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How to Create a Google Map with Pinpoints

Posted on by Brian Lee

*Confirmed again on Feb. 20, 2019*

I never understand why companies continuously change their procedures. What’s worse, most don’t explain the new procedures to their customers. Google is guilty of this when it changed how to make a Google map with pinpoints. As of March 5, 2015, here are the new steps:

  1. Google My Maps 2Log into your Google account (e.g. Gmail). Note: all maps you create will be saved to your Google Drive.
  2. Go to google.com/mymaps or google.com/maps/d.
  3. Choose Create a New Map. From here, there are numerous ways to begin.
  4. For example, you can type in a location in the search bar at the top of the screen. That location will be noted with a green pin. To add it to your map, click on the green pin and choose “Add to map.”
  5. Repeat step four until you have all the pinpoints added.

Google allows you to have multiple layers, each with its own set of pinpoints, on one map. You automatically start with an “Untitled layer” (rename by clicking on the three dots and choosing “Rename this layer”). Add more by clicking on “Add layer.”

In addition, Google allows you to import a list of locations saved as a CSV, XLSX or KML file. Under your layer, before you add any pinpoints, click on “Import.”

Public involvement meetings announced for WIS 19 study

Posted on by Brian Lee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 13, 2015

Contact:
Franco Marcos, WisDOT study manager
(608) 246-3860; Franklin.Marcos@dot.wi.gov

Public involvement meetings announced for WIS 19 study in Dane, Jefferson County

Meetings to be held in Waunakee and Sun Prairie

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Southwest Region will hold two public involvement meetings to discuss the planning study underway for the WIS 19 corridor in Dane and Jefferson County. The study extends from US 12 (Town of Springfield) to WIS 89 in the City of Waterloo.

This is a planning-level preservation study in which the primary goal of the study is to document the existing and forecasted corridor conditions along WIS 19. This study will develop a long-range plan to manage, preserve, and extend the useful life of the WIS 19 corridor. The study involves evaluating the existing roadway conditions, identifying deficiencies and concerns, and analyzing conceptual roadway improvements to improve safety and mobility.

The meetings will be held on the following dates:

Wednesday February 25, 2015
4:30 to 7 p.m.
Prairie View Middle School, 400 North Thompson Road, Sun Prairie WI 53590

Wednesday March 11, 2015
4:30 to 7 p.m.
Waunakee Middle School, 1001 South Street, Waunakee, WI 53597

The public can attend anytime between 4:30 and 7 p.m. to review displays and other study materials, ask questions, and provide comments. WisDOT project staff will be available to explain the study process and answer questions. A brief presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m. at each location.

The meeting facilities are wheelchair accessible. People who are deaf or hard of hearing and need an interpreter may arrange for one by contacting WisDOT’s Region Communications Manager Michael Bie at (608) 246-7928, or michael.bie@dot.wi.gov, no later than three working days prior to the meeting.

Information about the WIS 19 study can be found at the study web page: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/sw.htm

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