google map markers

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You can also import groups of custom markers into google maps "My icons" with KMZ/KML files.

This page describes how to do it.

This video does the same.

You may want more markers or have control over where your custom "My icons" are hosted.

This site http://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx

helps when creating your own KMZ files with multiple custom markers to upload to your website.

This video describes how I used the above ExcelToKML website to import custom markers.

Some links to custom markers:

http://www.mapito.net/map-marker-icons.html

http://mapki.com/index.php?title=Icon_Image_Sets

http://code.google.com/p/google-maps-icons/downloads/list

http://www.benjaminkeen.com/?p=105

http://www.mapchannels.com/Markers.aspx

http://sites.google.com/site/gmapsdevelopment/

http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/web/examples-tutorials-custom-icons-for-markers

http://www.powerhut.co.uk/googlemaps/custom_markers.php

http://www.lumiere-couleur.com/pub/soft/markers

(use website listed above to create your own custom markers)

Unzip markers, upload them to a website (create your own free googlesite) and link to the URL for custom markers in your own maps.

To put custom icons in your google maps "My icons", they need to be stored on a server somewhere, whether on your own website, google's, flicker, etc. Or feel free to link to the custom markers here.