, this marker shows the location of a sponsored business (advertisement).
When you get directions, this marker shows a destination point within your route.
This marker shows the number and location of a highway exit.
After you search for and display user-created content, this marker shows the location of this content (learn more).
You can see other custom markers in Google Maps that others have created or even create your own (learn more).
Viewing Info Windows
Info windows appear when you click a marker and display additional information about the location. To view the info window for a marker, do one of the following:
Click the marker
Click the marker in the Search results tab
Click the appropriate link in the Search results tab
Info windows can contain great information such as photos of businesses, descriptions, restaurant reviews, links to driving directions and much more. You can expand some info windows to display even more information. In certain locations, you can view and navigate street-level imagery by clicking Street view in the info window (learn more).
If available, click or more info>> in an info window to expand it. To close an info window, click . To resize an expanded info window, click . Note that you can create your own review of businesses by clicking Write a review.
Using the Overview Map
The overview map (shown left here) appears in the bottom right corner of the map. It helps orient you by showing the location of current map view in the context of a larger geographical area.
The area currently displayed in the map is show as a purple box in the overview map. At any time, click to hide the overview map or click to display it again.
As you pan or zoom in the map, the overview map view changes accordingly. You can change the existing view in the map by doing one of the following:
Drag and drop the purple box in the overview map.
Drag and drop the area outside the purple box to pan the map.
Choosing a Default Location
The default view that Google Maps displays is determined by your location. However, if you'd like to use a different location, enter an appropriate address in the search box and click Search Maps. You can also use one of your saved locations. Once your address appears, click Make this my default location in the information window. Thereafter, this address appears as the default location.
Getting More Help
In addition to this user guide, Google offers a number of resources that can help you use and enjoy Google Maps. These include:
Google Maps Help Center - Use the Help Center at any time to find additional information.
Troubleshooting - View information that specifically pertains to troubleshooting issues with Google Maps.
Google Maps Help Group - Learn from other Google Maps users by asking questions and sharing answers.
Google Maps API - Use this to put Google Maps on your own web site
Google Maps API Blog - This blog describes how you can use some of the interesting features of the Google Maps API.
What is Google Maps?
Watch a video about the basics of Google Maps.
Watch a video on finding the best route with Google Maps.
Google Maps is a Google service offering powerful, user-friendly mapping technology and local business information -- including business locations, contact information, and driving directions.
With Google Maps, you'll enjoy the following unique features:
Integrated business search results - Find business locations and contact information all in one location, integrated on the map. For example, if you search for [ pizza in San Jose, CA ], locations of relevant listings and phone numbers appear on the map. You can also view additional information like hours of operation, types of payment accepted, and reviews.
Draggable maps - Click and drag maps to view adjacent sections immediately (no long waits for new areas to download).
Satellite imagery - View a satellite image (or a satellite image with superimposed map data) of your desired location that you can zoom and pan.
Terrain maps - View physical features, such as mountains and vegetation, with elevation shading.
Street View - View and navigate within street-level imagery.
Detailed directions - Enter an address and let Google Maps plot the location and driving directions for you. Plan a trip by adding multiple destinations to your route, and click and drag the route to customize it. Learn more about Google Maps driving directions.
Keyboard shortcuts - Pan left, right, up and down with the arrow keys. Pan wider with the Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys. Zoom in and out with the plus (+) and minus (-) keys.
Double-click to zoom functionality - Double left-click to zoom in, and double right-click to zoom out (Ctrl+ double-click for Mac users).
Scroll wheel zooming - Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out of the maps.
Want to learn more? Take the Google Maps tour.
Where does Google Maps work?
Google Maps offers different functionality in different countries:
Full functionality of Google Maps is currently available in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S.
There's also full Maps functionality in Japan, with the exception of driving directions, and limited functionality for China.
There's map data from Google Maps available in these countries: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Moscow only), San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Istanbul only).
Business owners can use the Google Local Business Center to add verified business listings to Google Maps in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States.
