Street Tree Matching Grant How to Create a Planting Plan in Google Maps Live

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Please note, if you are planning on planting more than 10 species as a part of this project, you will need to submit two (or more) Google Live Planting Plans (Maps), as there is a 10-layer limit per map.

CREATING A MAP

1- Go to google.com/maps

2- Sign-in (or create a google account)

3- Click on the three bars on the top right and choose “Your places”

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4- Select “Maps” on the top left

5- Click on “Create Map” on bottom left

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6- Search for your planting area to zoom in or zoom into your planting area

7- Click on “untitled map” and a pop-up box will appear. Fill in the title (be as descriptive as possible) and description of your Planting Plan.

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PLOTTING TREE BY SPECIES

1- To add a tree species, click on “add layer”

2- Click on “Untitled layer” and name the specie.

*** Repeat steps 9 and 10 until all species have been entered***

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3- Highlight the layer (species) that you will be plotting. You will see a blue line appear to the left of the layer.

4- Click on marker under search bar to place on map

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5- Plot the marker and name the marker, i.e. Green Buttonwood #1. Click save. Make sure to zoom in as much as possible to ensure that the marker is placed in the correct location.

6- Click on “Individual Styles” and change to “Uniform Style”

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7- Click on the marker after you have saved it. Then, click on the paint bucket icon to change the style of the marker. You can change the color and the icon for each tree species.

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SHARE LINK IN GRANT APPLICATION

1- To share link, click “Share” on the top left

2- In the “Get Link” box, click Copy Link. If default option is not set to Anyone, please see 2a-2b.

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a. In “Get Link” box, click Change to anyone with a link.

b. “Get Link” box will now show access for Anyone with the link AND Viewer. Click Done. You

should see the screen from #2.

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3- Copy the link and paste in your application.