Basically what I want is to use a webView to show google map but an URL wish I could send both the position of origin and destination so that when the page is loaded the route is displayed.
I have a list of positions of different branches and would like to do is to select a branch is displayed on the map the shortest route from the position where the device is located and the selected branch.
There is an option that is the Google Maps URL Scheme, but not how it works.
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/ios/urlscheme
You have to use Google Directions API to calculate the route. If you are showing the map using Google Maps JavaScript API you can use Direction Service that is included in the Map itself.
I found a solution that turned me perfect for what I needed and use a webView and link to google maps route with two positions as follows:
https://www.google.cl/maps/?saddr=origin_latitude,origin_longitude&daddr=destination_latitude,destination_longitude&directionsmode=transit
I have a Google map I have created to highlight the location of several support groups by adding my own pins using my maps and embedding this into my website.
Is there a Google widget of any description to allows people to search my custom map and find their nearest support group (or nearest pin).
I have read through the Google maps stuff but cant seem to find anything that meets my requirements.
Any help appreciated.
The map has no clue about which markers or overlays you have put on it. Therefore there are no way you can do what you want using Google Maps directly. You can however do something else.
When you create your markers/overlays and place them on the map you can add them to an array. When you users then enters a location you can search through that array to find the markers that are closest to the location the user has entered. Google Maps API has a method for getting the distance between two latlngs, but you can also use an ordinary Haversine formula for calculating it.
Once you have found the closest markers it is not hard making sure they are the only ones that are shown on the map.
Is it possible to have a google map embeded street view panorama of a given address in your page?
All the codes I have came across work with coordination, I'm looking for "address", since if you just use coordination you will have to set pov and all that,
Google seems to do that itself, look at the panorama picture here:
http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?hl=en&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=10&gs_id=z&xhr=t&biw=1680&bih=874&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=toyota+calgary&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=toyota&hnear=0x537170039f843fd5:0x266d3bb1b652b63a,Calgary,+AB&cid=16440335169618939517&ei=VpqYTpPsLbCrsALi0LnqBA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=map-marker-link&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CF8QrwswAA
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Yes, using the Google Maps Javascript API V3. Take a look here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/services.html#StreetView
You can also embed Street View on your page by just using Google Maps.
Search for the address on Google Maps.
Go to the Street View for the location.
Click the link button in the upper-right hand corner above the map.
Click the 'Customize and preview embedded map' link.
A new page will open up with some customization opens and the code to embed the map/image on your page.
Yes you can. All you need is a google decoder who will decode your address. Another way is to directly pass your address as a part of the url to google.
When using decoder, you will get the result in the form of a latitude longitude object which you can use to reset/set your map's marker
There is no way to accurately set the heading automatically and no way to set the pitch and fov (field of view) - BUT if you figure these out manually you can create a URL that fetches a static image with those settings from Google
Take a look at this tutorial on the Street View Image API
I have a small application that gives the current location: longitude and latitude.
Now I have to browse to google maps with the longitude and latitude.
Please suggest how I can do this.
The best way is to use q parameter so that it displays the map with the point marked. eg.:
https://maps.google.com/?q=<lat>,<lng>
This schema has changed again (23rd October 2018). See Kushagr's answer for the latest.
This for a map with the marker (via aaronm's comment):
https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-15.623037,18.388672
For an older example (no marker on this one):
https://www.google.com/maps/preview/#-15.623037,18.388672,8z
The oldest format:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-15.623037,18.388672&spn=65.61535,79.013672
As of today (1st November, 2020), Google provided a provision of Universal URL which works quite efficiently on cross-platforms and thus, Google recommends this method.
Syntax: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=<lat>,<lng>
Example :
https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=28.6139,77.2090
(New Delhi, India)
Documentation/Source.
