The document discusses the discontinuation of classic Google Maps as announced on April 14, 2015, highlighting the features lost in the new version, such as fewer route destinations and less intuitive link sharing. It also mentions users' frustrations and provides alternatives to Google Maps, like OpenStreetMap and Bing Maps, along with various mapping services and tools. Additionally, it emphasizes the potential benefit of using community-driven mapping services to counter corporate dominance in map data.

1. What to do when Classic
Google Maps Go Away?
Mark S. Zinzow
June 4, 2015
Slideshare.net/msz

2. Even the Easter Eggs are
better in Classic Google Maps!
http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/13/google-
maps-doctor-who-tardis-easter-egg/

3. Google announced the Sunset of
Classic Google maps April 14, 2015
https://productforums.google.com/d/msg/maps/Zgqoqsvfipc/oJlbSvPdYCQJ
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6166252

4. What do we Lose in the new Maps?
"During our design process, we were super aggressive…
We would ask ourselves, 'What would we design if we could
only keep 20% of Maps' features?'”
Jonah Jones – Lead Designer for Google Maps
1. Number of route destinations - Originally just 2 in the New Maps, (now
10) but still fewer than the many more allowed before.
2.Route place custom titles in parenthesis (This also made it
easy to comment stops on a route.)
3.Better Page/Tab titles based on map content
4.Easy to find menus and more display options
5.Load speed
6.Undo (remove) of route changes by drag
7.Dozens more listed at: https://goo.gl/09bT16
8.Maps Labs (details next slide)

5. What do we Lose in the new Maps?
Google Maps Labs provides a number of features dropped or reduced in functionality.

6. What do we Lose in the new Maps?
Here are a few more sources describing frustration with the New
Google Maps:
Google Is Getting Rid of Classic Maps for Good (Ugh.)
http://techforluddites.com/google-is-getting-rid-of-classic-maps-
for-good/
Sign and Share the Petition to Bring Back Classic Google Maps
http://techforluddites.com/sign-and-share-the-petition-to-bring-
back-google-classic-maps/
Google Product Forums › Google Maps and Earth Help Forum ›
Announcing the full roll-out of the updated Google Maps for
desktop
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-
topic/maps/Zgqoqsvfipc

7. The link icon is easy to find in
Classic Google Maps

8. Other Map services are now easier
Many maps default
to short links.
The New Google
Maps have an
indirect link to a
map share URL
that pops up from
the gear icon, and
the long link is the
default. This is
harder to find, and
more cumbersome
to use.

9. What's better? New 3D Effects
There are some improvements in the new maps…
Behind Google Maps' Intuitive New Design
Co.Design | business + design
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027177/

10. What's better? Cleaner Labels?
There are some improvements in the new maps…
Behind Google Maps' Intuitive New Design
Co.Design | business + design
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027177/

11. Lots of Good Stuff Still Works
Google regularly posts new
additions to Maps on this blog:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/
Here's an example image posted
on Thursday, May 7, 2015 showing
an avenue of baobab trees in
Madagascar.
Send addresses, businesses, and
directions from Google Maps to
your Send to Car enabled vehicle
or GPS device.
https://www.google.com/maps/sendtocar

12. Some Classic Maps URLs still work
even though the main Maps page no
longer allows a return to Classic Maps
See:
http://techforluddites.com/bring-back-classic-google-maps-updates/
https://maps.google.com/maps/mm “Improved” 6/3/15
https://www.google.com/lochp “Updated” 5/28/15
local.google.com/lochp “Updated” 5/28/15
https://maps.google.com/maps?&output=classi “Improved” 6/3/15
https://www.google.com/maps?output=classic/ncr “Improved” 6/3/15
https://maps.google.com/maps?&output=c “Improved” 6/3/15
Google says this last link is going away “soon”.
https://maps.google.com/maps/myplaces?dg=feature

