![]() If we zoom out on the map, we see that this new method of displaying highways has been applied to the whole map. We can also adjust the colour to the exact one we want as shown in the image below. We can also change the stroke colour to a dark blue and change how much weight is given to it. Fill and the change the colour to purple and then change the visibility setting to shown. Let’s say we want the highways to be purple. In the image below we can see the default way in which highways are displayed in the standard version of Google Maps. We click Road > Highways and are presented with various options for changing the styling options. If we click this we get presented with a variety of ways to change how maps are displayed.įor example, let’s say we want to change how highways are displayed on our map. So below our different map styles we see the option to click ‘More Options’. Let’s move on and look at the ways we can create and customize our own map style. These can used as the basis for a custom Google Map Style. In addition to Standard, Silver and Dark there are Retro, Night and Aubergine.īelow are examples of what Retro, Night and Aubergine map styles look like. There are six main styles you can choose to start with. This is the first step towards creating a Custom Google Map Styles. You will then be taken to the Platform Styling Wizard site. Click on the link to the Google Maps Platform Styling Wizard. You will then see a screen asking you to import a map style. To open up the Google Maps Platform Styling Wizard open the Style tab of the map and click ‘Edit JSON’. However there are some other options for customizing our maps if we use the custom styling options available. These include filtering the number of Roads, Landmarks and Labels that are visible on the map. There are some basic customization options available for these three map styles. Default Google Map Styles available in Data StudioĪt the time of writing there are three default styles available to use on your Google Map Silver, Standard and Dark. One of the nice features of this was being able to customize the styles of map you can use. ![]() Recently the ability to use Google Maps in your reports was added to Data Studio. In this post I’ll talk about how to create a custom Google Map style in Google Data Studio. ![]()
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