I am wondering if there is the option of hiding some information that google shows you by default, as subway stations, or public spaces names. I've been searching the web but few comments I have found. I don't want to display some transports info.
Does google maps api 3 allows you to do that?
Yes, Google Maps API V3 does allow you to remove or change information using Styled Maps:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/styling
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Trying to implement a search feature for USA cities in my IOS app. My goal is to use Google's Autocomplete API while legally avoiding the use of a Google map.
So, if I use Places Autocomplete API to display a list of suggested cities as the user types do I have to use a Google map if I geocode the chosen autocomplete result through apple with CLGeocoder?
Google says you must use their data in their maps. However, if I geocode through Apple to retrieve the coordinates for display on a map, the map data isn't coming from Google. Is this legal?
I know Airbnb uses Googles places api but they use Apple maps.
According to Places API Policies:
If your application displays Google Places API Web Service data on a map, that map must be provided by Google.
If your application displays Google Places API Web Service data on a page or view that does not also display a Google Map, you must show a "Powered by Google" logo with that data. For example, if your application displays a list of places on one tab, and a Google Map with those places on another tab, the first tab must show the "Powered by Google" logo.
So you can use Places autocomplete without a Google map, but in this case the logo is required.
https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/policies
If a place is selected on Google Maps, either from the map itself or from the dropdown in a search, on Google Maps, the url looks like this:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/#55.6767263,12.5666291,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4652530e00cbee81:0x5e1ce2a9639f9705
After reading this blog article about the URL parameters, the /data part contains a wide range of information, among them is the Feature ID of the selected place. From the url example it's 0x4652530e00cbee81:0x5e1ce2a9639f9705.
I can look up the Feature ID on Google Mapmaker like this:
http://www.google.com/mapmaker?gw=39&fid=0x4652530e00cbee81:0x5e1ce2a9639f9705
There it displays the location with no problem.
Is it possible to also use the Feature ID in Google Maps API and display the location?
I don't believe you can use Feature ID to display locations in Google Maps API. Based on the Data.Feature class, it seems to be more used for styling and data layers.
I am attempting to use Google Maps API V3 as part of our system rebuild and want the maps to look and feel like standard Google maps. I have no issue with displaying the map but want to utilise the standard Google Maps Omnibox.
I can find all the individual controls but cannot find the complete Omnibox. Given the individual controls interact with each other I was hoping to simply use the standard Google Maps Omnibox to make the page look like standard a Google map.
Is this available or do I need to create one myself using the individual controls?
I don't think they provide the omnibox. But still, I think the closest thing you get is this: the places search box in the places library.
it is basically nothing but an <input type="text">, which take advantages of the places autocomplete api.
I want to display a set of link on Google maps as a cloud. I'm not sure how to go about it. I first tried using ELabels and even the google Maps API MapLabelto display labels on the map but they cant be links.How do I create a tag cloud and display it on google maps?
use linkliberito, i think it has what you totally needed. :)
I am using the google maps api v2 to build attraction guide mashup. Currently it shows some landmarks on the tiles it returns. I notice some of the geocoding of certain attractions is off.
Is there a way I can tell google to send back map tiles with no land marks? I cant seem to find any info on the api docs about it.
As of Google Maps API v3, you can use the Google Maps API Styled Map Wizard to do exactly this.
There is no way to request custom tiles from Google. Your only option is to choose from the available map types, or to generate your own tiles.
The Terrain map (G_PHYSICAL_MAP) might be more acceptable for you.