13. What Alternatives are Available?
● Custom Google Maps or Mashups
● OpenStreetMap (OSM)
● Bing Maps
● MapQuest
● Yahoo! Maps
● Nokia Here
● Apple Maps
And many others… Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of
_online_map_services
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comp
arison_of_web_map_services

14. Tell Google:
Bring Back Classic Google Maps
bit.ly/ClassicGoogleMaps
http://techforluddites.com/sign-and-share-the-petition-to-bring-back-google-classic-maps/

15. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the
largest Crowd Sourced Map service
http://www.openstreetmap.org/directions?
engine=osrm_car&route=43.1136%2C-77.6366%3B43.1242%2C-
77.5996#map=14/43.1130/-77.6171&layers=N

16. Many Route Finding Maps use OSM
From: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing
End users: Routing software
See also: List of OSM based Services#Routing [long list of web tools that use OSM!]
● simply on the OSM homepage (blog post with description)
● Routing/online routers – There are many websites that use OpenStreetMap data to provide
online route planners; those with global support are featured below.
● Routing/offline routers – Furthermore several options exist for installing offline navigation
software on your handheld device or laptop.
● Navigation apps are available for Android, Apple iOS, Java ME (J2ME) and Openmoko. For
other mobile platforms see Software#Mobile Devices.

17. Mapzen's OSRM (http://osrm.at) is
one of many OSM Route Finders
Note the tiny URL and QR code! Seems more complete in Europe? No Waypoints?
Nice pop up “Did you know?” tips to help to learn map controls.

18. OpenRouteService.org
Lots of Unique Options, No Route Found in my tests

19. Map/POI data for the Entire Earth
is available in 42GB for FREE!
http://planet.openstreetmap.org/

20. Stamen.com has many OSM maps
including black & white for print
http://maps.stamen.com/toner/#16/43.1268/-77.5974

21. and a toner-lite mode for frugal printing
http://maps.stamen.com/toner-lite/#17/43.1237/-77.5966

22. My Trip planning starts with Gas Prices
http://then.gasbuddy.com/Trip_Calculator.aspx?mwo=1

23. Nokia's Here looks slick!
https://www.here.com/directions/drive?map=43.12535,-77.60854,15,traffic

24. Handy right-click menu for adding waypoints.
https://www.here.com/directions/walk/University-of-Rochester,-500-Joseph-C-Wilson-Blvd,-
Rochester,-NY-14627,-USA:840dr8v3-55c1ce5c15b5471296baac40c50b37f8/186-Johnsarbor-Dr-
W,-Rochester,-NY-14620,-USA:43.124017,-77.599998?map=43.12793,-77.61134,15,pedestrian

25. Waze Social real-time Map
https://www.waze.com/livemap

26. Bing supports Many Destinations
Right-Click Menu shows LatLng, and offers more features.
Destinations show meaningful names rather than street addresses when found via search.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=43.121184~-77.622484&lvl=14&sty=r&rtp=pos.43.125198_-77.631378_University%20of%20Rochester%2C%20NY___e_~pos.43.115311_-77.646042_Genesee%20Valley%20Park%2C%20NY___e_~pos.43.114059_-77.636077_300%20E%20River
%20Rd%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_University%20Of%20Rochester%20Business%20Adminstration%20Department_(585)%20275-7563_e_YN873x3285490131030465203~pos.43.114115_-77.631277_264%20E%20River%20Rd%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY
%2014623___e_~pos.43.113620_-77.622970_1867%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_Chang's%20Oriental%20Food%20Store_(585)%20426-7660_e_YN664x11550874~pos.43.114608_-77.622482_1810%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C
%20NY_Express%20Mart_(585)%20244-3318_e_YN873x131559073~pos.43.117458_-77.621040_1679%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_Jing%20Li%20Chinese%20Food_(585)%20256-2880_e_YN664x11550916~pos.43.118339_-77.620605_1625%20Mount
%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_Advantage%20Federal%20Credit%20Union_(585)%20454-5900_e_YN664x28312321~pos.43.120941_-77.619003_1500%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_Dunkin'%20Donuts_(585)%20242-
9410_e_YN664x11550581~pos.43.122604_-77.618507_1415%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_M%26T%20Bank__e_YN664x247906463~pos.43.123321_-77.618194_1360%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY%2014620_Chipotle
%20Mexican%20Grill_(585)%20473-3611_e_YN664x244447253~pos.43.123989_-77.617874_1330%20Mount%20Hope%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_India%20House%20Express_(585)%20360-2955_e_YN873x114128059~pos.43.125499_-77.617088_1256%20Mount%20Hope
%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_Elmwood%20Inn_(585)%20271-5195_e_YN664x11550938~pos.43.124843_-77.614456_870%20Elmwood%20Ave%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY_Clar's%20Elmwood%20Automotive_(585)%20242-9950_e_YN664x11551217~pos.43.124666_-
77.599005_1%20Johnsarbor%20Dr%20W%2C%20Rochester%2C%20NY%2014620___e_&mode=D&rtop=0~0~0~&form=LMLTCC