Users of Google Maps can make community edits in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand.
In addition, Google Maps provides satellite imagery for the entire world at varying levels of resolution. We look forward to expanding the various features of Google Maps across the globe.
Business Listing Quality Guidelines
Local Business Center Guidelines
General Information:
Google Maps is intended to be a source of information for users and business owners alike. We've implemented a number of guidelines that align with these intentions. If you submit any business listing to Google Maps through the Local Business Center, you must comply with the quality guidelines below.
Quality Guidelines:
The following items outline practices that could result in your business listings being permanently removed from Google Maps. While they cover the most common practices to avoid, Google may respond negatively to other practices not listed here. If you have any question about whether or not a tactic is deceptive, we recommend you stand on the side of caution.
Represent your business exactly as it appears in real life. The name on Google Maps should match the business name, as should the address, phone number and website.
List information that provides as direct a path to the business as you can. Given the choice, you may want to list individual location phone numbers over a central phone line, official website pages rather than a directory page, and as exact of an address as you can.
Only include listings for businesses that you represent.
Don't participate in any behavior with the intention or result of listing your business more times than it exists. Service area businesses, for example, should not create a listing for every town they service. Likewise, law firms or doctors should not create multiple listings to cover all of their specialties.
Use the description and custom attribute fields to include additional information about your listing. This type of content should never appear in your business's title or address fields.
If you believe that another business is abusing Google's quality guidelines, please report the listing at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-For-Business-Owners.
In the case that your listings have been removed from Google Maps, we recommend you adjust them in your account to comply with the quality guidelines. You'll then need to fill out a reinclusion request.
Please note that we won't necessarily respond to each individual request.
Your business information on Google Maps:
Should you have questions about how to add or edit your business information, please visit the Google Maps Help Center to learn how you can:
Submit your business at http://www.google.com/local/add.
Edit your information as necessary through your business listing's "Edit" link in Google Maps.
Google Maps Community Guidelines
Google Maps contains a variety of features that enables you to create and share information about your world. Whether you’re creating a map of your favorite hiking trails in My Maps, submitting a review of a restaurant, or moving the location of a local business to a more accurate position on the map, you are helping other members of the Google Maps community discover that world.
Each of these new features on Google Maps involves a certain level of trust that the information you share is appropriate.
When material within the service - such as a map, review, or user edit - is flagged as inappropriate, we review it to determine whether it violates our Terms of Service. If we remove the material you can assume that we removed it deliberately. If you find other materials on Google Maps with the same violations, please flag them so we can review them too. Additionally, certain community features of Google Maps are moderated, so your contribution may not be reflected in the service if it violates the Terms of Service or guidelines.
Here is a summary of some common-sense rules that will help you enjoy the community features of Google Maps:
Users benefit when the information in Google Maps is current and local; don’t undermine other users’ experience by attempting to move a location or update information inaccurately.
Everyone hates spam. Do not create misleading entries for businesses or other points of interest in the service.
Do not attempt to add information or edit existing information in the service to describe or promote illegal activities.
We have zero tolerance for use of the service for predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, or revealing the personal information of others. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from Google Maps.
Respect copyright. Only use or submit information that you created yourself or that you have obtained the rights to use.
Please take these rules seriously - violations of the Terms of Service may result in a warning notification or may result in termination of your account and deletion of your submitted content.
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Help customers find you on Google Maps
Millions of people search Google Maps every day. A free listing on Google Maps makes it easy for them to find you.
Use the Local Business Center to create your free listing. When potential customers search Maps for local information, they'll find your business: your address, hours of operation, even photos of your storefront or products. It's easy, free, and you don't need a website of your own.
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Local customers are already searching for the products and services you offer. Why not make it easy for them to find you on Google search and on Google Maps? The Local Business Center is the place to start.
Works great for businesses of any size
Whether you run a single dentist's office or dozens of coffee shops, manage all your listings from a single account.
