Local Maps

• Local Maps provide a simple way to create a map displaying a single place marker plus a number of optional features. • No coding is required, just copy and paste the script to your web page to embed the Local Map on your website. • Create location map and area map views. Set the map type and zoom level for each map view. • Choose a custom place marker icon and dimensions. • Find driving, bicycling and walking directions. Find directions from your current location. • Display a nearby Google Street View. Either display the nearest street view automatically or select a specific street view when creating your Local Map. • Use Google Places Search to find nearby local businesses or to find a specific address. Choose which place categories to display. • Display map layers including traffic, bicycling and public transit. • Distance Tools measure distances between points or display a radius circle around the place. • Define the map's functionality, remove menu items which are not required for your Local Map. • Customize the appearance of your Local Map by defining the font family and font size. • Registration is not required but registered users can save their Local Map settings between sessions. • Use the form further down this page to configure your Local Map now and create a map script for your website. • Free to use. The advert in the left corner above the map helps to support the development and running costs of this website. • Please contact us if you have any questions, bug reports or feature requests.

Manage Multiple Local Maps using Map Channels Version 5

Map Channels v5 displays multiple placemarks on a Google Map. When you select a placemark within a v5 map you can view the Local Map link. Use this feature to manage a collection of Local Maps and link to or embed the maps on your website. Add parameters to customize the Local Map's appearance.

Local Map Preview

Local Map Script

To embed your Local Map copy and paste this HTML code to your web page:

<iframe src="https://www.mapchannels.com/localmap/map.htm?name=Stonehenge&lat=51.51868&lng=-0.12609&lz=18&lt=hybrid&az=13&at=roadmap" style="width:960px;height:600px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allowtransparency="true"></iframe>

Local Map Link

https://www.mapchannels.com/localmap/map.htm?name=Stonehenge&lat=51.51868&lng=-0.12609&lz=18&lt=hybrid&az=13&at=roadmap

Local Map Settings

API Key
Width	px    Enter a width of '0' for 100% width
Height	px
Font Family	Leave blank for default font family
Font Size	Leave blank for default font size
Distance Units	Miles Kilometres

Place Name
Address
Description
Website

Map

Latitude Longitude Location Map Zoom Level Map Type Road Map Satellite Hybrid Terrain Area Map Enable Area Map No Yes Zoom Level Map Type Road Map Satellite Hybrid Terrain Map Controls Map Type Control No Yes Map Scale Control No Yes Map Scroll Wheel No Yes

Street View

Enable Street View No Yes Automatic Street View No Yes Street View Latitude Street View Longitude Street View Heading Street View Pitch Street View Zoom

Place Marker

Marker Icon URL	Reference Leave blank for the default icon
Marker Width
Marker Height

Enable Features

Place Information Sidebar	No Yes
Directions	No Yes
Layers	No Yes

Distance Tools

Enable Distance Tools	No Yes
Radius Distance

Places Search

Enable Places Search No Yes Enter one category type per line, or leave blank to list all categories

Available Place Categories accounting airport amusement_park aquarium art_gallery atm bakery bank bar beauty_salon bicycle_store book_store bowling_alley bus_station cafe campground car_dealer car_rental car_repair car_wash casino cemetery church city_hall clothing_store convenience_store courthouse dentist department_store doctor electrician electronics_store embassy establishment finance fire_station florist food funeral_home furniture_store gas_station general_contractor grocery_or_supermarket gym hair_care hardware_store health hindu_temple home_goods_store hospital insurance_agency jewelry_store laundry lawyer library liquor_store local_government_office locksmith lodging meal_delivery meal_takeaway mosque movie_rental movie_theater moving_company museum night_club painter park parking pet_store pharmacy physiotherapist place_of_worship plumber police post_office real_estate_agency restaurant roofing_contractor rv_park school shoe_store shopping_mall spa stadium storage store subway_station synagogue taxi_stand train_station travel_agency university veterinary_care zoo

Url Parameter Reference

The base URL for a Local Map is https://www.mapchannels.com/localmap/map.htm. Add parameters to this URL to customize your Local Map.

The name, address, description, website and icon parameters should be encoded using UrlPathEncode (ASP .Net) or base64_encode (PHP).

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
fontfamily	string	Sans-serif	The font family name, e.g. Courier or Times-Roman
fontsize	string	small	The font size, e.g. 12px
units	string	miles	The distance units used for the Directions and Distance Tools
name	string	blank	The place name
address	string	blank	The place address which is geocoded if lat and lng parameters are not provided
description	string	blank	The place description
website	string	blank	The place's website URL. Remember to include the http://
lat	float	0	The place's latitude value
lng	float	0	The place's longitude value
lz	int	18	The location map zoom level
lt	string	hybrid	The location map's initial map type, can be roadmap, satellite, hybrid or terrain.
areamap	string	yes	Enable the area map option, can be yes or no.
az	int	13	The area map zoom level
at	string	hybrid	The area map's initial map type, can be roadmap, satellite, hybrid or terrain.
mtc	string	yes	Map type control, can be yes or no.
msc	string	yes	Map scale control, can be yes or no
msw	string	yes	Mouse scroll wheel, can be yes or no
streetview	string	yes	Enable street view, can be yes or no
slat	float	0	Initial street view latitude
slng	float	0	Initial street view longitude
sh	float	0	Initial street view heading
sp	float	0	Initial street view pitch
sz	float	0	Initial street view zoom
icon	string	empty	URL of the custom place marker icon
iconwd	int	32	Width of the place marker icon
iconht	int	32	Height of the place marker icon
sidebar	string	yes	Enable the place information sidebar which is displayed for the location map, area map and street view modes. Can be set to yes or no
directions	string	yes	Enable the directions search menu item, can be yes or no
search	string	yes	Enables the places search menu item, can be yes or no
layers	string	yes	Enables the layers option, can be yes or no
bookmark	string	yes	Enables the bookmark option, can be yes or no
distance	string	yes	Enables the distance yool option, can be yes or no
radius	int	5	The initial radius value
places	string	blank	A list of place category IDs separated by commas. Leave blank to display the full list of categories