27. Link Sharing is easy with Bing
But no built in URL shortener
LatLng shown by default on some results
Well Documented with tip blogs too.
http://www.microsoft.com/maps/default.aspx

28. Yahoo similar to Bing, Here, ...
At this time, Campus Town is not yet on this map. Note Here logo. http://yhoo.it/1QjvU1R
Note Default Short Link

29. Mapquest can Search Along a Route
http://mapq.st/1FNUFBK Add Stops similar to Bing

30. Mapquest is also a Gasbuddy alternative
http://gasprices.mapquest.com/station/us/ny/rochester/14623

31. MapQuest Plugins for Leaflet on
Licensed and Open Data
http://devblog.mapquest.com/2014/04/30/announcing-
mapquest-plugins-for-leaflet-on-licensed-and-open-data/
“The MapQuest Plugins for
Leaflet enable developers to
easily integrate our most
popular core services — maps,
routing, and geocoding — to
applications built with the open-
source Leaflet JavaScript
mapping library.”
“Leaflet is a modern open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. It is
developed by Vladimir Agafonkin with a team of dedicated contributors. Weighing just about 33
KB of JS, it has all the features most developers ever need for online maps.” http://leafletjs.com/

32. GPS Makers & Trucker Web Maps
http://livetraffic.tomtom.com/
http://www.trackroad.com/
GetStarted.aspx

33. TomTom offers Traffic Prediction
http://routes.tomtom.com/#/route/Greece%252C%2520NY%252C%2520US
%254043.21133%252C-77.69524%2540-1/1%2520Johnsarbor%2520Dr%2520W%252C
%2520Brighton%252C%2520NY%252C%2520US%254043.125397%252C-77.59896%2540-1/?
leave=monday%4012%3A00&center=43.1194%2C-77.8045&zoom=9&map=basic

34. Garmin lets you Optimize
a Route from a Spreadsheet
http://planner.myrouteonline.com/route-planner/1052/?

35. Several Maps work with Spreadsheets
http://www.trackroad.com/Upload/Upload.aspx?ReturnUrl=../GetStarted.aspx
http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/spreadsheetsmapwizard/makecustommap.htm
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mapping-sheets/ddfdjfkaipgeahdjeemdojbpcglcncif
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-ways-to-make-a-google-map-using-google-spreadsheet-data/

36. Rand McNally had beautiful
Maps even Before the Internet!
http://maps.randmcnally.com/?loc[]=Hilton,
%20NY.&loc[]=Greece,%20NY.&loc[]=43.124,-77.6

