Google Street View in building worked - now broken - google-maps

So, i have a problem. I had google maps street view on my site, there was a building panorama (inside), now API shows only street view near this building. Why and how can i fix it?
Here is my code:
function initialize() {
var fenway = new google.maps.LatLng(52.4980685,13.2951895);
var panoramaOptions = {
zoom: 1,
panControl:false,
zoomControl:false,
mapTypeControl:false,
scaleControl:false,
rotateControl:false,
streetViewControl:false,
overviewMapControl:false,
disableDefaultUI: false,
addressControl: false,
addressControlOptions: {
position: google.maps.ControlPosition.BOTTOM,
hide: true
},
position: fenway,
pov: {
heading: 0,
pitch: 0
}
};
var panorama = new google.maps.StreetViewPanorama(document.getElementById('pano'), panoramaOptions);
google.maps.setStreetView(panorama);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);

This may be a kind of bug(feel free to report it).
I guess you are talking about the place "Shebell Institut".
Let me explain why it's a bug:
Currently
the ID for this panorama is (at least for me):ag1bfIf47xUAAAGuxVUjCQ
and the location of the panorama(reported by the StreetViewService): (52.498042,13.29517199999998)
The location in your code differs a little bit, but when I use the exact location it should show the desired panorama(because it's the nearest)...but it doesn't.
Also when I query the panorama via StreetViewService.getPanoramaByLocation another panorama (with another location) will be returned, although the documentation says:
If the radius is less than 50 meters, the nearest panorama will be returned.
...but when I use the exact location it shouldn't return a panorama with another location.
I don't have a solution, because regarding to the documentation panorama-ID's are only stable within sessions.
But this must not mean that the panorama-ID must change often(I don't know what forces the change of a panorama-ID, but I can't imagine that the ID will be changed randomly).
So let's give it a try and use the panorama-ID(optionally).
set the panorama-location(fenway in this case) to
(52.498042,13.29517199999998)
request the panoramaData based on the ID (ag1bfIf47xUAAAGuxVUjCQ)
when both locations (fenway and the location of the returned panorama) are equal you may assume that it's still the ID of the desired panorama and use this panorama
new google.maps.StreetViewService()
.getPanoramaById('ag1bfIf47xUAAAGuxVUjCQ',
function(data,status){
if(google.maps.StreetViewStatus.OK===status
&&
data.location.latLng.toUrlValue()==fenway.toUrlValue()
){
panorama.setPano(data.location.pano);
}
});
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/doktormolle/uwqvr5ee/
When it's sometimes not the desired panorama you may send a notification to the site-admin so that he may update the pano-ID.
I know it's not perfect, but it's the only approach I can think of so far(apart from a custom panorama)

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How to disable/enable panning in Google Street View Panorama?

I am having trouble trying to disable panning on google street view panorama for my app. I've looked at the Street View's documentation and couldn't find any ways to do it. Is it even possible to do this? Thanks~
This is working as intended as panoramas are essentially long pan-able images.
I suggest using Street View Static API instead to get stills of the same photosphere.
For exampl, this fiddle can also be achieved through Street View Static.
Fiddle Street View code :
var fenway = {lat: 42.345573, lng: -71.098326};
var panorama = new google.maps.StreetViewPanorama(
document.getElementById('pano'), {
position: fenway,
pov: {
heading: 160,
pitch: 10
},
clickToGo : false,
panControl: false
});
Static StreetView query :
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/streetview?size=800x600&location=42.345573,-71.098326&heading=160&pitch=10&YOUR_API_KEY

How to fully disable streetview from google maps

I've disabled streetview controls like so:
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 16,
center: myCenter,
streetViewControl:false
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map"),
mapOptions
);
Which takes the streetview control off of the map BUT if you click on a point of interest with a panoramic image / link to streetview then click that image you are again taken into streetview mode.
I want to keep my points of interest but I want to disable maps from going into streetview mode. Is this possible?
Solution
Using the answer below I added a few more items:
.gm-rev, .gm-sv-label{display:none;}
.gm-iw, .gm-sm, .gm-wsv{pointer-events:none;}
2 possible options(there may be more):
prevent the streetView from being visible:
google.maps.event.addListener(map.getStreetView(), 'visible_changed', function(){
if(this.getVisible()){this.setVisible(false)}
});
try to make the streetview-link in the infowindow un-clickable
.gm-sv-label{display:none;}
.gm-wsv{pointer-events:none;}
I would suggest to use both options together, because the 2nd option may fail in the future(the classNames may change)

