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title: "Google Maps Data Source"
canonical: "https://help.cartinuum.com/space/GC1/4172546144/Google%20Maps%20Data%20Source"
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In Connect for ArcGIS, data sources provide connectivity to third-party business systems. The **Google Maps** data source allows you to fetch URLs for Google Maps and Google Street View, allowing a widget user to launch the application for the selected map feature.

If the user selects a point feature, the URLs will point directly to the feature's location. For polygon or polyline features, the generated URL will point to the centroid of the feature.


## Data Source Configuration

There is no Data Source configuration for Google Maps.

## Layer Link Configuration

The Google Maps layer link configuration has several fields which determine the how the maps should be launched.

- Key Attribute - A unique value attribute on the map features (e.g. OBJECTID).
- Basemap - The basemap to be used for the Google Map application.  
One of roadmap, satellite or terrain.
- Zoom - The zoom level to user on the map view.  
From level 15 (locality) to level 21 (building).
- StreetView Field of View - The desired field of view in degrees.

The Google Maps data source will return two URLs: Map and StreetView. Use the widget properties when configuring the web application to choose whether one or both of these should be displayed to the user.