First time ever posting on StackOverflow so tell me and be crude if I am doing something terribly wrong anyway. I recently created a KML file with maps.google.com and I uploaded the kml to my site, and I am trying to implement to the google maps that we created, but I am stumped as I have no errors but it does not show at all.
// North Campus SHuttle KML implementation
var redShuttle = new google.maps.KmlLayer (
'http://blazelist.org/maps/test/RedShuttle.kml'
);
redShuttle.setMap(map);
Can you share more code?
In my example your code is working:
function initialize()
{
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),
{
center: new google.maps.LatLng(22.7964,73.8456),
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
});
/* var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer('http://blazelist.org/maps/test/RedShuttle.kml',
{
suppressInfoWindows: true,
map: map
});
*/
var redShuttle = new google.maps.KmlLayer ( 'http://blazelist.org/maps/test/RedShuttle.kml' ); redShuttle.setMap(map);
}
http://jsfiddle.net/iambnz/WbzpS/
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I have to put a Map from Google (Google Maps or GoogleMyMaps) in a website. I need the map to show a lot of different places all over my country (about 200 places). I already have a GoogleMyMaps with all the places.
But I need the map to have a zoom limitation/restriction : I want people NOT TO KNOW exactly where the places are, which means the zoom must stop before it gets accurate enough.
I know you can control the zoom with GoogleMaps JS API with something like
var opt = { minZoom: 6, maxZoom: 9 };
map.setOptions(opt);
But I dont know how to add places on a Google Maps (still I have them all on a GoogleMyMaps).
Thank you for your time
Thank you everyone for your help.
So most of the time, GoogleMyMaps uses .KML files (as import or export), and it is possible to upload the data from a .KML file into Google Maps.
Here is an example :
<script>
function initMap() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 6,
center: {lat: 1, lng: 1}
});
var kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({
url: 'THE_KML_FILE_URL',
suppressInfoWindows: true,
map: map
});
kmlLayer.addListener('click', function(kmlEvent) {
var text = kmlEvent.featureData.description;
showInContentWindow(text);
});
function showInContentWindow(text) {
var sidediv = document.getElementById('content-window');
sidediv.innerHTML = text;
}
}
</script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY_HERE&callback=initMap"
async defer></script>
But note that the KML file has to be online, it does not work on local (Google's API needs to have access to your file).
Then you can customize your Google Map using Google Map Javascript API (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial).
Thank you everyone for your time
I've included a google map on my webpage with a marker at the location. What I want to add is an existing infoWindow of that location when the page loads.
This is the code i have:
<script>
function initialize() {
var mapCanvas = document.getElementById('map-canvas');
var mapOptions = {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(51.257195, 3.716563),
zoom: 10,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
var map = new google.maps.Map(mapCanvas, mapOptions);
new google.maps.Marker({
position: new google.maps.LatLng(51.257195, 3.716563),
map: map
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
screenshot: http://puu.sh/gMtoB/16312f42b7.jpg
Now the "AXA..." is an existing point of interest on google maps, how would i go about that my marker is actually 'linked' to that existing point of interest with the infowindow opened by default.
in short: i would like a marker on that location with the infowindow opened when the webpage loads.
I think the solution would be to first find the place_id and then add your marker using the place ID you found rather than using longitude and latitude.
I created a live demo here:
https://jsfiddle.net/qzo41qzd/
There is also an example in the documentation about placing a marker on the google map using place_id:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places#placeid
I am trying to add a map to my website, but I would like to have it show the business view by default rather than going from satellite to street view and then to business view.
Is this possible?
If business view is what is now called indoor map, once you reach the view you should like to show on a map, you could simply retrieve the link to the view or to the iframe embed code, as explained in https://support.google.com/maps/answer/144361?hl=en
indoor map example: https://goo.gl/maps/SAhHg5hhLrGdLjaJ9
However, embedding the map via iframe source code gives you limited chances of customization.
If you need a higher level of customization you can use the street view service of Maps Javascript API (you will need an API KEY )
example: http://jsfiddle.net/eg561mx8/
var lat2 = 48.87708978509529, lng2 = 2.3392088036591754;
var map;
var panorama;
var panoramaService;
var streetView;
function initialize() {
map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map_canvas"), {
zoom: 14,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(lat2, lng2),
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
streetView = map.getStreetView();
panoramaService = new google.maps.StreetViewService();
panoramaService.getPanoramaByLocation(
new google.maps.LatLng(lat2, lng2),
100,
function(streetViewPanoramaData, streetViewStatus) {
if (streetViewStatus != "OK") {
alert("no street view at this location I'm afraid");
} else {
streetView.setPosition(
streetViewPanoramaData.location.latLng);
streetView.setVisible(true);
}
}
);
}
I am using Google maps API for my project.
var elevator;
var myOptions = {
zoom: 3,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(55.50, -129.35),
mapTypeId: 'terrain'
};
map = new google.maps.Map($('#map_canvas')[0], myOptions);
var address="CA,state"
$.getJSON('http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address='+address+'&sensor=false', null, function (data) {
var p = data.results[0].geometry.location
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(p.lat, p.lng);
new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map
});
});
Google Maps CA in maps.google.com
In My App through API
California Boundary is not shown in map which drawn through API. Any help will be useful.
Google Maps API leaves to the user the job of implementing anything outside the basic features.
Google Maps shares a lot of features in common with Google Maps API but it has always had an edge over his little brother.
For this particular case, you could use a google.maps.KmlLayer to display your desired boundaries. For this, you need a publicly available kml file. This means, if you find said kml, storing it in your public dropbox folder would suffice. Also, there's a size limit on kml files, so don't get carried away.
I guess you need more than just California, but here's an example just for CA
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
zoom: 5,
disableDefaultUI: true,
zoomControl: true,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(38, -111),
mapTypeId: "roadmap"
});
var ctaLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer({
url: 'https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3133731/kml/california.kml',
map:map,
preserveViewport: true,
suppressInfoWindows: true
});
Here: I made you a jsFiddle.
I am trying to create a site that has option to add maps to the site using google maps api. I found hundreds of tutorial and blog posts on embeding map in the site. But what I actually want is a way to give the user choose a place on the map and add marker. Then get the co-ordinates of the marker and store it in the database of retrieving and showing in the front-end. I have seen this option given wordpress plugins like mappress. But now I'm trying to achieve this in codeigniter. I can't find any thing to start on. Can any one point out some one tell me where to start?
This is really easy the 3rd version of the Google maps API. Versions before that where much more complicated, and most of the tutorials floating around are for those versions. Have a look through the API documentation and examples.
Adding a marker is as simple as:
var marker=new google.maps.Marker({/* ... see API */});
Adding an event (eg click) to a marker is as simple as:
var marker_click=new google.maps.event.addListener(
marker,
'click',
function() {/*...*/});
Sounds like you'd want a click event for the map, which you'd translate into a latlong, then (a) generate a marker on the map with JS, and (b) post that back to your server using AJAX, or by storing the values in a hidden form field to be submitted after.
Update:
Mostly from the API documentation # http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/events.html:
var map;
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-25.363882,131.044922);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 4,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function(event) {
placeMarker(event.latLng);
});
}
function placeMarker(location) {
var clickedLocation = new google.maps.LatLng(location);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: location,
map: map
});
map.setCenter(location);
/*Do your processing here:
* eg. ajax.post('addMarkerDB&lat='+location.lat+'&long='+location.long);
*/
}
Note: There is no ajax.post function by default, but there could be :)