Detect Google Maps
Google Maps is a web mapping service. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets, real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle and air, or public transportation.
Detection looks at script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors across 5 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Google Maps
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Google Maps. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Script sources
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
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Example public indicators for Google Maps
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Google Maps. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=?maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap
- maps.googleapis?.com/maps/api/js
- GoogleMap
- googleMapsConfig
- iframe
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Google Maps signature (5 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Google Maps, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Google Maps is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Google Maps
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Google Maps signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors) and scores them against the Google Maps signature set (5 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Google Maps on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Google Maps
- Can PluginView detect Google Maps without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Google Maps — typically script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Google Maps?
- Google Maps is classified under Maps in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Google Maps?
- This reference currently tracks 5 fingerprint rules across script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Google Maps?
- Illustrative public indicators for Google Maps include maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=?maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap; maps.googleapis?.com/maps/api/js; GoogleMap. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
