Share an On Google map for two hours

Use Share map inside the editor’s On Google view for a two-hour snapshot. For a lasting link or website embed, use On Google beside a saved map in My maps instead; that viewer remains available while its map-tool licence is valid.

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   Open Share map

   In On Google, press Share map below Polygon labels. Read the notice carefully: anyone who has the link may see the map, its key and markers. Do not share a map containing confidential or personal information.

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   Make and copy a link

   Tick the confirmation that the map is suitable for anyone with the link, then press Create a share link. Choose Copy link to paste it into your own message. You can make and copy a link without signing in. The snapshot keeps the current view, colours, key, markers, opacity and polygon-label choice; later edits to your original map will not change it.

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   Send it from GBMaps if signed in

   Type one recipient's email address and press Send map by email. Sending from the site needs a signed-in, verified account. If you are not signed in, use Copy link and send it yourself instead. Only send it to someone expecting your map.

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   What the recipient sees

   For two hours from the moment the link was created, the recipient can view, pan, zoom and inspect the map without an account. They cannot colour or save your map. The page also shows how they can get access to create a map of their own.

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   After two hours, or if you stop the link

   The map disappears from that public link after two hours, even if the email was opened late. The same address then shows a GBMaps introduction page. You may use Stop this link early while the creating view remains open. A person who already copied or took a screenshot of the map cannot have that copy recalled.

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   Need more than two hours?

   Save the map and use its On Google button on the saved-map manager (savesamplecopy.php). Copy that viewer address for ongoing sharing or a website iframe. It remains available while the corresponding licence is valid. The two-hour limit applies only to this separate Share map snapshot; extending a licence does not extend an existing temporary snapshot.