google-maps

What is data is submitted to Google when using google maps?

I have been asked by a client to map data, but the client does not what any other data besides addresses for geocoding to be sent to another server. Does the Google maps API submit other data besides addresses and latitude/longitude to Google? For example, I would not want the "dealerInfo" node to be submitted to Google in the following...

Using Google Maps controls for a large image

I have large images that I would like to have dragging and zooming controls like Google Maps. I started looking into Google Maps API and some other related websites, but I could not find something simple and easy. MapKi tutorial suggests me to automatically cut tiles and add it as a custom map. This makes sense, but I have so many image...

css fluid layout with Google Map

I've been working on a layout for a site recently and have gotten stuck with the CSS. I like to think that I could follow the simple tutorials for a 2 column footer layout, but I keep getting stuck with the content of one of the columns. The two column design would be left-side fluid Google Map and right side fixed width sidebar. I have...

How to display only one country or a specific area in Google maps using the api?

I am using Google Maps in a project and I want to display only a country map in my map window i.e. I want only the US to show on my map not Canda and Mexico and so on, cutting away the superflous information for the app I am building. I found some stuff where you can restrict the area covered with some javascript however this still giv...

Providing simple address/driving directions with Google Maps

I have been pouring over the Google Maps API information, and for the life of me I can't seem to find an example, or figure out the exact right way of doing what I want. From a simple HTML layout I need to display a Google Map, with a single address listed as a marker, with the user having the ability to click "Get Directions" or someth...

How do I detect a click event on a google maps PolyLine overlay?

It seems to me that I should be able to do the following to detect a click event on a line on a google map: var line = new GPolyline( ... ); map.addOverlay(line); GEvent.addListener(line, "click", function(latlng){ alert("clicked"); }); The api reference says this is available in version 2.88, which was released in 2007(!?), so I'm as...

How to force the GInfoWindow to shorten its tail?

In my Google Maps application, which is supposed to be run on mainly on iPhones, hence the 480/320 window resolution, I am displaying some "stuff" in the GInfoWindow information bubbles. The problem is that, sometimes the bubble is too filled with contents that it doesn't fit onto the screen quite the way I'd like it to. Here's an examp...

What site do you specify when applying for key to google maps?

I may be dim, but I really don't know what to answer when google asks me for a URL when asking for a key for google maps. I mean, I'm on my laptop, with no internet dns entry developing the solution in visual studio, so what do i tell google? localhost? The domain name I know the site will end up on? my laptops name? ...

Getting lat/lng/zoom/yaw/pitch from Google Street View

I have a Google map and street view based on provided lat/lng coordinates, zoom, yaw and pitch. I need to invoke a javascript to update a hidden field for each of these values whenever any of the details change from their default or when a button is clicked. So whenever the map/street view is zoomed in, panned, tilted etc it outputs the...

Google Map API vs MS virtual Earth API

I thought of using map in my blog. So which api will suit for me?? I am expecting that map should have more features. I dont know how to use it.. Sorry if my question is silly. I need docs of both. Please let me know?? ...

Google Streetview Images API

Is there an API available for grabbing Google Streetview images at a particular location (and direction)? I see that its possible to get and position the Flash control, but I'd prefer something that just gave me a JPEG (or some other bitmap format). ...

How do I resize a Google Map with JavaScript after it has loaded?

I have a 'mapwrap' div set to 400px x 400px and inside that I have a Google 'map' set to 100% x 100%. So the map loads at 400 x 400px, then with JavaScript I resize the 'mapwrap' to 100% x 100% of the screen - the google map resizes to the whole screen as I expected but tiles start disappearing before the right hand edge of the page. Is...

How do you reset the 'recenter' button on a Google map after changing the coordinates?

I have a Google map that starts off at a particular location then you can click a button to change the location. How do I then reset the 'recenter' button so if you click it you go to the second location? ...

Google geomap with jquery fails in IE

Hi all. I faced with problem that geomap by google fails with JQuery together in Internet explorer. Otherwise in Firefox it looks like this: Here comes js references <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;amp;v=2&amp;amp;key=ABCDEFG"&gt; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ww...

How to add ZIP Code Visualization to Google Static Maps API-generated Images?

This is related to an earlier question I asked. The Google Static Maps API certainly seems like the way to go given the technical constraints, however the business constraints are different and I'm starting to think there is no point where they overlap. In short, I need to generate a map image with ZIP code boundaries, and the ZIP code...

Maps API for looking up businesses near co-ordinates.

Hi, I'm currently working on an iPhone application to take GPS coordinates to find the closest electronic stores of my choosing and display them to the the user. I'm familiar with http://stackoverflow.com/questions/683817/google-maps-find-nearest-utilities, but this isn't exactly what I'm looking for. It's also a javascript API. I'd pre...

Building extensive google maps based application

Hi guys, I'm working now on google maps, I'm trying to build something not even half as extensive but something on the lines of http://wikimapia.org/. Ok I'm not going to be building the whole app haven't got that much time on my hands. However the application I'm working on has users signing up and they would be able to pin point and cr...

Google Maps Best Practices?

We started using Google Maps on our web application rather extensively. It worked fine at the beginning, but as we add more markers we find that the performance are not quite there. Although I'm quite sure we don't use it in the most efficient way. I am looking for information about Google Maps best practices and tips'n tricks. Any sugg...

How to make the hybrid the default map on Google maps API?

Google Maps just made the API exactly like the real thing. So now I want the map to display the hybrid map by default, I looked all over Google's Documentation, but I can't seem to find a way to do this. Thanks in advance! ...

Focus a Google Map based on a town name

Hi, I have a town name, gmap modules and plg. i want to focus desired location in gmap by giving town name as input instead of longitude and latitude. Is there any way to do this in Joomla 1.5.x. Thanks in advance naveen ...