This goes through the steps to take points directly off Google Maps. How to Export Data in XML from Google Maps. Copy and paste that modified link into your browser, and it will work as advertised. Then insert “&output=kml” (no quotes) before “&msid” in the link text. Instead of right-clicking on the “View In Google Earth” link, do that on the “Link” in the upper-right-hand corner, then copy and paste that into a text editor. But you can still get it to work with a slight revision. : Original method doesn’t work anymore, as the “View In Google Earth” link shows up very briefly, then disappears in favor of viewing the data in the Google Earth plugin in your browser. If you don’t need to collaborate, Scribblemaps and Scribblemaps Pro offer direct KML export and have a much greater selection of drawing tools than Google MyMaps. Useful if you’re stuck using Google MyMaps, maybe because of its collaboration options. In the latter case, right-click on the KML entry in the View pane at left, select “Save As”, and choose a name and location to save it in. Paste the modified link address into your browser’s address bar, and go to it depending on how your browser preferences are set, you’ll either save the KML file for your map to your standard download directory, or it will open in Google Earth. Right-click on the “View In Google Earth” link, and copy the link address paste it into a text editor:Ĥ. The GMaps tips website offers a simple way to save a stand-alone KML file of your MyMaps map:Ģ.

But the sharing is done through a network link, not through a stand-alone KML file, and you can’t save the data directly to your computer. Google Maps MyMaps feature lets you create and save simple maps (lines and points), and share them with the world.

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