37. AAA TripTiks are Online
http://ttp.aaa.com/TripTik/

38. http://drivingmaps.co/

39. http://drivingmaps.co/

40. ClassyGMap at gokml.net/maps
uses Google Maps Javascript API

41. Other GPS & Map-related Web Pages
http://www.freemake.com/blog/top-5-free-alternatives-to-google-maps/
http://geoawesomeness.com/5-alternative-apps-hate-new-google-
maps/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/hate-the-new-google-maps-update-here-are-five-
77186946514.html
http://www.mapquest.com/routeplanner Stop order optimizer
http://findthebestroute.com/RouteFinder.html Recently reduced to 10 Stops by Google
http://www.drivingrouteplanner.com/
http://www.ghacks.net/2011/02/23/mini-google-maps-for-chrome-offers-quick-google-maps-
access/
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6643 There are many POI files online for free download.
http://www.bdcc.co.uk/Gmaps/BdccGmapBits.htm Bill Chadwick's Amazing Map Demos!
http://www.geoplaner.com/
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2015/04/classic-google-maps-replaced-by-lite.html
http://gpsplanner.net/ Trip planner and GPX data generator for GPS import.
GRATICULES &
RINGS

42. Who owns the World?
Or at least our information about it?
"Google, TomTom, and Nokia HERE keep
getting listed as the three spatial data
sources available. Why do we forget the
fourth one? The one most transparent to the
audience, the one we all own and work on
together? What about OpenStreetMap?"
https://mapzen.com/blog/openstreetmap-and-the-fourth-wall
Perhaps if more of us used and contributed to
OpenStreetMap, companies like Google will find it
harder to “pull the rug out from under us” so to speak.

43. The Classic Maps Labs Drop LatLng Marker tool worked to
find short coordinates. Markers remain on the next search.

44. Using Google Maps JavaScript API
I made a custom map for finding short coordinates
http://maps.890m.com/
This was rather difficult as creating the web page, UI and
controls, help, etc., required learning a lot of HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, as well as some developer tools and hosting options.

45. What is a Mashup?
“Since Google published its Maps API, numerous applications, called mash-ups, have
been developed that integrate customized data on top of Google's map interface.”
http://www.javaworld.com/article/2071820/data-storage/a-google-maps-mash-up.html
“A mashup, in web development, is a web page, or web application, that uses
content from more than one source to create a single new service displayed
in a single graphical interface. For example, you could combine the
addresses and photographs of your library branches with a Google map to
create a map mashup.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_%28web_application_hybrid%29
http://googlemapsmania.blogsp
ot.com/2011/04/using-canvas-
with-google-maps.html http://www.openwifispots.com/

46. MyMaps.Google.com
provides a simple interface for anyone to create a custom map.
Here is an example I made years ago to find locations of a grocery
chain I like to stop at when traveling in Wisconson.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=z2sNJbH_1ZXM.kKA3AzLovfd0

47. Route Spreadsheet Mashup
Put WiFi hot spots, Food, Gas stops & Map all together?
http://www.jayqin.com/stuff/gas/#
https://github.com/jqin/gasbuddy-scraper
Sample Usage: IMPORTHTML(A2,B2,C2)
IMPORTHTML("http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India","table",4)
Syntax: IMPORTHTML(url, query, index)
url - The URL of the page to examine, including protocol (e.g. http://).
The value for url must either be enclosed in quotation marks or be a reference to a cell containing the appropriate text.
query - Either "list" or "table" depending on what type of structure contains the desired data.
index - The index, starting at 1, which identifies which table or list as defined in the HTML source should be returned.
The indices for lists and tables are maintained separately, so there may be both a list and a table with index 1 if
both types of elements exist on the HTML page.
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093339
How to Import Web Data into Google Docs
http://www.labnol.org/internet/import-html-in-google-docs/28125/

48. What is an API?
“An application-programming interface (API) is a set of programming instructions
and standards for accessing a Web-based software application or Web tool. A
software company releases its API to the public so that other software developers
can design products that are powered by its service.” “An API is a software-to-
software interface, not a user interface.”
http://money.howstuffworks.com/business-communications/how-to-leverage-
an-api-for-conferencing1.htm

