Template:Cite Google Maps/doc

This template is used for referencing maps published by Google, Inc. through their Google Maps service.

This template can also be set to emulate Citation Style 2 (CS2) style.

Note that unlike paper maps, Google offers dynamic sizing at variable scales. Major citation style guides omit a map scale in that situation so this template does not render any scale output.

Usage

{{Google maps|url= |title= |access-date=3 November 2024}}

Parameters

• url – the URL for the map in question
• title – a "subtitle" for the map. The link text will appear as "<title>" if "title" is used; otherwise, it will be the page name.
• access-date – the full retrieval date.
• link – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
• mode – set to "cs2" to use CS2 output (lower case only)
• ref: for Harvard-style referencing, if necessary
  • letter: a letter to append to a date or year for Harvard-style referencing, if necessary

Examples

Normal usage with automatic inclusion of page title (i.e. "Cite Google Maps", which is taken from the template's full page title "Template:Cite 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 |access-date= 3 November 2024}}

generates this:

• "Cite Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

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 |access-date= 3 November 2024 }}

generates this:

• "Driving directions to RT-308" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

See also

• {{Bing maps}}, the counterpart to this template for Bing Maps
• {{Cite map}}, generic