google-maps

Google maps api database interaction

I am currently working on a project where users need to be able to enter geological data (such as a certain street name) into a website which will be put into a database and then retrieved and displayed on a Google map for all users to see. I've done a little research and so far it looks like the best way to do this is to use a php scri...

How can I make a Google Maps custom Overlay object behave like an InfoWindow?

My only problem with the InfoWindow is that I don't have a way to customize it's appearance (ie, the bubble, not it's contents). It seems that the only way to do that is to make my own Overlay and style that instead. But that gives me problems such as not being able to select text (dragging the mouse over this overlay just pans the map) ...

Integrate Google Maps API into an iPhone app

Update: iPhone SDk 3.0 now addresses the question here, however the NDA prevents any in depth discussion. Log in to the iPhone Dev Center if you need more info. Ok, I have to admit I'm a little lost here. I am fairly comfortable with Cocoa, but am having trouble picking up the bit of javascript needed to solve this problem. I am try...

How can I find the nearest intersection via the Google Maps API?

How can I find the closest intersection of the street I have coordinates of? For instance, say I have street A running from south to north that is crossed by street X on the north and by street Y on the south. Does the Google Maps API allow for finding coordinates of the nearest crossroad (either X or Y) of street A? I couldn't find it...

is it possible to display a Google Earth map INSIDE Excel?

I've been asked a question by my manager and my initial thought was that it is not possible. Is there any way, using the scripting available to Excel 2007 to display a Google map inside a sheet? I've used Excel to house the data that I've then gone and generated a KML file to load into Google Earth, but now they want to see a pretty li...

Any way for a Google Maps placemark to trigger a script in the page that contains an embedded map.

Is there any way to have a map's placemark call a javascript method on the page that contains the map. For example: Say we have a google map that has pins for our customers. If the sales operator clicks on the pin of CompanyA, could the containing page use javascript to identify that ConpanyA's pin had been clicked. And show a quick rep...

Use Googlemap from my Delphi application ?

I'm a member in a team that maintains a quite big inhouse Delphi application. Now we have started to look at mapsupport. And we feel that Googlemap seems to be the best value for the money compared to some map components. The current solution (that is really bad) works by starting Internet Explorer from ShellExecute, load some coordinate...

Gif marker problem on google map

I am using Google Maps on iPhone and adding GIF marker all markers are rotating on map. One min it will rotate but after that it will stop rotating. Now the problem is that after some time marker will stop rotating. My map is refreshing every 5 second and it will add or remove marker form the map. GIF marker are gif image which is ro...

django, google maps integration.

I'm in need of integrating a django application with a visually intuitive google-maps interface, for the purpose of radio dispatched security guards/emt's. I'm already using GeoDjango, although it appears it may be a bit overkill for the specific use. At any rate it's already making the geospatial processing on the server as easy as ...

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=0.003875,0.0048...

Using google maps api in .net 3.5 MVC app

I have an MVC app which is pretty simple so far but I want to add a driving directions page to the clients location. I see plenty of examples using the traditional code behind model but none with MVC. The app uses master pages and content pages. I'm pretty new to MVC so bear with me. Any exaples of doing this would be much appreciated. ...

How can I position a jQuery dialog over a (Google) map?

If my map has too many points on it I want my users to zoom in to view fewer points. I'd also like to display other notifications, not sure if I should do this on the map or not, but it would relate directly to the stuff on the map. Anyone know of an easy way to do this sort of thing? ...

How to use google maps API with multiple markers on the same map

So, i have the following script to use the google maps API, its all fine, but i need to create a map that has more than one Marker (the balloon shaped icon pointing to something) and i need each of those markers to point on a different area of the map (i.e. different coordinates), how can i do it? <script type="text/javascript"> ...

Multiple Markers on a Google Map

I added a google map with two markers (i am just testing), the code is: function load() { var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map")); var marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(<%=coordinates%>)); var marker2 = new GMarker(new GLatLng(31.977211,35.951729)); var html="<%=maptitle%><br/>" + "<%=text%>"; ...

Putting a Street View Button on a Google Map

How can I put a Street View button on a fairly typical Google Map so that it is inline with the standard Map/Satellite/Hybrid buttons in the top right corner? I've seen one example of this that I can't find any longer. So, I know it's possible. ...

JavaScript lib for google maps or live maps

Can anyone recomend a good javascript lib for working with Google Maps or Live Maps(virtualearth )? Is jQuery og Prototype something to consider? I think I remember that asp.net ajax had some controls and hooks for working with virtual earth back in the day, but cant seem to find it any more. Cheers ...

Help, i am a Javascript illiterate

Ive been asking a lot of Javascript questions, i guess i just have to learn it, but for the moment, i have this scenario, can anybody fill the gaps for me, its like: Dtabase Table Maps' fields: Map_ID, Coordinates, MarkerTitle, MarkerField. Code Behind: Dim myTableAdapter As New myDatasetTableAdapters.tblMapsTableAdapters Dim myTable...

IPhone App using Google Maps?

I have an IPhone game app idea that will use Google Maps and was wondering if I could charge for a app that used Google Maps? This will be like a mashup. ...

Google Maps api access possibilities for iphone? (processing javascript without UIWebView)

I want to access some data from Google maps. the only way possible is using JS for that. I'm not trying to access it through a webview. usercase: I have point 1 (lat,lng) and point 2 (lat,lng). I want to use Google maps api to determine what the driving distance is between those 2. So in other words I want to use the Google maps ap...

is there a way to pickup the lat/lon from Google Map Mobile 3.0(MyLocation Feature) with a python script?

Hi, I want to fetch my current lat/lon from google maps mobile 3.0 with the help of some script which i guess could be a python one. Is this possible? and more importantly is the google maps mobile api designed of such interaction?any legal issues?? Basically i have a s60 phone that doesnt have GPS,and i have found that google maintain...