We all know Google is a powerful search tool. They’ve broken new ground in just about every area they’ve explored. Their Google MAPS tool is no different. With the ability to instantly view a satellite image of the map and drag the map around (similar to Adobe Acrobat’s functionality within PDF’s) Google Maps really distances itself from the competition.

Many users depend on the popular Mapquest GM+view. I haven’t looked at it in months. Instead, I use this Google Maps GM+View.

To install this GM+View (or any other of my example GM+Views that utilize Google) simply go to File|Configure|GM+Views and Add a new view. Name it something appropriately descriptive and, in the body of the view, hit the <H> button on the right side of the GM+View editor toolbar. This will put you in raw HTML edit mode. Use Ctrl-A to select all the existing HTML text and replace it with the contents of the .txt file you download from here. That’s it. Once that’s done, you’re ready to Google your GoldMine!

Note: Addresses containing the # symbol will foul up the directions view. The solution would be to move the apartment number or suite number to address line 2 (which is not passed to Google.)