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This template is used for referencing maps published by Google, Inc. through their Google Maps service.
Usage
Normal
Normal usage with automatic inclusion of page title (i.e. "Google maps", which is taken from the template's full page title "Template:Google maps/doc"):
{{Google maps | url = http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | accessdate = 21 January 2026 }}
generates this:
- Google (21 January 2026). "Google maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
With optional title parameter
Using the optional title parameter:
{{Google maps | url = http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | title = Driving directions to RT-308 | accessdate = 21 January 2026 }}
generates this:
- Google (21 January 2026). "Driving directions to RT-308" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
Parameters
- url – the URL for the map in question
- title – use to append a subtitle onto the default URL title (will display as "Google Maps – {{{title}}}")
- accessdate – the full retrieval date.
- link – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
See also
- {{Bing maps}}, the counterpart to this template for Bing Maps
- {{Yahoo maps}}, the counterpart to this template for Yahoo Maps
- {{Cite map}}, generic