I want to integrate google map into my website which locate only my stores from city typed by visitors.
For example, let's say i'm integrating for kfc. so if any visitor enters any city it will locate all the kfc store location in that city.
I seached into google, but too confused which api and how to integrate? I found map api, places api, map api for business, etc..
Please guide me I want something like this http://www.kfc.com/storelocator/ using google map.
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I'm trying to understand a problem that I'm having at the moment,
I created a Google map on my web app so my users can search for their businesses,
It appears that they can search and find only businesses with a precise location,
Service area businesses cannot be found using my map,
This is the link to my map on my server: My Map
Then I found a Google link that I can find also the service area businesses,
This is the link to the Google Map: Google Map
I compared (vimdiff) the source codes of the two links and they are the same,
So my question is why I can't see service area businesses on my map ?
Service Area Businesses are not available for Places API users and this is Google's decision. There was a feature request to enable SABs in Places API, but unfortunately Google rejected it.
You can read more here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/35828187
I copy the last answer from Google:
The Places API team has reviewed this feature request and decided against including Service Area Businesses results in API responses.
Places API mission is to enable developers to help users find relevant places to visit. Since Service Area Businesses are not places users can visit, and therefore do not belong in the Places API.
The ability to find Service Area Businesses have been removed from https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/places-placeid-finder to be consistent with the funtionality generally available in the Places API. Google My Business users can still find Place IDs for their Service Area Businesses using a dedicated PlaceID Lookup Tool at https://developers.google.com/my-business/content/faq#associate_locations_using_placeid_1
We do acknowledge there is demand for this feature and will look into accommodating it in the future. To this end, we would appreciate if you shared specific use cases and business needs that this feature would enable for you.
Referring to the Google My Business find place ID page, they use their own Cloud project where this feature is available, but no way for Google Maps API users to get this.
I hope my answer clarifies your doubt!
I would like to retrieve all the road and street names, if i enters a area in search box. Is that possible in Google API ?
I have checked List of all street and road names in Google in API for solution, but there it is been given for auto complete box and the request is not for my requirement.
Also I learnt that Open Street Maps provide us these data, unfortunately I would like to perform some operations based upon the Google API's. So can you suggest me a way, otherthan OSM.
Google Maps API does not provide such functionality. However, there is a Google Maps Roads API which is one of their premium paid APIs which lets you query nearest road names and other road metadata. You can check that out here:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/roads/intro
You can also try Overpass-Turbo (https://overpass-turbo.eu/) which lets you query OSM data. You can set the bounds and the OSM tags you are interested in.
Is it possible to grab all this information by using google maps and gps?
Addresses of the current location
Names of the locations(Resturants,Hospitals,Gas Stations)
Phone numbers related to those places
I find out the answer by myself. If you want to do this stuff in android then you have to work with "Google Places API" that shares almost the same data they have on the google maps.
I've started developing a small app which main goal is to draw a map using Google Maps API (v3), and to show business in the area drawn (bars, restaurants and so on).
I found the Google Places API that was supposed to be released this month but it hasn't been. As far as I know the point of that API is to offer results from the Google's database of business, so later we could put those business in the map.
However now I've found this sample which is using the AJAX Search API and Local Search Control for Google Maps to do the same thing.
So the question is, what is the point of the new Google Places API?
Thank you in advance!
The Places API returns a list of locations near a specific lat/lng, while the Local Search API allows for an arbitrary search of Google's database of business listings and other POIs.
how to create a mashup of google map,weather.com and google search engine where a user can enter any location on the textbox and the map will create a bubble with the weather info and news on that entered location?
I take it you have seen the competition referenced by this news article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8330346.stm and now want someone to do the work for you.
Good luck finding someone.
I'm using Google Maps API 2 and Google Weahter to accomplish this. Google Weather can retrieve weather info based on latitude and longitude, but you're often better off with first geocoding the lat/lng to a city and then ask the Weather API for info - I've noticed that asking Weather API with lat/lng are not that reliable at all times.
Wheather API URI example: http://www.google.com/ig/api?weather=Gothenburg,SE