Update your listing at any time
Use the Local Business Center to edit your listing whenever and however you like. Your Google Maps results will be updated in a few weeks, not next year.
Google Maps for mobile
On a business trip? Finding your way in a new city? Get Google Maps for your corporate BlackBerry device, with business listings, directions and live traffic, and My Location (beta).
Features
Local listings and directions
Find what you need when you're away from home, on business or otherwise, and plan the fastest route to get it.
Real-time traffic
Late for a meeting? See where the congestion is and estimate delays.
Movable maps and satellite imagery
Google Maps for mobile feels just like Google Maps on the desktop
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Includes all features in Google Maps for mobile.
For IT admins
Download the ALX package for BlackBerry Enterprise Server to give your employees Google Maps for mobile.
Other installation options:
Download the JAD/COD package if you would like to host the files internally and have your employees individually install Google Maps.
If you use access control policies to restrict installation of applications on corporate BlackBerry phones, download the workaround ALX package for BlackBerry Enterprise Server versions prior to 4.1.5 MR1. More information is available in our discussion group.
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Terms of Service for Google Maps
By using Google Maps and any data or information accessed from Google Maps, you agree to be bound by our Google Terms of Service as well as these additional terms and conditions. For individual users, Google Maps, including local search results, maps, and photographic imagery, is made available for your personal, non-commercial use only. For business users, Google Maps is made available for your internal use only and may not be commercially redistributed, except that map data may be accessed and displayed by using the Google Maps API pursuant to the API terms and conditions.
Content Provided by Third Parties
The Google Maps service includes search results such as business listings, images, and related information provided by third parties. Additionally, you may choose to access other third party content made available in Google Maps through services such as Google Gadgets. Google makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information provided by these third parties. Your use of third party content may be subject to additional terms that can be found on our Legal Notices page.
Map Information
Information provided through Google is intended for planning purposes only. You may find that weather, construction projects, traffic conditions or other events may cause road conditions to differ from the map results.
Google Maps relies on widely recognized international standards for naming and mapping conventions. For example, for country and territory naming, we rely primarily on the ISO-3166 standard, which is recognized by the UN Statistics Division.
You may not delete or in any manner alter the copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices appearing in map information, including photographic imagery. Geocoding data for map content in Google Maps is provided under license by Navteq North America LLC ("NAVTEQ") and/or Tele Atlas North America, Inc. ("TANA") and/or other third parties, and subject to copyright protection and other intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to NAVTEQ, TANA and/or such other third parties. The use of this material is subject to the terms of a license agreement.
You may be held liable for any unauthorized copying or disclosure of this material, and by using Google Maps you agree to make NAVTEQ and TANA third party beneficiaries of this agreement.
Except where you have been specifically licensed to do so by Google, you may not use Google Maps with any products, systems, or applications installed or otherwise connected to or in communication with vehicles, capable of vehicle navigation, positioning, dispatch, real time route guidance, fleet management or similar applications.
Also, you may not use Google Maps in a manner which gives you or any other person access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of numerical latitude and longitude coordinates.
If you are a U.S. government user, please see the "Government End Users" section of our Legal Notices page.
For more information about the Google Maps API, click here.
Photographic Imagery
The photographic imagery made available for display through Google Maps is provided under a nonexclusive, non-transferable license for use only by you. You may not use the imagery in any commercial or business environment or for any commercial or business purposes for yourself or any third parties.
You may not copy, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, translate, modify or make derivative works of the imagery, in whole or in part. You also may not rent, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, sublicense, market, or transfer the imagery or any part thereof or use it in any manner not expressly authorized by this agreement.
By using Google Maps, you do not receive any, and Google and/or its licensors (if any) retain all ownership rights in the imagery. The imagery is copyrighted and may not be copied, even if modified or merged with other data or software.
Transit Information
The transit information contained in Google Maps includes information provided by third parties, and is intended for planning purposes only. Google makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information.