49. Other uses for a Maps API, e.g.
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

50. Many Examples to Learn From
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-25.363882,131.044922);
var mapOptions = { zoom: 4, center: myLatlng }
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatlng,
map: map,
title: 'Hello World!'
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/marker-simple
http://www.mapbuilder.net/ (No coding required, Maps generated from forms)
http://maps.stamen.com/#usage-js (ModestMaps, Leaflet, OpenLayers & Google Maps)
https://code.google.com/hosting/search?q=label:gmaps
http://www.wingo.com/gmaps/examples.html
http://www.w3schools.com/googleAPI/
https://plus.google.com/+GoogleMapsAPI/posts
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Maps_Example (OSM with Google API!)
https://sites.google.com/site/stephaniesmullen/google-map-examples
https://github.com/googlemaps
http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/
spreadsheetsmapwizard/makecustommap.htm
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/

51. Most Map examples will load from a
local file for experimentaion.
file:///C:/html/shortgps.html
I started by downloading the html source code of map examples and making minor tweaks. I
quickly discovered that my old editors (Notepad, Crimson Editor, etc.) were not as useful as
some of the newer alternatives. I'm still looking for a nice free alternative to Dreamweaver, but
Firefox's Scratchpad was a step up from editors with only syntax highlighting features.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Scratchpad
Microsoft's free Web IDE Visual Studio Code identified more bugs.
http://code.visualstudio.com
This was more helpful in identifying typos or mistakes in my code.
See also: http://pete.akeo.ie/2014/11/visual-studio-2013-has-now-become.html
I have yet to try some of the Chrome IDE tools:
http://www.chromebookhq.com/five-best-online-ides-making-the-switch-to-a-chromebook/
I also tried Google Web Designer, but found it confusing and
oriented more toward visual ad content creation than coding.
https://www.google.com/webdesigner/
Here is a simple Google Map generated in Google Web Designer and hosted in a Google Drive
folder: https://googledrive.com/host/0B1MlRTjWL3RRZS10MFhKYmxnNm8/index.html
I also looked at Google Apps Script, but did not find it intuitive to use. (script.google.com)

52. Hosting Web pages on Google Drive
See:
http://help.editey.com/en/user.html#installation
http://help.editey.com/en/index.html
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/floreysoft/zXi7cimxwuY
Use this template URL to view an individual self-contained web page on Google Drive
https://googledrive.com/host/<Google-Drive-FILE-ID>
e.g. https://googledrive.com/host/0B1MlRTjWL3RRVGNES0Z4TXh3alE
One way to get started is to follow this tutorial:
Amit Agarwal's 1-click Website Hosting Google Drive script
http://www.labnol.org/internet/host-website-on-google-drive/28178/
Once you have a “My Website” folder shared publicly, you can create additional pages
and edit them with the Google Drive app HTML Editey, however you can not use
relative links to css, images, or JavaScript files this way.
It is not necessary to use Amit Agarwal's script if you add the Editey components to
Google Drive. Then you can right-click on any folder in Google Drive and open that
folder with Create... Public Website. (Do not use a folder containing private
documents!) Relative links will work in such a folder for images etc. as long as you use
the folder ID instead of the file ID for your URL.

53. Google Drive folder open in Editey
Notice the warnings that pop up when you mouse over the /! icon on the left.

54. Are Google's new maps a sign of
Mobilegeddon?
I fear in the enthusiasm to embrace more popular mobile web usage, rich
desktop web content is facing a future “Armageddon”. As of 4/21/2015
Google is placing mobile websites higher than desktop web sites in page
rank, favoring simple presentation over rich content.
This may be the beginning of a dumbing down of the Internet!
https://developers.google.com/webmasters/mobile-sites/
https://developers.google.com/webmasters/mobile-sites/mobile-seo/configurations/responsive-design
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-
width, initial-scale=1.0">
@media all and (orientation: landscape)
{ /* Target device in landscape mode */ }
@media all and (orientation: portrait)
{ /*Target device in portrait mode*/ }
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2012/04/responsive-design-
harnessing-power-of.html (Nice examples of breakpoints)

55. Summary Map Comparison
http://maps.890m.com/reviews.html