## Use OL3 and Google Maps together

This GIST provides an example of a Google Maps map with an OL3 map as control,
to give users a Google base map with OL3 content on top.

Open the corresponding
[bl.ock](http://bl.ocks.org/elemoine/e82c7dd4b1d0ef45a9a4) to view the example
in your browser.

## Warning!

This integration between Google Maps and OL3 is rough. Do not use it in
production!

## Why doesn't OL3 include a Google Maps source?


This question very often comes up on the OL3 mailing list. The short answer is
because Google doesn't allow us to directly access their tiles. See Paul
Spencer's
[post](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ol3-dev/e35d8f2a-9cd7-4109-b812-c4401c11dd31%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer)
on the OL3 mailing list for a more complete explanation.