Appropriate Conduct and Prohibited Uses
You agree that you are responsible for your own conduct and content while using Google Maps and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use Google Maps only for purposes that are legal, proper and in accordance with these Terms of Service and any applicable policies or guidelines. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Google Maps, you will not:
defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; upload, post, email or transmit or otherwise make available any inappropriate, defamatory, infringing, obscene, or unlawful content; upload, post, email or transmit or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any party, unless you are the owner of the Rights or have the permission of the owner to post such content; upload, post, email or transmit or otherwise make available messages that promote pyramid schemes, chain letters or disruptive commercial messages or advertisements, or anything else prohibited by law, these Terms of Service or any applicable policies or guidelines.
download any file posted by another that you know, or reasonably should know, that cannot be legally distributed in such manner; impersonate another person or entity, or falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other
material; restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying Google services;
use Google services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on Google services;
interfere with or disrupt Google services or servers or networks connected to Google services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to Google services; use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of Google services or collect information about users for any unauthorized purpose; submit content that falsely expresses or implies that such content is sponsored or endorsed by Google;
create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses;
promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities or promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual; or transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature.
International users agree to comply with their own local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content, including laws regulating the export of data to the United States or your country of residence.
In addition, the Service may not be used: (a) for or with real time route guidance (including without limitation, turn-by-turn route guidance and other routing that is enabled through the use of a sensor), or (b) for, or in connection with, any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior.
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The following are various legal notices that Google is obligated to provide by law and/or by contract.
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Capitalized terms used in this section have the meanings described in the Google Terms of Service or in the Google Maps Terms of Service.
These Legal Notices are incorporated by reference into the Google Maps Terms of Service and by using Google Maps, you are agreeing to be bound by these additional provisions.
Government End Users: If the map data provided by NAVTEQ or TANA is used or accessed by or on behalf of the United States government or any other entity seeking or applying rights similar to those customarily claimed by the United States government, such use or access is subject to the following provisions:
For TANA data: If you are an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government, or funded in whole or in part by the United States Government, then your use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transfer of this commercial product and accompanying documentation, is restricted in accordance with the LIMITED or RESTRICTED rights as described in DFARS 252.227-7014(a)(1) (JUN 1995) (DOD commercial computer software definition), DFARS 227.7202-1 (DOD policy on commercial computer software), FAR 52.227-19 (JUN 1987) (commercial computer software clause for civilian agencies), DFARS 252.227-7015 (NOV 1995) (DOD technical data – commercial items clause); FAR 52.227-14 Alternates I, II, and III
(JUN 1987) (civilian agency technical data and noncommercial computer software clause); and/or FAR 12.211 and FAR 12.212 (commercial item acquisitions), as applicable. In case of conflict between any of the FAR and DFARS provisions listed herein and this License, the construction that provides greater limitations on the Government's rights shall control. Contractor/manufacturer is Tele Atlas North America, Inc., 11 Lafayette Street, Lebanon, NH 03766-1445. Phone: 603.643. 0330. The Licensed Products are ©1984-2005 by Tele Atlas North America, Inc. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED. For purpose of any public disclosure provision under any federal, state or local law, it is agreed that the Licensed Products are a trade secret and a proprietary commercial product and not subject to disclosure.
If you are an agency, department, or other entity of any State government, the United States Government or any other public entity or funded in whole or in part by the United States Government, then you hereby agree to protect the Licensed Products from public disclosure and to consider the Licensed Products exempt from any statute, law, regulation, or code, including any Sunshine Act, Public Records Act, Freedom of Information Act, or equivalent, which permits public access and/or reproduction or use of the Licensed Products.
