google.com/maps?q=1600+Pennsylvania+Ave,+Washington,+DC&z=0
versus the following:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1600+Pennsylvania+Ave,+Washington,+DC&z=17
There is a comprehensive list of Google Maps parameters11 to help you figure out the
common and uncommon parameters. Since the wiki page is not part of Google??™s documentation,
you can??™t take it as an official description of the URL language of Google Maps. However,
the web page is also the work of a highly engaged community, actively working on uncovering
every nook and cranny of Google Maps. With the list of parameters, you can learn some features
that you might not have known from casual use of the Google Maps user interface. For
instance:
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10. http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters, accessed as
http://mapki.com/index.php?title=Google_Map_Parameters&oldid=4145
11. http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters, accessed as http://maps.google.com/
maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1600+Pennsylvania+Ave,+Washington,+DC on April 14, 2007
??? mrad lets you specify an additional destination address.
??? output=kml gets a KML file to send to Google Earth.
??? layer=t adds the traffic layer.
??? mrt=kmlkmz shows ???user-created content.??? For example, the following shows user-generated
information about hotels around the White House:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=hotel&near=1600+Pennsylvania+Ave,
+Washington,+DC&sll=36.
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