Google maps plot locations based on latitude and longitude coordinates. When Microsoft Excel sends these coordinates to Internet Explorer, Google Maps can use them to create new maps relevant to ...

Indeed, you can use Excel to create heat maps for pretty much anything, from displaying your sports team's on-field strengths to showing how climate change is impacting temperatures over time.

To create maps using Excel data outside of Excel, you can also use online mapping services like BatchGeo.com or Google Earth. BatchGeo.com lets you paste your Excel data directly into their web page.

Does your company do business in more than one state or country? If so, here's an Excel tip that makes it easy to display important data organized by location.

Displaying values on a map chart is more meaningful than handing someone a sheet of data. Thanks to Microsoft Excel's Geography data type, creating a map chart is easier than you might think.

To translate for the non-web developers out there, it basically means Google maps are user hackable. This how-to will show you how to make your own annotated Google map from your own GPS data.

If you're looking for the perfect way to visualize the stats and data that you have compiled, Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel can help. We'll show you how.