For NAVTEQ data: If the map data provided by NAVTEQ is is used or accessed by or on behalf of the United States government or any other entity seeking or applying rights similar to those customarily claimed by the United States government, (i) for acquisitions or access conducted by the Department of Defense, map data provided by NAVTEQ is licensed with "Limited Rights" in accordance with the rights set forth at DFARS 252.227-7013(b)(3), TECHNICAL DATA-NONCOMMERCIAL ITEMS, and NAVTEQ Data delivered or otherwise furnished with "Limited Rights" shall be marked with the following "Limited Rights Notice" set forth at DFARS 252.227-7013(f)(3), and shall be treated in accordance with such Notice:
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The Government's rights to use, modify, reproduce, release, perform, display, or disclose these technical data are restricted by paragraph (b)(3) of the Rights in Technical Data-Noncommercial Items clause contained in the above identified contract. Any reproduction of technical data or portions thereof marked with this legend must also reproduce the markings. Any person, other than the Government, who has been provided access to such data must promptly notify the above named contractor.
and; (ii) for civilian agency acquisitions or access, map data provided by NAVTEQ is licensed in accordance with the rights set forth at FAR 52.227-14(g)(1), RIGHTS IN DATA-GENERAL (Protection of limited rights data and computer software). In the event that the Contracting Officer (as defined in such regulation) requires the delivery of limited rights NAVTEQ map data that has been withheld or would otherwise be withholdable in accordance with FAR 52.227-14(g)(1), the map data provided by NAVTEQ is licensed with "Limited Rights" as set forth in the following "Limited Rights Notice" at FAR 52.227-14(g)(2) (Alternate II), which shall be affixed to the map data provided by NAVTEQ and the such data shall be treated in accordance with such Notice (which shall be marked on any reproduction of these data, in whole or in part):
LIMITED RIGHTS NOTICE (JUN 1987)
These data are submitted with limited rights under Government Contract No. _____ (and subcontract ______, if appropriate). These data may be reproduced and used by the Government with the express limitation that they will not, without written permission of the Contractor, be used for purposes of manufacture nor disclosed outside the Government; except that the Government may disclose these data outside the Government for the following purposes, if any, provided that the Government makes such disclosure subject to prohibition against further use and disclosure: There are no additional purposes permitting disclosure of such data.
The manufacturer/supplier of the Data is NAVTEQ, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60654.
If the Contracting Officer refuses to use either of the licenses provided in (i) or (ii), herein, the Contracting Officer must notify NAVTEQ prior to seeking additional or alternative rights in map data provided by NAVTEQ.
Additional restrictions regarding muncipal boundaries
Data regarding municipal boundaries may not be used to create or derive applications which are used for the purpose of tariff or tax rate determination for a particular address or range of addresses.
International data sources:
For Canadian data, the following provisions may apply:
Google Maps map data may include or reflect data of licensors, including Her Majesty and Canada Post. Such data is licensed on an "as is" basis. The licensors, including Her Majesty and Canada Post, make no guarantees, representations or warranties respecting such data, either express or implied, arising by law or otherwise, including but not limited to, effectiveness, completeness, accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose.
The licensors, including Her Majesty and Canada Post, shall not be liable in respect of any claim, demand or action, irrespective of the nature of the cause of the claim, demand or action alleging any loss, injury or damages, direct or indirect, which may result from the use or possession of the map data accessed from or through Google Maps. The licensors, including Her Majesty and Canada Post, shall not be liable in any way for loss of revenues or contracts, or any other consequential loss of any kind resulting from any defect in the map data accessed from or through
Google Maps.
You shall indemnify and save harmless the licensors, including Her Majesty the Queen, the Minister of Natural Resources of Canada and Canada Post, and their officers, employees and agents from and against any claim, demand or action, irrespective of the nature of the cause of the claim, demand or action, alleging loss, costs, expenses, damages or injuries (including injuries resulting in death) arising out of the use or possession of the map data accessed from or through Google Maps.
© 2005 Geographic Data Technology (Canada) Inc. All rights reserved. This material is proprietary and the subject of copyright protection and other intellectual property rights owned or licensed to Geographic Data Technology (Canada) Inc. GDT-Canada is an authorized distributor of selected Statistics Canada computer files under Agreement number 6776 and is an authorized distributor of selected Geomatics Canada computer files. The product includes information copied with permission from Canadian authorities, including © Canada Post Corporation. The use of this material is subject to the terms of a license agreement. You will be held liable for any unauthorized copying or disclosure of this material.
