URL:
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=40.714728,-73.998672&markers=icon:http://tinyurl.com/2ftvtt6&zoom=12&size=400x400&sensor=false
I have no clue what I'm doing wrong here.
Developer Guide:
API - Custom Icons
...markers=icon:url[stop]&zoom=...
It seems that you defined marker style, but didn't define marker location. It should be:
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=40.714728,-73.998672&markers=icon:http://tinyurl.com/2ftvtt6|40.714728,-73.998672&zoom=12&size=400x400&sensor=false
I had some problems with the markers, too.
Maybe these hints help other guys
Marker should be max 64x64 pixels in size
long marker filenames can cause issues
always define a marker location - see accepted answer
Another point I wanted to add for future reference. Don't use svg files. They won't be rendered in the final map image.
Related
I'm looking for a way to use a custom UIView (not just a custom image) instead of default marker provided by Google Maps iOS SDK. Basically I need a possibility to place my UIView agains proper coordinates of the map, so not necessarily to use markers as they are, just any suitable solution. Any ideas?
There is not currently a way to do this. You can view the relevent feature request (and star it, to show interest) here: https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=5203
The marker only shows an image. So it cannot take a CustomView. Moreover, if your custom view has some sort of button on it there is no way you can track the events from those button.
In simple words the map renders the markers as UIImage.
How to add custom marker image Google Static Map?
I am using the following URL in order to get a static map
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=250x250&markers=color:red%7C$marker_start&markers=color:green%7C$marker_end&path=weight:3%7Ccolor:red%7Cenc:$encodedString
I am only able to change color and add a marker that already exists but not the image that created by me.
Yes, the documentation has a section explaining how to use your own images instead of their markers:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/staticmaps/intro#CustomIcons
e.g.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=icon:http://www.example.com/yourimage.png
Here's an example using an encoded polyline too.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?markers=icon:http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e5594b71e9f54f3e73f6294b054f5616?s=32%26d=identicon%26r=PG|54.763228,-130.617302&size=400x400&path=weight:3%7Ccolor:orange%7Cenc:_fisIp~u%7CU}%7Ca#pytA_~b#hhCyhS~hResU%7C%7Cx#oig#rwg#amUfbjA}f[roaAynd#%7CvXxiAt{ZwdUfbjAewYrqGchH~vXkqnAria#c_o#inc#k{g#i%60]o%7CF}vXaj\h%60]ovs#?yi_#rcAgtO%7Cj_AyaJren#nzQrst#zuYh%60]v%7CGbldEuzd#%7C%7Cx#spD%7CtrAzwP%7Cd_#yiB~vXmlWhdPez\_{Km_%60#~re#ew^rcAeu_#zhyByjPrst#ttGren#aeNhoFemKrvdAuvVidPwbVr~j#or#f_z#ftHr{ZlwBrvdAmtHrmT{rOt{Zz}E%7Cc%7C#o%7CLpn~AgfRpxqBfoVz_iAocAhrVjr#rh~#jzKhjp#%60%60NrfQpcHrb^k%7CDh_z#nwB%7Ckb#a{R%7Cyh#uyZ%7CllByuZpzw#wbd#rh~#%7C%7CFhqs#teTztrAupHhyY}t]huf#e%7CFria#o}GfezAkdW%7C}[ocMt_Neq#ren#e~Ika#pgE%7Ci%7CAfiQ%7C%60l#uoJrvdAgq#fppAsjGhg%60#%7ChQpg{Ai_V%7C%7Cx#mkHhyYsdP%7CxeA~gF%7C}[mv%60#t_NitSfjp#c}Mhg%60#sbChyYq}e#rwg#atFff}#ghN~zKybk#fl}A}cPftcAite#tmT__Lha#u~DrfQi}MhkSqyWivIumCria#ciO_tHifm#fl}A{rc#fbjAqvg#rrqAcjCf%7Ci#mqJtb^s%7C#fbjA{wDfs%60BmvEfqs#umWt_Nwn^pen#qiBr%60xAcvMr{Zidg#dtjDkbM%7Cd_#
it is very common question and very simple soluion for that to Add only
&markers=icon:http://tinyurl.com/2ftvtt6|lat,lng
while hitting that Api.so simply
your APi must be see like this
http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=40.714728,-73.998672&markers=icon:http://tinyurl.com/2ftvtt6|40.714728,-73.998672&zoom=12&size=400x400&sensor=false
and for more info please visit http://phpidiots.in/android/google-static-map-api/
:) enjoy your code
I help solution here for the marker in google compose Android : enter link description here
I've developed a HTML application that displays a map. This map has many fixed markers (they do not change in time).
Due to that:
I want to speed up the application
I want to hide the marker position from malicious users (so they can't use the information I've gathered for they're own porpose)
I want to convert the markers to a tile layer.
I've been googleing without success how to do this. Anyone has faced this problem and has a nice easy solution?
Thanks!
If the markers never change, there is a great solution:
Mapbox.
You can create your map with the markers, then the mapbox servors will send the tiles with the markers.
You can use a quadkey. It'similar to a quadtree. You can download my PHP class hilbert-curve # phpclasses.org. It also uses a quadkey.
I have a problem with markers hidden behind other markers.
The problem occurs when the addresses are too close to each other. e.g. street 20, street 22.
Changing zIndex will not help, because that is just "stacking".
How can I "float" the markers so that they are all visible on the map?
I recommend you look into marker clustering.
http://google-maps-utility-library-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/markerclusterer/examples/advanced_example.html
UPDATE:
Google now support marker cluserting via a native library: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/marker-clustering
is this any use to you - it's called 'Spiderfier':
http://blog.mackerron.com/2011/06/22/overlapping-marker-spiderfier/
https://github.com/jawj/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier
It might help to use smaller markers. When I had this problem, I changed the size of my marker images from 20x34 px down to 20x20 px.
So,you can use mysql spatial extensions and MBRContains(RectangleAroundYourPoint,GeometryColumnOfYourTable)
-if of course your table have a geometry column which is easy(upon creation you choose i.e. point as the column type,and when performing an insertion you have to do it with GeomFromText)-
to check if another place exist within that rectangle and if it is move the newcoming place until the mbrcontains return false or something like that.
Hope it helps
I use marker clusterer and had the same problem. I add a small random number to coordinates. I do not want to change the locations of markers so much therefore in satellite mode problem still exists but in map mode we can zoom much more.
This may not be a good solution but good enough for my application.
I want to add traffic information to my custom map. Currently I'm using a Tile Layer Overlay on my Google Map to display custom map tiles. When I try to add GTrafficOverlay to my map, my custom map tiles display above the traffic information. Is there any way to display the traffic above my GTileLayerOverlay?
(Using the JavaScript api)
You should be able to do this in V3. Take a look at this sample: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/v3/overlays.html#ImageMapTypes
I tried this out and wasn't able to find a solution to the problem. There is nothing in the GTrafficOverlayOptions and I couldn't find anything in the references about the z-order of this stuff. I have suspect that this isn't possible.
Would love to see an alternative answer showing that I am wrong.