Geofield Map is a sub module of Geofield and offers a basic mapping implementation for it. It is intended as a simple way to get site builders up and going with the Geofield module.

The module itself uses the Google Maps v3 Javascript API. It provides a basic field formatter and Views module integration, both of which have basic configuration settings and allows to display Geofield data on Google Maps street, satellite, hybrid and terrain tiles.

Geocoder is a Drupal 7 module that will extract (geocode) geographical data from just about anything you throw at it such as addresses, GPX files, Geotags from EXIF data in photos, and KML files.

A convenient way to allow users to enter an address and have it automatically geocoded is to use it in combination with the Addressfield and Geofield modules.

Geocoder uses the external geocoding services from Google, Yahoo and Yandex.

Don't confuse the Geocode and Geocoder modules. Geocode is only available for Drupal 6.

Install

Install and enable the Geocoder module and its required modules geoPHP and Chaos tool suite in the usual way. Install and enable the optional modules Addressfield and Geofield.
Learn more about installing Drupal modules.

Configure

Assign the necessary permissions at /admin/people/permissions#module-geocoder

If you have enabled the modules Addressfield and Geofield you can start using Geocoder in a content type, e.g., an event.

Drupal is an amazing tool for mapping. It integrates with a lot of libraries, technologies and third party services. There are solutions for simple maps but also for complex mapping needs.

There isn't one ideal solution, because it depends of the project. Although, there is always a path: input > storage > process > output, some modules may provide more than one of these steps.

If you're beginner, there is possibility to make simple-to-intermediate maps without any coding. This documentation section contains a description of main modules to help you on your selection.

Widely used approaches

There are several approaches:

• Location (D6, D7) & Gmap (D6, D7)
• Geofield & OpenLayers or Leaflet (all D7)
• Get Locations (Google Maps v3 solution for D6, D7), either by itself or with Geofield (D7) or Geolocation field (D7)