As of today (2014/09/23), I've found that to get marker on exact place (not an approximation) you can use:
http://www.google.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796
Additionally, if you want to specify map center and zoom:
http://www.google.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/#49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,17z
If you want to use satellite map type, then append /data=!3m1!1e3
http://www.google.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/#49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,17z/data=!3m1!1e3
And If you want terrain view of the map, then append /data=!3m1!4b1
https://www.google.com/maps/place/49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796/#49.46800006494457,17.11514008755796,17z/data=!3m1!4b1
If you want to open Google Maps in a browser:
http://maps.google.com/?q=<lat>,<lng>
To open the Google Maps app on an iOS mobile device, use the Google Maps URL Scheme:
comgooglemaps://?q=<lat>,<lng>
To open the Google Maps app on Android, use the geo: intent:
geo:<lat>,<lng>?z=<zoom>
It´s out of the scope of the question, but I think it might be also interesting to know how to link to a route. The query would look like this:
https://www.google.es/maps/dir/'52.51758801683297,13.397978515625027'/'52.49083837044266,13.369826049804715'
These are URLs that work:
http://maps.google.com/?q=<LAT>,<LNG>
https://maps.google.com/?q=<LAT>,<LNG>&ll=<LAT>,<LNG>&z=18
https://www.google.com/maps/#<LAT>,<LNG>,16z
https://maps.google.com/?q=<LAT>,<LNG>&z=16
Although (for avid readers) This is the latest from google (August 22 2017):
Maps URLs
Maps URLs with map display
Maps URLs with search action
From google
Search: When searching for a specific place, the resulting map puts a pin in the specified location and displays available place details.
Important: The parameter api=1 identifies the version of Maps URLs this URL is intended for. This parameter is required in every request. The only valid value is 1. If api=1 is NOT present in the URL, all parameters are ignored and the default Google Maps app will launch, either in a browser or the Google Maps mobile app, depending on the platform in use (for example, https://www.google.com/maps).
This works too:
https://www.google.pl/maps/#<lat>,<lon>,<zoom>z
Example.
With pointer:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/<lat>,<lon>/#<lat>,<lon>,<zoom>z
Example.
To open the google maps app in android:-
geo:<lat>,<lng>?z=<zoom>
open app with marker for give location:-
geo:<lat>,<lng>?q=<lat>,<lng>(Label,Name)
open google map in ios:-
comgooglemaps://?q=<lat>,<lng>
open google maps in browser with following parameters:-
http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=<lat>,<lng>
z is the zoom level (1-21)
t is the map type ("m" map, "k" satellite, "h" hybrid, "p" terrain, "e" GoogleEarth)
q is the search query
Using the query parameter won't work, Google will try to approximate the location.
The location I want : http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=43.7920533400153,6.37761393942265
The approximate location (west of the actual location) : http://maps.google.com/?q=43.7920533400153,6.37761393942265
say easily http://www.google.com/maps/place/lat,lng format
sample url:
http://www.google.com/maps/place/30.364124,48.227034
To get your current location as start point you need to use this URL:
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Current+Location&destination=<latitude>,<longitude>
You can fill up the destination parameter with the address, name or latitude and longitude values.
Open the following url with the latitude and longitude and zoom level.
https://maps.google.com/?q=23.22,88.32&z=8
Find your location in the Google Earth program, and click the icon "View in Google Maps". The URL bar in your browser will show the URL you need.
Open google map and show URL schemes location and location pin
UIApplication.shared.openURL(URL(string:"https://maps.google.com/?q=\(dicLocation.stringValueForKey("latitude")),\(dicLocation.stringValueForKey("longitude")),15z")!)
if you want a dir with travel mode = walking
https://www.google.es/maps/dir/'52.51758801683297,13.397978515625027'/'52.49083837044266,13.369826049804715'/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2
I know I can do it with the Google Maps API, but do you know if there is a way to change the marker in an embedded Google Map?
I want to replace the default "A" button for a "B" button or the marker with just a dot in the middle.
I haven't played around with embedding Google Maps before (I generally go straight to the API for stuff like this). I tried a couple of approaches:
I figured maybe the embed syntax would be the same as the static maps api. So I grabbed a static maps URL, copied the markers param from that and tried sticking it into the iFrame URL. This didn't work so much.
I created a Google MyPlaces and customized the marker to use the one your provided. This created a Test map which had the appropriate marker icon. I then grabbed the embed code and stuck it on a test page and voila!
Actually I had the same problem but didn't use any of the methods above and thought I share:
If you only want a marker as I did but don't want to use API then simply fool google into thinking you want a route planned using the GET tags "saddr" and "daddr"
"saddr" defines your start location (post code , street name+ number, whatever)
ONLY define saddr and leave out daddr and google maps will by default still show the marker for "A" (your start location) exactly where you want it , all in iframe without API.