Google Map - Find your location with geographic coordinates

May 26, 2008 · Filed Under Online Maps · 4 Comments

Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) are very important element for a geography scholar who is looking on a map for location details. Desktop, Network and Internet based GIS applications provide details on locations and their coordinate details with improved interactivity. Google Maps do not display their latitude longitude values of a location when you move your mouse pointer on the map. But it can be retrievable from Google Map by running some functions in the background. Here is an example of Google Map API by which you can find out a location of your interest anywhere in the world and its latitude and longitude values accurately. By default these values are kept as decimal degrees.

Tags: Geographic coordinates, Google Maps, latitude, longitude