Traffic Information in Belgium is provided by the Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap and the Ministèrie de l'Equipement et des Transports.
Data for the following territories may also be subject to the following restrictions and copyrights:
Australia and New Zealand
The data used to create the mapping images or map based content for Australia or New Zealand is copyrighted © by MapData Sciences Pty Ltd or one of its licensors (see www.nowwhere.com.au/lic/NowWhereLic1.htm). Use of such data is permitted only for Google Services. It is a condition of the licence that any unauthorized copying or reproduction of the content in any form, or by any means, is not permitted. Without in any way limiting the generality of the above you, or any user of this data shall not copy any of the content by any means including magnetic, digital, rasterising, scanning, digitizing, any electrostatic method, fax or photocopying. You may not attempt to reverse engineer any output that would allow the recreation of any digital mapping data, including but not limited to any form of geocodes. All enquiries should be directed to MapData Sciences Pty Ltd at Level 1, 110 Pacific Highway, Greenwich NSW 2065, Australia. Ph +61 2 8436 2800 or email info@mapds.com.au.
A detailed Licence Agreement is at www.nowwhere.com.au/lic/NowWhereLic1.htm
Austria
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Denmark
© DAV. MultiNet™ data of Denmark may not be used to create maps within telephone books, telephone books other products similar to telephone books (e.g. directories), including such products in digital form.
France
Source: Géoroute® IGN France & BD Carto® IGN France and/or © 2005 IGN France and/or Georoute © 2005 IGN France and/or Michelin data © Michelin 2005
Germany
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Great Britain
Based on Ordnance Survey electronic data and used with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationary Office © Crown Copyright, 1995. All rights reserved. Licence number 100026920. Tele Atlas MultiNet™ data of Great Britain may not be used in any printed, published form that results in derivative products to be distributed freely (in the form of a published map book or atlas) or sold to the public without the prior permission of Ordnance Survey, and is also subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
You may not remove or obscure any copyright, trademark or restrictive legend belonging to Ordnance Survey.
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Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Neither Google nor third parties that license data appearing in Google Maps shall be responsible for any damages, including consequential damages, arising from the use of this data.
The KANJIDIC dictionary files used to create the mapping images or map based content for Japan is copyrighted © by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
Netherlands
Topografische onderground Copyright © dienst voor het kadaster en de openbare registers, Apeldoorn 2004.
Norway
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Northern Ireland
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Poland
MultiNet™ data of Poland may not be used to create commercial printed maps or map products.
Portugal
Source: IgeoE – Portugal
Spain
Información geográfica propiedad del CNIG
Sweden
Based upon electronic data © National Land Survey Sweden.
Switzerland
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Google Local Listings in France and Germany
When you search for local listings in France and Germany, your search results may include content (including business listings and related information) which has been supplied by Kapitol S.A. (trading as Infobel) (the "Infobel Content"). The intellectual property rights in the Infobel Content are owned by Kapitol S.A. or its licensors. The Infobel Content may only be used in accordance with these Terms of Service and the applicable terms and conditions of Kapitol S.A. If you know that your business listing is supplied by Kapitol S.A., and you have any questions about it you should contact them directly.
Google Local Business Listings
When you search for local listings, Google displays business listings which may be supplied by Acxiom or infoUSA. This information is proprietary to those corporations and is protected under U.S. copyright law and international treaty provisions. This information is licensed for your personal or professional use and may not be resold or provided to others. You may not distribute, sell, rent, sublicense, or lease such information, in whole or in part to any third party; and you will not make such information available in whole or in part to any other user in any networked or time-sharing environment, or transfer the information in whole or in part to any computer other than the PC used to access this information.
