google-maps

Large number of Google Map Markers and IE6?

I'm working on an application that generates a large number of Google Map markers (2000 - 7000) via JSON. I'm also using MarkerCluster. It works quick on Chrome and FF but IE6 takes few minutes and just crashes the first time I try to zoom in. I'm not doing any more than just adding the markers to a map using JQuery & GMap API. So I l...

google maps, how to disable marker icons from being dragged around?

Hi guys, I have noticed that in most google maps you can not drag the marker icon into your address bar and see or download the icon .png file itself. Rather then you hover your cursor over the marker, you can see javascript:void(0). How is that achieved? Thanks! ...

Android: Getting an invalid KML file from google maps

I'm trying to get and display a live .kml file from maps.google.com using Uri.parse("geo:0,0?q=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=104538451667315338387.0004887d133ba2ab6eec9&ll=42.029611,-93.646109&spn=0.011396,0.022724&z=16l&output=kml"); Intent mapIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW...

parse google maps geocode json response to object using Json.Net

I have a DB full of addresses I need to get lat and long for, so I want to loop through them and use Google Geocode to update my database. I am stuck as to how to parse the JSOn result to get what I need: var address = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&sensor=false"; ...

Creating an automatic distance number for a fixed point from a typed address using Google Maps API

I'm trying to create a Javascript function that would take a typed-in address, and calculate the distance to five fixed points using the Google Maps API. Basically it wouldn't even show the Google Map, but rather show a simple number of miles (rounded to the tenths place) that would represent the distance from their specified address to...

get all geolocations from a polygon bounded region?

get all geolocations from a polygon bounded region? ...

iPad/iPhone google maps mash up

I would like to create my own google maps mash up exactly like wundermaps but with different data. How can i go about doing this? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wundermap/id364884105?mt=8 ...

Problem with GWT TabPanel and Google Maps

Hi everybody. Working with Google Web Toolkit (with Google Maps Extension) I got a little problem: I want to insert a Google Map into a TabLayoutPanel. Without that TabLayoutPanel everything worked fine. But as soon as the Map is inside of a tab it behaves really strange (its not centered right, and "jumps" when you try to scroll.). T...

Google Map Web Service working on local but not online

Hi all, I have a problem with a Javascript request to the Google Map Api Web Service : if I have the HTML file on my computer it works, but it doesn't work online. Here's the code : url = 'http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Senador+Francisco+Quindimil+Y+Carabobo+Por+Carabobo,Ciudad+Autonoma+de+Buenos+Aires,Argentina&...

BlackBerry UI -Google Maps with Map View

Can I integrate Google maps with BB MapView object ? ...

Directions renderer overdrives kml layer

Hi, I have a map where DirectionsRenderer() finds route from one point to another. This works fine. In addition I fetch GeoRSS from Flickr and it shows the geotagged images in the map also correctly. BUT the flickr markers are not active. How can I get those markers active? To open the flickr image in InfoWindow. It works correctly if...

Google Maps API - Add another destination to price/distance calculator

I've created a price/distance calculator for a local taxi firm and currently it calculates the cost of a journey between 2 selected points. I'm trying to add the ability to select more than one destination but I'm having difficulties. I've created the form, which has 3 points - a pick-up point, a destination, and an optional way point ...

MapView without extending MapActivity

Is there a way to display a MapView without extending MapActivity? I have other Activity class which I'm extending and I would prefer not to change that... I've seen that you can inflate using MapActivity, but didn't find any spec/examples on how to do it. ...

Google Maps and jQuery Tabs

Hello All, I have slight problem with Google maps included in simple jQuery Tabs. Below I pasted the code: jQuery: $(document).ready(function() { //Default Action $(".tab_content").hide(); $("ul.tabs li:first").addClass("active").show(); $(".tab_content:first").show(); //On Click Event $("ul.tabs li").click(function() { $("u...

Is it possible to locate a place in India based on Pincode(627357) in google maps...

I am trying to implement a search option in my google map using pincode... Is it possible? Any suggestion.... ...

How to get the equivalent of the accuracy in Google Map Geocoder V3

Hi, I want to get geocode from google, and I used to do it with the V2 of the API. Google send in the json a pretty good information, the accuracy, reference here : http://code.google.com/intl/fr-FR/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/v2/reference.html#GGeoAddressAccuracy In V3, Google doesn't seem to send me exactly the same informatio...

Building Outline Data in Google Maps (Android)

I'm working on an Android project that focuses on knowing how close you are to buildings. I wanted to know if there is some way to extract the geographic information about the outlines of buildings out of the Google Maps API. Thanks. EDIT: The functionality I'm looking for is similar to what's going on in this app. (Click the link near ...

Problem printing google maps printing and using 'page-break-before' in IE8

Hi, I'm having an annoying problem trying to get an html page with a google map on it to print correctly, I have a google map with an <h2> above it all wrapped in a div and the div is set to 'page-break-before:always;' in the css so that the map and its heading always sits on a new page. The problem is that in IE8 only i can always see...

How to use R-Tree for plotting large number of map markers on google maps

After searching SO and multiple articles I haven't found a solution to my problem. What I am trying to achieve is to load 20,000 markers on Google Maps. R-Tree seems like a good approach but it's only helpful when searching for points within the visible part of the map. When the map is zoomed out it will return all of the points and....

GoogleMaps API v3 - Need help with two "click" event scenarios. Need similar functionality to v2 API...

In version 2 of the API the map click event returned an Overlay, LatLng, Overlaylatlng. I used this to create a generic map event that would either retrieve the coordinates of the Map click event, or return the coordinates of a Marker or other type of Overlay. Now that API v3 doesn't return the Overlay or Overlaylatlng during the map c...