google-maps

Google Maps v3 InfoWindow Too Wide

In Google Maps v3, I can't seem to get my infoWindow to a width smaller than 200px. Here is the code I'm using: var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644); var myOptions = { zoom: 15, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP }; var myMap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas")...

parsing data from google maps api v3 with json with php

Hi , I would like parse data from google maps geocode version 3 through json. I would like to get details like locaityName, AdministrativeAreaName and status code. May I know how to parse these data? Thank you ...

How to send GPS data from android to a website?

Hi I'm new to Android and web service development! currently I'm working in developing Android program that will send longitude and latitude information to asp.net website (to show the location change the website map) the questions are - how to send this data to the website (the best practice)! - any suggestions for a suitable framewor...

Custom Map using iPhone MapKit

I am attempting to use MapKit to create a custom map (similar to this concept http://mapwow.com/) using an image instead of the google maps image. This is so we can include the gps functionality and the pins functionality. I have looked in the documentation and there does not appear to be a standard way of doing it. Is there a way to do ...

what mysql format should i use for these decimals? (Google Maps co-ords)

I have these two values i want to store: $a = '51.480092'; $b = '-2.589397'; ...

Is Google Maps API V3 good enough to use now?

Firstly, only reply if you have experience using API V3 (i can speculate myself!) I had a little go with V3 and it looked great but would love to hear from someone who's given it a bit of use before I start working with it and deploy it on a live site. I'm only looking to do very basic things: put markers on a map custom markers info...

Is it possible to integrate Google Maps with the directions and the Transit layer into an iPhone app?

Sorry if this question is obvious for some of you. I know we can link to the existing Goggle Maps app, but I would like to have an app that does not exit and provides the direction within. I intend using GTFS for public transit. On the other hand, would it be possible to plot a line inside the iPhone app the results as returned by Goo...

am i 'allowed' to hide the G logo and terms on Google Maps?

A simple display:none gets rid of them, is this common practise? My maps are small and they're quite obtrusive... ...

Forcing google to give "did you mean" options when using maps/localsearch API

I want my application using Google local search and google maps to give my users the ability to choose from a number of locations when there are a number of possible answers to their query. A good example would be "Overton, UK" - there are lots of places with this name in the country, and the google maps website gives several possible "d...

set zoom level when marker is removed

using javascript google-maps api I currently have it setup to remove a maker I set it up when I am adding a location like so function addLocation(map,location) { var point = new GLatLng(location.lat, location.lon); var marker = new GMarker(point); map.addOverlay(marker); bounds.extend(marker.getPoint()); ...

Alternative to google map api, so that I can use it on a HTTPS/SSL encrypted website.

I have a question regarding map api. I was using the the google map api in my website before. But since I have encryption the site using HTTPS/SSL support, the google map api stopped working. I checked online, and realised that google has a Premier account only that would allow me to use HTTPS supported maps api and it cost $10,000 per...

Mobile location tracking on Google maps.

I need to develop a feature for one of my website by which user can track any mobile number on Google maps just like the link below. Go o the following link and enter the 9810098109 number in textbox to find its location on map. http://wwwa.way2sms.com/jsp/LocateMobile.jsp I want to know either this page is using a third party tool t...

Why the list of this Google Map Api disappears in Internet Explorer 7? (well, actually because is IE7, but how can I fix it?)

The list in the left side of the page (the names of the cities) are correctly displayed in Firefox and Chrome (even IE8) but in IE7 and IE6 the list disappears. Any suggestions? http://ada.kiexpro.com/html/map.html I'm not sure if there's a problem with the CSS but the Javascript that generates that list is the following: function cm...

Open up Google map marker from link outside of the map

How can I open up a map marker info window from a link outside of the map? I've figured out how to open up the info window by clicking on the marker within the map with the following code: GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() { marker.openInfoWindowHtml("<div>I'm a marker</div>"); }); However, I cannot figure out how ...

How to set region color on Google geomap?

Hi all, is it possible to set color for geomap? Also I would like to listen community opinion about alternatives in Geo Coding solutions. Thanks. ...

Google Maps API

I am building a twitter, google maps mash-up. I am trying add user's twitter profile picture to the map as a custom marker, I know how to add custom markers from images but was wondering if there was any easy way of adding a different image for every marker. ...

iPhone Google Maps KML Search

I'm using Google maps with KML Query. But my query string is "Japanese" string "マクドナルド" I'm using http://maps.google.co.jp. When requesting data, I'm getting "0" bytes. But the same query when I put in browser, its download a KML file. My code is as follows: query = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?&amp;near=%f...

Google Maps: Simple app not working on IE

We have a simple Google Maps traffic application up at: http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/newsroom/traffic/ For some reason it's recently stopped working in IE correctly. At this point in time it was using V2 of the API, so I've just upgraded it to use V3 - but it still won't work in IE. It works fine in Chrome & Firefox. But in all...

Adding Street View controls (the two icons just above the +) to a Google Map (v3)

It's probably something really simple, but I can't find it in the docs and I can't find a map with it to check it's source... I use version 3 of the API. I guess it's an something to add in myOptions? var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644); var myOptions = { zoom: 8, center: latlng, ...

Ensure good spread of geographical data from SQL database

To display data on google maps, I have >50k rows of data in SQL server 2005 with the following (simplified) structure PointID Latitude Longitude TypeID I can select a small subset within a bounding box, ensuring a decent mix of Types like this: ..... ( @NELat float, @NELong float, @SWLat float, @SWLong float ) as select top 100 Poin...