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All photos submitted to the Local Business Center must follow the Google Maps Terms of Service (http://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html) and are subject to the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (http://www.google.com/maps_dmca.html). We recommend reviewing both documents before uploading any photographs.
Please note that we reserve the right to review or reject listings with photographs that violate our content policy, for example photographs that contain:
illegal content
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Photos must depict your business/organization or business product. The image must be specific to your listing - no default logos or images. For example, if you are a travel agency, you cannot upload the logo for a hotel chain. You are, however, permitted to upload a logo of your specific business.
Any content, such as images or videos, submitted to Local Business Center must follow Google and YouTube's Terms of Service. Please refer to Google Maps Terms of Services (http://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps.html) for images uploaded to this service and YouTube Terms of Service (http://youtube.com/t/terms) for videos uploaded to this service. Any content you upload is subject to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (http://www.google.com/maps_dmca.html). We recommend reviewing these documents before uploading any content! .
Google reserves the right to review or reject any content you submit with a listing, or any listings.
Images and videos must depict your business or organization, or they must depict your business or organization's product. The image or video must be directly related to your listing. For example, if you are a travel agency, you cannot upload the logo for a hotel chain. You are, however, permitted to upload a logo of your business.
If you have any questions, please visit our Help Center at http://maps.google.com/support
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Permission Guidelines for Google Maps and Google Earth
If you are a licensee of Google Maps and/or Google Earth and wish to use our product(s) in marketing and promotional materials, books, journals, online video streaming, playbacks, labels, packaging or various commercial products, or in any other media, please follow the guidelines in the Google Maps Terms of Use, Google Maps API Terms of Use, and Google Earth End User License – each of these terms of service is an agreement between you and Google about how you may make use of the product, including the content (such as imagery, maps, and local search results) presented in it.
In many cases, as long as you're not violating Google's terms of service, the concept of 'fair use' applies. This content is owned either by Google or its licensors. In certain circumstances, Google may be able to grant you a further license to use the content in a manner not covered by 'fair use' and not described in the terms of service. These guidelines contain further descriptions of permissions relating to the use of content outside of Google Maps, the Google Maps API and Google Earth.
Attribution requirements
All uses of Google Maps and Google Earth must provide attribution to Google and our content providers similar to what is shown to the users of our products today. You may not modify, minimize or obstruct copyright attribution text or the Google logo by any means. The attribution text must be legible and must use a font size of 6 points or greater. If for some reason this cannot be done in a screen shot, separate attribution text must be provided in a reasonably apparent location with special permission.
Permitted - Screenshot examples with attribution
Copyright attribution text and Google logo must be visible inside the screen and cannot be obstructed or modified by any means.
Google Earth example with attribution [view larger image]
Google Maps example with attribution [view larger image]
Google Maps API example with attribution [view larger image]
Not Permitted - Screenshot example with no attribution [view larger image]
Permitted use of Google Maps and Google Earth
All uses of Google Maps and Google Earth require copyright attribution, as illustrated in the examples above.
For your website
We provide Google mapping technology for web developers to add dynamic content on their website. If you are interested in learning more about developing your own mashup, feel free to refer to the Google Maps API or Google Earth API. Note that the Google Maps and Google Earth API can be used for any site that is accessible to consumers and end users without charge. If you want to create a mashup without using JavaScript, we recommend using the Static Maps API which can also be used for printing. If you are a business owner or a developer interested in higher-
volume use of the Google Maps API that requires a fee, please refer to Google Maps API Premier for more information.
Internet use
You may use Google Maps and Google Earth content including photographic imagery for internet displays, video streaming, playbacks, or even embed screenshots on your website.
Print use
You may use Google Maps and Google Earth content including photographic imagery in brochures, marketing collateral, packaging, trade show displays/banners, newspapers, academic publications, journals, and books. If you wish to print screen shots for direct marketing purposes that exceed a quantity of 5,000 copies, you must obtain special permission from Google.
Incorporating the Licensed Content as a core part of printed matter (such as street-level printed maps of entire cities or guide books) that you distribute for a fee is not allowed without permission from Google.
