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google-maps-mcp

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides 14 powerful Google Maps tools for location services, visual mapping, weather data, and environmental information. Perfect for camping trip planning, outdoor research, location analysis, and any application requiring rich geographic data.

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: geocoding · reverse geocoding · place search · place details · distance matrix · directions · enhanced routing · street view imagery · static map images · current weather and forecasts · air quality indices and pollutant data · solar irradiance · pollen data · elevation
Coverage llm-inferred: Global
Formats llm-inferred: MCP stdio
Access docs-verified: Open-source (MIT licence). Requires a Google Maps API key set via GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY, a Google Cloud account with billing enabled, and the relevant Google APIs enabled. Usage is billed by Google, with free monthly quotas on most APIs.

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Elevation sampling at site or boundary points to screen drainage and overland flow gradients · Static satellite or terrain maps of a study area with marked monitoring or sampling points for reports · Weather and forecast context for scheduling fieldwork such as sampling or ground investigation · Geocoding site addresses and building a travel-time matrix between survey points for field logistics
Audience llm-inferred: flood consultants · drainage engineers · hydrologists · ecologists · planners · GIS analysts · geotechnical engineers

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Requires a Google Maps API key and billing-enabled Google Cloud account · Each Google API must be enabled separately; REQUEST_DENIED if not · Quota limits apply; OVER_QUERY_LIMIT when exceeded · Environmental APIs (air quality, solar, pollen, weather) are optional and may have different pricing · Requires Node.js 18+ and a local build (npm install, npm run build) · No UK-specific or hydrological data (river gauges, rainfall, flood maps); general-purpose mapping and environmental context only · Google pricing and quotas can change, so they must be checked before use

Licence: MIT
Authentication: API key via env: GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY (auto-extracted from README)
GitHub stars: 10
Last commit: 15/10/2026
Last successful page check: 14/10/2026
Page health: healthy
Package: Not recorded
Verification: Not independently verified

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Metadata observed 15/10/2026 · research sweep: github-search