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Various display options include satellite view, map view, adding of place markers, drawing lines etc.
== Google paths ==
Go to maps.google.com
Click menu in top left corner -> Your places -> MAPS
Click CREATE MAP (bottom left of screen)
Click Import
Select a track on the computer (eg. Track_AMBOHIMANGA-IVATO.gpx) and
drag and drop into the Upload space
Click on the upper three dots
Export to KML/KMZ
Select "Export to a .KML file (full icon support use .KMZ)."
Download
Click Save File, to eg. FILENAME.gpx
In the file, there is a list of coordinates:
<pre><nowiki><coordinates></nowiki>
50.1606086176,-14.2578310333,12.63
50.1606914308,-14.2576493975,11.67
etc.
</coordinates></pre>
Run geoconvert.sh FILENAME.gpx to change format to:
<pre>
-14.2578310333, 50.1606086176
-14.2576493975, 50.1606914308
etc.
</pre>
Copy into a new Google map, eg.:
<pre><nowiki><googlemap version="0.9" lat="-19.105844" lon="47.33697" height="750"
controls="large" style="width:100%;max-width:600px;">
</nowiki>
2#B2FCFF00
-14.2578310333, 50.1606086176
-14.2576493975, 50.1606914308
etc.
<nowiki></googlemap></nowiki></pre>
Placemarker icons are done separately above above the path code
== Scalable maps ==
