Overview
Normalize and enrich location data in your investigations.
The Google Maps Geocoding Transforms convert coordinates, phrases, and ambiguous addresses into standardized addresses. Investigators can use these Transforms to normalize and enrich their location data, helping discover new patterns and insights.
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, air, and public transportation. For more information, visit https://maps.google.com/.
Don't miss our blog post, Precise Geospatial Link Analysis using Maltego, for a detailed overview of the Google Maps Geocoding Transforms and an interesting POI investigation tutorial.
You can read more about the Google Maps Geocoding Transforms for Maltego on our website here.
Pricing & Access
Maltego Community Edition users can access the Google Maps Geocoding Transforms for free with a limit of 20 Transform runs per month.
Commercial Hub
Maltego One, Classic, or XL license users have the following access and purchase options:
Data Allowances
Make use of the Google Maps Geocoding TRansforms for free with the following Transform run limits:
- Maltego Pro: 200 Transforms runs / month
- Maltego Enterprise: 500 Transforms runs / month
Bring Your Own Key
After consuming their allowance, users can plug in their existing Google Maps API key to continue using the Transforms.
Search for City [Google Maps Geocoding]
API Key | string | | True | False | False |
Display Name | Search for City [Google Maps Geocoding] |
Owner | Maltego Technologies |
Author | Maltego Technologies support@maltego.com |
Data Source | Google Maps Geocoding |
Output Entities | Phrase |
Variants
coordinatestocity | maltego.GPS | Attempts to find the city of the specified coordinates. |
locationtocity | maltego.Location | Attempts to return the city of the location specified. |
Search for Country [Google Maps Geocoding]
API Key | string | | True | False | False |
Display Name | Search for Country [Google Maps Geocoding] |
Owner | Maltego Technologies |
Author | Maltego Technologies support@maltego.com |
Data Source | Google Maps Geocoding |
Output Entities | Phrase |
Variants
coordinatestocountry | maltego.GPS | Attempts to find the country of the specified coordinates. |
locationtocountry | maltego.Location | Attempts to return the country of the location specified. |
Search for Location [Google Maps Geocoding]
API Key | string | | True | False | False |
Display Name | Search for Location [Google Maps Geocoding] |
Owner | Maltego Technologies |
Author | Maltego Technologies support@maltego.com |
Data Source | Google Maps Geocoding |
Output Entities | Phrase |
Variants
coordinatestolocation | maltego.GPS | Attempts to translate coordinates into a human-readable location. |
phrasetolocation | maltego.Phrase | Attempts to return a location related to the specified phrase. |
Search for Coordinates [Google Maps Geocoding]
Description
Attempts to return the coordinates of the location specified.
API Key | string | | True | False | False |
Display Name | Search for Coordinates [Google Maps Geocoding] |
Owner | Maltego Technologies |
Author | Maltego Technologies support@maltego.com |
Data Source | Google Maps Geocoding |
Transform Name | locationtocoordinates |
Input Entities | maltego.Location |
Output Entities | Phrase |
Short Description | Attempts to return the coordinates of the location specified. |
Normalize Location [Google Maps Geocoding]
Description
Attempts to return a normalized location.
API Key | string | | True | False | False |
Display Name | Normalize Location [Google Maps Geocoding] |
Owner | Maltego Technologies |
Author | Maltego Technologies support@maltego.com |
Data Source | Google Maps Geocoding |
Transform Name | normalizelocation |
Input Entities | maltego.Location |
Output Entities | Phrase |
Short Description | Attempts to return a normalized location. |