1 [[template id=plugin name=googlemaps author="Christian Mock"]]
2 [[tag special-purpose]]
3 [[meta title="googlemaps (third-party plugin)"]]
5 `googlemaps` is a plugin that allows using the [Google Maps API][2]
8 [2]: http://www.google.com/apis/maps/
10 The plugin supports importing GPS tracks from [gpx][1] files, reducing
11 the number of points in those tracks via [gpsbabel][2], and drawing
12 them as an overlay on the map. the center of the map and zoom level
13 can be calculated automatically.
15 [1]: http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp
16 [2]: http://www.gpsbabel.org/
18 It can be [found here][3].
20 [3]: http://www.tahina.priv.at/hacks/googlemaps.html