custom control position for street view google map

I am using street view on my site with pancontrols and zoomControls in it. For now google provides us some defined positions like RIGHT_CENTER etc. I want my custom position using css, I have taken help from this link Google Maps API V3 custom controls position but it is not working may be because it is for Road map and I need for street view. The code which I have used for calling street view is
function initialize() {
var fenway = new google.maps.LatLng(42.345573, -71.098326);
var panoOptions = {
position: fenway,
pov: {
heading: 280.19,
pitch: -22.444,
zoom:0.2
},
addressControl: false,
panControlOptions: {
position: google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_CENTER
},
panControl: true,
zoomControlOptions: {
style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.SMALL,
position: google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_CENTER
},
enableCloseButton: false
};
var panorama = new google.maps.StreetViewPanorama(
document.getElementById('map-canvas'), panoOptions);
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
Thanks in Advance.
Check Custom Street View examples and this CUSTOM STREET VIEW FIDDLE
AFAIK you must link your panorama to the image of the streetview, thats nice if you want to make your own street view, if you want to get a google one, you must get the URL to force the view enter in streetview.
function getCustomPanoramaTileUrl(pano, zoom, tileX, tileY) {
// Note: robust custom panorama methods would require tiled pano data.
// Here we're just using a single tile, set to the tile size and equal
// to the pano "world" size.
return 'https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQTaHe0F0J39SXbiRF43pz2wtyfD6kypCMrLxhWPkq9EACNgwO0iaMbJFM';
}
You have everything that you need to do this in the answer that you linked to above. You can pick from one of two choices:
The hack... This isn't recommended because if google maps decides to
change their layout, your code will break. To do this for
streetview, inspect the streetview window to find which 'gmnoprint'
you want to move. As an example, putting this after the panorama
load, moves the controls:
setTimeout( function() {
$($('div.gmnoprint')[4]).css({left: '-300px', background: 'red'});
}, 1000);
The best way to do it, as suggested at Google Maps API V3 custom controls position is to hide the streetview controls, create your own controls, and put them wherever you like. This takes much more effort, but it will not break when the streetview layout changes.

Imitating Mouse click - point with known coordinates on a fusion table layer - google maps

