UNH Cooperative Extension | Workshop: Making Maps the Google Way

The Basics - Google Mapping

Making Maps the Google Way

Summary:

Learn how to make Mashups, including interactive and 3D maps, using free Google mapping tools! This workshop bulids on basic concepts from GIS 101: Learning to Map in the Digital Age by exploring the basics of Google Earth and Google Maps with a special focus on creating your own maps to share with others. With Google Earth, you can show points, lines and areas with colors and icons of your choice, along with links to webpages, pictures or email addresses. Google Maps provides the ability to create your own custom map online and to share it with friends, have colleagues contribute to the map, or embed your custom map in your own website.

For more advanced use of Google mapping tools, check out Making Maps the Google Way: Reloaded. To learn about integrating GPS with Google mapping software, consider our Google Puts the "G" in GPS workshop.

General topics:
making interactive maps
developing collaborative maps
creating basic Mashup maps

Participants will learn to:
create custom maps in Google Earth
create links in Google Earth (to websites, pictures, ect.)
develop sharable & collaborative online mashup maps in Google Maps

Software used:
Google Earth - [info] [download]
Google Maps - [info]

LENGTH:	9:00am-noon
COST:	$49
CEU's:	Please see our CEU page
SCHEDULE: (2012)
	May 15 - Plymouth, NH

	Apr 25 - Conway, NH

	Mar 29 - Concord, NH

	Jan 18 - Durham, NH

FORMAT:	short presentations intermixed with hands-on mapping exercises
SUGGESTED PRECURSOR:	GIS 101: Learning to Map in the Digital Age
SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS:	Google Puts the "G" in GPS Making Maps the Google Way: Reloaded Getting to Know ArcGIS Online
NOTES:	All software works on Macs & PC's. A laptop is provided for each participant.