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Generally Google Maps is often the best service for [[Geocoding|finding your addresses ]] on the map. As it's also the most expensive service, it's only available for our [[Upgrades|premium users]]. To select Google for your addresses, set ''[[Options]] > Geocoding > Preferred > Google Maps''
→Navigate stops with Google Maps
Google Maps is probably the most popular mapping and routing website on the internet. Although RouteXL uses [[Algorithm|OpenStreetMap]] to optimize multi stop routes, but it still works with Google Maps in various ways.
== Finding addresses ==
== Export route to Google Maps ==
* RouteXL will create an URL that will holds the coordinates of your stops and open that in a new window. Coordinates are used to match the route in RouteXL better.
* This method will only work with a small number of stops. Unfortunately the The number of characters in the URL is limited and Google Maps is known to limit limits the number of stops locations it acceptsin a route. Unfortuantely Unfortunately we have no control over this.
== Import route in Google Maps ==
Google My Maps is a special service that you can use to create your own custom maps. It can import files with locations multi stop routes that you create in RouteXL.
# [[Download]] your route as KML file
# Import the KML file
This method will allow you to import many stopshigher numbers of addresses. It also allows to add multiple routes in one map (overlays). You can format marker and line styles to your needs.
== Navigate stops with Google Maps ==
Instead of exporting the whole routein one go, you can also navigate to each stop of your route individually:
# Set ''[[Options]] > Routing > Navigate with > Google Maps''(or: ''Google Navigation'')
# Open the [[Fulfillment]] dialog
# Navigate each stop and tick them it off
This method will work with many stops, is able to keep timestamps for each address, and allows you to replan on the road.