I have been making a script using a fusion table's layer in google maps.
I am using geocoder and get the coordinates of a point that I need.
I put a script that changes the style of a polygon from the fusion table when you click on it, using the google.maps.event.addListener(layer, "click", function(e) {});
I would like to use the same function that I call in the case of a click on the layer, but this time with a click with the coordinates that I got.
I have tried google.maps.event.trigger(map, 'click', {latLng: new google.maps.LatLng(42.701487,26.772308)});
As well as the example here > Google Fusion Table Double Click (dblClick)
I have tried changing map with layer...
I am sorry if my question is quite stupid, but I have tried many options.
P.S. I have seen many post about getting the info from the table, but I do not need that. I want to change the style of the KML element in the selected row, so I do not see it happening by a query.
Here is the model of my script:
function initialize()
{
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),myOptions);
layer = new google.maps.FusionTablesLayer({
suppressInfoWindows:true,
map : map,
query : {
select: 'Местоположение',
from: '12ZoroPjIfBR4J-XwM6Rex7LmfhzCDJc9_vyG5SM'
}
});
google.maps.event.addListener(layer, "click", function(e) {
SmeniStilRaionni(layer,e);
marker.setMap(null);
});
}
function SmeniStilRaionni(layer,e)
{
...
}
function showAddress(address)
{
geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
var point = results[0].geometry.location;
//IMITATE THE CLICK
}
});
}
In response to geocodezip
This way you hide all the other elements... I do not wish that. It is like if I want to change the border of the selected element. And I do not wish for a new layer.
In the function that I use now I push the style of the options of the layer and then set the option. I use the e from google.maps.event.addListener(layer, "click", function(e)); by inserting e.row['Name'].value inside the where rule.
I would like to ask you if there is any info on the e variable in google.maps.event.addListener(layer, "click", function(e));
I found out how to get the results I wanted:
For my query after I get the point I use this:
var queryText ="SELECT 'Районен съд','Окръжен съд','Апелативен съд','Местоположение' FROM "+FusionTableID+" WHERE ST_INTERSECTS(\'Местоположение\', CIRCLE(LATLNG(" + point.toUrlValue(6) + "),0.5));";
queryText = encodeURIComponent(queryText);
document.getElementById("vij query").innerHTML = queryText;
var query = new google.visualization.Query('http://www.google.com/fusiontables/gvizdata?tq=' + queryText);
And then I get these results:
var rsyd = response.getDataTable().getValue(0,0);
var osyd = response.getDataTable().getValue(0,1);
var apsyd = response.getDataTable().getValue(0,2);
And then, I use the following:
where: "'Районен съд' = '"+rsyd+"'",
Which is the same as:
where: "'Районен съд' = '"+e.row['Районен съд'].value+"'",
in the click function.
This is a working solution for my problem.
But still, I cannot find a way to Imitate a Mouse click.
The issue is this: the data(row) for the layers will be requested via AJAX when you click on a layer.
In theory it's possible to select a geometry(polygon) by a given LatLng, the geometry-library has a method for this: google.maps.geometry.poly.containsLocation().
Unfortunately the FusionTableAPI does not support such queries(ST_CONTAINS), you cannot select a row by supplying a LatLng and selecting the rows where the geometry contains the LatLng.
So what you can do: create a copy of the table that contains the columns needed to select a row(Община...the distinct value, and Местоположение.... the geometry). This copy may be requested via AJAX, but when the FusionTable will not be modified anymore I would suggest to use a hardcoded copy.
What to do now when you want to simulate the click:
Iterate over all rows of the copy, use the mentioned containsLocation()-method to check if the geometry(Местоположение) contains the LatLng and when it does apply the query by using the value of the distinct column Община .
Of course it would take some time to check all the geometries, but the FusionTable is not very large, it should be a possible approach in your case.
Here is a demo: http://jsfiddle.net/doktormolle/sSwj3/
The size of the stored data is approximately 500kb, you should store the data in an external script, so they may be cached.
You may notice that the highligthning of the selected layer will be much faster when triggered via the links, because there will no data be requested via AJAX. When the highlightning of the selected feature is the only thing you need you may ommit the observation of the layer-click completely and observe the map-click instead. Use the returned LatLng to retrieve the selected row from the data and set the style:
Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/doktormolle/swdX8/

Using Google Maps with Natural Earth Data Set in Fusion Tables

I am trying to create a plugin for wordpress that simply takes an array of Country Names entered in post or page creation (Much like tags), and generates a map using the Google Maps APIv3 with all of the countries highlighted (using polygon data from the natural earth data set), but I am coming up extremely short in the area of finding resources regarding how to merge these two technologies together.
I am pretty familiar with the Google Maps API and how to manipulate it within wordpress using PHP and variables provided the post object, but I can't seem to figure out how to merge it with the data provided in the natural earth data set.
I have stumbled on these, but still can't figure it out.
Country boundries using Google Map API v3
Google Maps V3: Draw German State Polygons?
http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/v3_FusionTables_query_sidebarF_local.html?country=Germany
The last link there is VERY close to what I would want to do, except with multiple countries which is only a matter of adding more POI's in the form of countries. But I can't get this to work on my site.
Does anyone know of any good tutorials on how to do this? Or better yet, has anyone already done this type of thing with any success?
Here's what I have currently:
<head>
<script type="text/javascript"src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/&sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function initialize() {
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(27.246933444275317, 318.515625),
zoom: 2,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
layer = new google.maps.FusionTablesLayer({
map: map,
heatmap: { enabled: false },
query: {
select: "col38",
from: "19lLpgsKdJRHL2O4fNmJ406ri9JtpIIk8a-AchA",
where: "col2 in (\x27CAN\x27, \x27MEX\x27, \x27USA\x27, \x27JPN\x27
)"
},
options: {
styleId: 9,
templateId: 8
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
<head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas" style="width: 100%; height: 400px;"></div>
</body>
Thanks,
I think you need the "IN" operator:
example
And I would suggest using the "iso" column to reduce the size of the query string.
your code works for me
Note: I did fix this "unterminated string":
where: "col2 in (\x27CAN\x27, \x27MEX\x27, \x27USA\x27, \x27JPN\x27
)"
Example allowing selection of multiple countries:
http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_FusionTables_MultiCountryBrowser.html?countries=Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Brazil