How to open a mobile device's map app when a user clicks on a link?

Question

I have a web app where if a user clicks on a link it should open up a map. The best solution that I can think of is to open up a new tab/window to google maps using the

Answer 1

Yep, tags like data-type etc. did not work for me as well. I used direct link from Google (you can choose "share point" and it will give direct html which will point to the location).

It will open google maps in browser.