I frequently use google maps, and have created quite a few custom maps. I particularly like using the placemark icons with the standard colours, rather than the custom shape icons. However, there are only 2 types, in 7 colours, for a total of 14, which is frequently insufficient.
Custom Extra Google Maps Icons
Google Maps supports custom icons, so I have created a whole series of additional icons by using 4 new colours, and several different shapes, rather than just dots, in the centre. In total I have created 44 extra icons, for a new total of 58, which I hope will be sufficient. Update: I have created a second release of icons, with 114 extra icons, meaning there are now 128 placemark icons available in total including the original 14. They can be downloaded from the [intlink id=“741” type=“page”]downloads page[/intlink]. If you would rather download them individually (or link to them directly from google maps) you can do so — they are all available on my picasa page. If you want to use the icons on a website, I recommend downloading the image below, which includes png alpha transparency, and using css sprites to display the images
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Getting the original Google Maps Icons
The original google icons number 183 in total at present. They are all PNG’s located at https://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/micons/filename.png
At the bottom of this post is a complete list of all the file names.
Rather than downloading each in turn, I copied the list into a text file, and added some code (as below) at the start and end of each line I used textpad and did a replace operation, using regular expressions to replace “/n” (new line) with the following
“>icon</a><br>/n<a href=“https://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/micons/
I then completed the top and bottom lines, which left me with a valid html file with a list of links to every file.
I then saved the file as .html, opened it with firefox, and used the Firefox Addon DownThemAll to download all of them in one go.
I have provided an archive with all 183 icons on the [intlink id=“741” type=“page”]downloads page[/intlink], but am aware I may be in violation of copyright, hence providing the information above as an alternative for anyone who wishes to source the original icons themselves, or incase I am forced to remove the archive
Filename list for original google maps icons
courtesy of google employee “pamela”…
POI.png
POI.shadow.png
arts.png
arts.shadow.png
bar.png
bar.shadow.png
blue-dot.png
blue-pushpin.png
blue.png
bus.png
bus.shadow.png
cabs.png
cabs.shadow.png
camera.png
camera.shadow.png
campfire.png
campfire.shadow.png
campground.png
campground.shadow.png
caution.png
caution.shadow.png
coffeehouse.png
coffeehouse.shadow.png
convienancestore.png
convienancestore.shadow.png
cycling.png
cycling.shadow.png
dollar.png
dollar.shadow.png
drinking_water.png
drinking_water.shadow.png
earthquake.png
earthquake.shadow.png
electronics.png
electronics.shadow.png
euro.png
euro.shadow.png
fallingrocks.png
fallingrocks.shadow.png
ferry.png
ferry.shadow.png
firedept.png
firedept.shadow.png
fishing.png
fishing.shadow.png
flag.png
flag.shadow.png
gas.png
gas.shadow.png
golfer.png
golfer.shadow.png
green-dot.png
green.png
grn-pushpin.png
grocerystore.png
grocerystore.shadow.png
groecerystore.png
groecerystore.shadow.png
helicopter.png
helicopter.shadow.png
hiker.png
hiker.shadow.png
homegardenbusiness.png
homegardenbusiness.shadow.png
horsebackriding.png
horsebackriding.shadow.png
hospitals.png
hospitals.shadow.png
hotsprings.png
hotsprings.shadow.png
info.png
info.shadow.png
info_circle.png
info_circle.shadow.png
landmarks-jp.png
landmarks-jp.shadow.png
lightblue.png
lodging.png
lodging.shadow.png
ltblu-pushpin.png
ltblue-dot.png
man.png
man.shadow.png
marina.png
marina.shadow.png
mechanic.png
mechanic.shadow.png
motorcycling.png
motorcycling.shadow.png
movies.png
movies.shadow.png
msmarker.shadow.png
orange-dot.png
orange.png
parkinglot.png
parkinglot.shadow.png
partly_cloudy.png
partly_cloudy.shadow.png
pharmacy-us.png
pharmacy-us.shadow.png
phone.png
phone.shadow.png
picnic.png
picnic.shadow.png
pink-dot.png
pink-pushpin.png
pink.png
plane.png
plane.shadow.png
police.png
police.shadow.png
postoffice-jp.png
postoffice-jp.shadow.png
postoffice-us.png
postoffice-us.shadow.png
purple-dot.png
purple-pushpin.png
purple.png
pushpin_shadow.png
question.png
question.shadow.png
rail.png
rail.shadow.png
rainy.png
rainy.shadow.png
rangerstation.png
rangerstation.shadow.png
realestate.png
realestate.shadow.png
recycle.png
recycle.shadow.png
red-dot.png
red-pushpin.png
red.png
restaurant.png
restaurant.shadow.png
sailing.png
sailing.shadow.png
salon.png
salon.shadow.png
shopping.png
shopping.shadow.png
ski.png
ski.shadow.png
snack_bar.png
snack_bar.shadow.png
snowflake_simple.png
snowflake_simple.shadow.png
sportvenue.png
sportvenue.shadow.png
subway.png
subway.shadow.png
sunny.png
sunny.shadow.png
swimming.png
swimming.shadow.png
toilets.png
toilets.shadow.png
trail.png
trail.shadow.png
tram.png
tram.shadow.png
tree.png
tree.shadow.png
truck.png
truck.shadow.png
volcano.png
volcano.shadow.png
water.png
water.shadow.png
waterfalls.png
waterfalls.shadow.png
webcam.png
webcam.shadow.png
wheel_chair_accessible.png
wheel_chair_accessible.shadow.png
woman.png
woman.shadow.png
yellow-dot.png
yellow.png
yen.png
yen.shadow.png
ylw-pushpin.png
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