Google Maps Stopped working suddenly (Blank Map) - google-maps

I am starting with google maps. just learning. while ago, it was working. now it's not. everything seems to work in UI Controls, Markers/Overlay but the map is blank.
google.load("jquery", "1.3.2");
google.load("maps", "2");
google.setOnLoadCallback(function() {
var map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById("map"));
map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(103.8, 1.37), 13);
map.setUIToDefault();
map.addOverlay(new google.maps.Marker(new google.maps.LatLng(103.8, 1.37)));
});

The point you are trying to centre the map onto isn't a valid Lat/Lon pair: Latitude runs from +/-90 degrees: you're passing in +103.8
seems like you've got your parameters the wrong way around (Lat +1.37, Lon +103.8 puts you in Malaysia)

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I want to trigger the map in two ways (dynamically via javascript):
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trigger to add a marker to map on x,y
I tried so many ways, but i can't solve it.
You can see and play with my form here
Here are one of my attempts:
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var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: locationRio,
map: $("#location-map-elem").map,
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});
I am 90% sure my error is this part: $("#location-map-elem").map
Thanks in advance :)
You need to access google map object for this. The accessing map object feature doesn't release yet. So, you need to install django-map-widgets directly from the master branch.
pip install git+git://github.com/erdem/django-map-widgets.git#master
Check this pull-request for more info.
After you installed the latest version, you will able to play with the Google Map JS API.
// re-center your marker
var map = $('your-map-element').data(map);
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
bounds.extend(your_marker.getPosition());
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Google Maps suggests bad direction

I am currently working with the Google Maps API to render directions.
From the technical side everything works fine:
var $canvas = $element.querySelector('#map-canvas');
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center: new maps.LatLng(52.46004869999999, 13.37898690),
mapTypeId: maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
zoom: 14
});
var route = {
travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode.BICYCLING,
origin: new google.maps.LatLng(52.455833, 13.322948),
destination: new google.maps.LatLng(52.459281, 13.356367),
};
new google.maps.DirectionsService().route(route, function(body) {
var display = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();
display.setMap(map);
display.setDirections(body);
});
Unfortunately the suggested route is absolutely crap. Instead of going directly from A to B it even leaves the city...
Why does this work good with maps.google.com but not with the API? What do I have to change so I get a correct result?
Bodo
The origin is placed on a train station, it seems the DirectionsService suggests to put the car on a train, because there is a vehicle Shipping available.
Google-Maps doesn't use the exact origin, it seems that it geocodes the LatLng and takes the result with type "street_address"(it's Berlinickestraße 16A, 12165 Berlin, Deutschland) as origin.
You may do the same(geocode the LatLng's first and use the results with a type of street_address as origin and destination)

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http://html5demos.com/geo
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One question linked an interesting example of mixing API v2 and v3!. Look at the code:
function initialize() {
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
// Create and Center a Map
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(37.4419, -122.1419), 13);
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
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map.addControl(new google.maps.LocalSearch(), new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_RIGHT, new GSize(10,20)));
}
}
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How is this possible?
Maybe it's not really API v3. I thought it could be deprecated Local Search API that worked within API v2, but it is not: in this API the object is google.search.localSearch while here it is google.maps.localsearch ... I'm totaly confused.
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There's also a difference between google.search.LocalSearch (which lets you query Google for local search results) and google.maps.LocalSearch (which is a v2 control). Since both APIs are deprecated, I'd avoid both!

overlay geotagged photo in Google Maps?

I want to create a Google map with user uploaded Geotagged photos that show up on my map. I can easily create manipulate my map but I can't seem to find instruction on how to add these geotagged photos.
Here is an example of what I am try to accomplish:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=26.892794,-80.055909&spn=0.003875,0.004828&t=h&z=18&lci=lmc:panoramio
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tilelayer.getOpacity = function() { return 1.0; }
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See Google's example code here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/geoxml-rss.html
That example is actually loading a live GeoRSS feed from Flickr.