Grid References on Google Maps
I made this ages ago, but forgot about it. And as I havent said anything on here for a while, I’ll post it now just to fill the void. Its a simple mapplet that allows jumping to the location on Google Maps by Grid reference, as well as displaying the GR of the clicked point. KISS
Thanks to Lordelph for the Javascript (but I notice that links to a version hosted here!)
Tags: Google Maps, Grid reference, gridref, mapplet, OSGB, OSGB36, WGS84
September 29th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Thanks for this - just what I’ve been looking for!
October 28th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Brilliant!
Now how about a Maplet that will give me a postcode from a point on a Google Map as simply? I know about your converter on Nearby.org
Or a way of putting a postcode into Google Maps?
October 28th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
> give me a postcode from a point on a Google Map as simply?
Since Google has just released a reverse geocoder for the API, a nice demo here:
http://digitalinspiration.com/community/location.html
surprised no mapplet to do the same! (I guess that is the prompt to make it…)
> Or a way of putting a postcode into Google Maps?
Just enter a postcode into the search box, if it doesnt like it just add ‘, uk’ to the end
November 11th, 2008 at 11:17 am
That’s great! Though a shame the reverse decoder won’t give the postcode (for UK addresses)
Is there a way of putting a UK OS Grid Ref into Google?