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
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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'm wonder if I can get Ski Trail Name from Google Map api.
For example, I picked a location on google map that displays as ski trail "The Main Street" on Google Map.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B015'31.7%22N+120%C2%B007'42.5%22W/#39.258805,-120.128457,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0
Then I try using google geocode api to get the name of that location.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=39.274178,-120.119568&key=API_KEY
I couldn't get the name of "The Main Street."
I'm thinking I should be querying on a different layer of google maps, but I don't know where to look. Any help is appreciated.
You have to use the Google Place API to get the name or the detailed information about a location on the Google Maps, For specific trails or routes on the Google maps you have to use the Direction API. You have to get the Server API Keys for both the API from Google Developers Console and then put that in the API request call.
Follow the instruction on this Google's official documentation for Places API & Follow the instruction on the Google's official documentation for Direction API set up.
Please have a look at this example for implementation in your app code.
Hope this would Help!!
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.
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.