google-maps

API for get a Random Place (YQL!, Google Maps,...)

Hi, How can I pick a random place from anywhere in the world (but not in sea obviously) using some Service like Yahoo Geo, YQL, Google maps or something like that?? Thanks! ...

Using Google Map Data API on the Android platform.

Hey Everyone, I was checking out the Google Maps Data API and I was wondering if I can follow their Java Development guide to use it on the Android platform? I want to display routes that I have created on Google Maps on the phone. Ideally this would be through a MapView but if I need to do it a different way I could. Thanks, Rob ED...

how to customize google map for own site?

Hi, i want to create google map for own site.my task is that i have to fetch some information from database and i want to show in google map,with my icon.some thing like "http://www.jaap.nl/koophuizen/Groningen///_/_/1/?rad=5km&min=450000&max=1000000" in right side ,google map is showing,excatly i want to show my google map.if ...

Geocoding service for a startup?

I'm working on an idea for a service that uses geocoded data (lat/lng) form a US address. Google maps API v3 has been awesome, until I read the terms of service and acceptable uses a little closer. The problem is that the terms seem to prohibit use of the maps API for any commercial use where the site is not freely accessibly to the publ...

Link to Google Streetview using Lat/Long

I'm trying to make an app that links to Google streetview using latitude/longitude coordinates, and shows a streetview of the nearest road. This is coming from a fairly small and well covered area, so there isn't going to be any coordinates in the middle of the ocean. Is there a published API showing the get parameters you need to link ...

Querying a perimeter around a Geocode-Location (Lat/Lon)

Hi, how can I search for geo-objects in a certain perimeter ? E.g. I have several objects with Lat/Lon coordinates stored in my DB. Now I want to retrieve all the objects which lie in a specific perimeter (10 miles or 20 miles) around a given point. I guess what I would have to do is to form some query like: SELECT * FROM objects o w...

Android Google map balloon over overlayitem

I am using google map, displaying overlayitems on the google map. To create balloon effect, i am using customize view and using geopoints with MapView.LayoutParams to display it at particular location. overlayitem's icon and baloon both having same geopoint thats why they both are overriding eatch other. I want to display baloon over ...

Google MAP API v3: Link markers to an external list

Given is a database with locations, we feed those tho the google map api and all points are displayed. Now there is a list of this location right next to the google map. How can i link the places in the list to the dots on the map? Can i just give some kind of ID to each marker? Like this: http://www.local.ch/en/q/ubs.html I want to li...

Google Maps : How to open an InfoWindow by hovering a link?

Hi there, i have a very simple question about Google Maps API. In this case, i have on my page a map on the left, with about 40 points, and the list of these 40 points on the right. So you know, when you click on a point of the map, the "info window" is displayed so you can see some informations about it. I can't find how can i do to s...

Determine the urban district from coordinates

Hi, I am looking for a database that allows to find the name of an urban district from the coordinates. I have tried to use Google Maps or Open Street Map to find that information, but they do not seem to be able to deliver this data. I'm especially looking for a database for Germany Cheers, Michael ...

Google Maps for Absolute Dummies

Hi there, I just signed up for a Google Maps API key and was hoping for a wizard style application for setting up the map (not a static one), unfortunately I was immediately blinded by science! Can anyone point me to a tutorial where I can find out how to create a simple google map and place a callout bubble including am image of the o...

Google Maps 3.0 - Sometimes after removing markers, they stay around...

Sometimes when I remove markers they stay around in a "ghost" fashion -- they are clickable but there's no more icon. This is not every time and usually only happens when I remove more than one at a time. Here's my code for removing markers: for(var i in markers) { google.maps.event.clearListeners(markers[i], "click"); ...

Strange Google Maps v3 geocode behavior when a quote is in the address

See my test page. When on the page, click the top left button "Geocode". If you are in Firefox, geocoder.geocode() will have it's status equal to ERROR (and pop an alert after a few seconds). In Internet Explorer (at least 7), everything is fine and the marker is added to the map. If you remove the quote from the address (l'Assomption ...

Whats the API Key for in Google Maps API V3?

In the older version of the API, I'd have to insert the javascript into the page using something like this for just basic functionality to work: http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=GoogleMapsAPIKey Where I had to configure the API key for each individual site. Looking at the documentation, it says to get a basic ma...

How retrieve latitude and longitude via Google Maps API?

How retrieve latitude and longitude via Google Maps API? ...

Why does refreshing a page with a google map often fail?

I'm working on a website that needs google maps, and testing is being a bitch because refreshing the page very often fails (hangs endlessly) so I need to go to a different page and come back in order to test the new version of the code. I have noticed that refreshing the page only fails on pages with maps, so I'm guessing these are relat...

List All Google Map Marker Images

Do you often use image marker from google or copy it to your server? Where I can get all images list of available markers from google? The list of images such as : http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_ALL/mapfiles/dd-end.png http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_ALL/mapfiles/dd-start.png ...

Google Maps setCenter() problem

I'm using google maps. In my code i've used setCenter() function. My problem is that marker is always located on top left corner of map area (not at the center). Please tell me how to resolve it? My piece of code is lat = 46.437857; lon = -113.466797; marker = new GMarker(new GLatLng(lat, lon)); var ...

Setting marker title in Google Maps API 3 using jQuery

Hi, I am having a couple of problems with Google Maps and jQuery. Wondered if anyone can help with the smaller of the two problems and hopefully it will help me to fixing the bigger one. I am using the below code to populate a google map, basically it uses generated HTML to populate the maps in the form: <div class="item mapSearch" id...

GStreetviewPanorama parameter values

Hello all I am using GStreetviewPanorama for one of my projects to show street view of a location. I want the values of parameters passed in GStreetviewPanorama method so that I can display the location exactly the way maps.google.com does (same camera orientation). I used : latlngPoint is my GLatLng object here. var panoramaOptions =...