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How do I create a KML map data file?

Okay, so I have been reading some of your other blog entries here and you've written both about how to convert street addresses into map data coordinates (see convert street map addresses into latitude and longitude) and how to import Keystone map data (KML) files into Google Maps (see Import KML data files into Google Maps). My question lies in the middle: how do I take lat/long data and create a KML data file?...

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How do I add a Google Maps directions tool to my site?

My boss has me working on our company Web site and she wants me to add a box on our "contact us" page that lets people type in their address and at the click of a button bring up a window with driving directions from their location to our office. Is that even possible?...

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