Broadcast use
Please retain copyright attribution as illustrated in the examples above if you're using Google Maps or Google Earth for one time use in a TV program. If you intend to use Google Maps or Google Earth in a film or broadcast on TV for an unlimited number of times over a period of one year or more, you must obtain special approval from us. If you want to produce movies, please subscribe to Google Earth Pro which allows you to record movies directly from your client.
Press use
Please note that any editorial use of Google Maps and Google Earth does not require our explicit brand permission. We only request that you provide attribution as shown in the example illustrations. For additional press inquiries, please contact press@google.com.
Educational use
You may use Google Maps and Google Earth in your classroom, museum, research, or academic (non-textbook) publication provided you adhere to all terms of service. For information on how to use Google Maps and Google Earth in your classroom materials, please visit Geo Education.
Non-profit use
You may use Google Maps and Google Earth for your non-profit media campaigns provided you adhere to all terms of service. For more information about using Google Maps and Google Earth to spread awareness about your cause, please visit Google Earth Outreach. If you would like to apply for a Pro grant that allows you to record movies directly from your Earth client, please apply on our Pro grants program page. If you are already a recipient of Google Earth Pro grant and intend to use Google Earth media in your website, please fill out the Geo Permissions form.
FAQs
I want to print locations of our businesses on Google Maps for clients. What are the restrictions?
You may print a map of your business location as long as you do not distribute imagery of an entire city with street level detail for a fee. Please refer to print use for additional guidelines.
I am a real estate agent. Can I use Google Maps in my property flier for clients?
You may print a map of the property you're representing for the benefit of providing location information to users as long as you're not printing street-level print maps of entire cities or guide books that you distribute for a fee. Please refer to print use for additional guidelines.
Can I embed a static map in my website?
Yes, as long as you comply with the Google Maps Terms of Service. You may embed a map on your website by copying the URL from “link to this page” feature on any map view in Google Maps.
Alternatively, you can use the Static Maps API which can also be used for printing. If you wish to create your own maps mashup using JavaScript or Flash, please visit Google Maps API for more information.
I want to print Google Earth imagery in high quality. Do I need permission?
To get high-quality print resolution, we suggest you purchase Google Earth Pro. You may use the imagery as long as you retain on screen attribution as illustrated above. Please refer to print use for additional guidelines.
I would like to use Google Maps and Google Earth for commercial fee-based printing. How do I get permission?
Unfortunately, we do not have rights to grant you permission to use Google Maps and Google Earth in this manner. If you have a special request or additional questions, please fill out the Geo Permissions form.
I've read the permissions guidelines for Google Maps and Google Earth and am trying to determine whether my use of content is a 'fair use.' Can you please define 'fair use'?
Fair use is a concept under copyright law in the United States that, generally speaking, permits you to use a copyrighted work in certain ways without obtaining a license from the copyright holder. There are a variety of factors that affect whether or not your use of content would be considered a fair use, including the purpose and character of your use, the nature of the copyrighted work, the amount of the copyrighted material used, and the effect of your use upon the potential market for the copyrighted work. For example, there are differences between use in a for-fee service and use in a work of scholarship, or the use of a single map screenshot and the use of a detailed map image for an entire country. There are similar, although generally more limited, concepts in other countries' copyright laws, including a concept known as 'fair dealing' in a number of countries.
Google cannot tell you if your use of copyrighted material from our products would be a 'fair use' or would be considered 'fair dealing'; fair use is a concept that you need to work out depending on the circumstances of the use. We suggest you speak with an attorney if you have questions regarding fair use of copyrighted works.
For technical questions, please refer to our online help center for Google Maps and Google Earth.
If your questions are not addressed in the permissions guidelines for Google Maps and Google Earth as mentioned on this website or, if you're interested in co-marketing or partnership opportunities, please contact Geo Permissions. Due to the large volume of incoming requests, please allow to two to three weeks for a response.