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Get the distance between two geo points

Hi, I want to make a apps that check what's the nearest place from where the user is. I can easily get the location of the user and I have a list of places with latitude and longitude. What would be the best way to know the nearest place of the list against the current position. I could not find anything in the google APIs. I am w...

blackberry maps do not show correct location on the device

well frnds my code for maps works well and shows all pics and gradient paths very well on the simulator after simulating the gps ,but it does not works on the device.... The gps on device is working properly as google maps and other work related to gps are working perfectly fine my code if(GPS_Location.lati!=0.0 && GPS_Locati...

function/method in googlemaps api that returns if googlemaps has a digitized city map?

I'm in need of a google maps api function/method that answer if google maps database has a certain city map digitized. Anyone knows if there is any function like that? ...

missing : after property id javascript error in geolocation

Can anyone see a problem with the following i hope its a simple snag but its driving me mad.. firebug brings up the 'missing : after property id' - I have looked online but cant suss it any thoughts..? navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position){ var lat = position.coords.latitude; var lon = position.coords.long...

Google Maps Rollover Problem in a Flex Website

Hi, I'm using Google Maps in my Flex site to create a map. I've got polygons overlayed on the map. When the user rolls over a polygon an infowindow opens identifying the area and the fill Alpha of the area is set to 0. On roll-out, the info window is removed and the fill Alpha is returned to the default, 0.2. The polygons display and t...

Will location manager finds the current location repetedly after it finds the current location in iphone?

I am new to iphone development.I want to know the working process of the CLLocationManager in determining the current location. I have used the below code for the button event to find the current location. self.locationManager = [[[CLLocationManager alloc] init] autorelease]; self.locationManager.delegate = self; // Tells the location...

How do I generate site map from MySQL database

Hi all I am new to Php and working on a project which needs to generate sitemaps from URLS which stored in MySQL database. how can I do this?? Is there any one have any idea?? site maps can be in php extension too and only requirement is list of sites display in each page ...

Manipulation with GIS content on the web using the WebGL

I have task to create program for manipulation with 3d content on the web. When I said 3d content i mean on 3d map (witch i have and it is something like *.sdm) which i should load into browser and work some basic operation with it (rotate screen, change camera etc...). Because i am totaly n00b i want to ask a couple of questions: 1. H...

how to put the gps new cllocation co-ordinate to google map in objective-c.

i want to use the gps to update the user location on google map,i am using the following method. -didFailWithError and -didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation but how can i get the newlocation on the google map, because for that we want the latitude and longitude. and then put that in setr...

Translate GPS coordinates to location on PDF Map

Hi everyone, I'd like to know (from a high level view) what would be required to take a pdf floor plan of a building and determine where exactly you are on that floor plan using GPS coordinates? In addition to location, the user would be presented with a "turn by turn" directions to another point on the map, navigating down hallways, b...

Flash and Google Maps - Only Last Icon showing

I have a simple Map and geocoding sample in Flash using CS4 The problem is simple - I can retrieve a short list from the google search api, but when I try to generate the icons on the map using a loop, only the last icon is displayed. (ignore the house icon, it is generated earlier) I feel I am missing something or made a stupid AS3 mi...

How to I change the text location on my google map for map clusters in Fluster2?

Hi, I'm using google maps to create a bunch of POI on a map. I'm using the Fluster2 library to cluster the POI together when there are too many in a certain location. This all works fine and I'm very happy but I would like to move where the fluster2 text is written so it matches my custom icon. ie: it has a marker with 5 written over i...

How do I return to my app after opening up another app?

Hi, i have a webview in my iphone app where a google map location is opened like; Directions now the google map native app opens fine, but how could i add a RETURN button so it would jump back to my html page. Now i have to click my home button and the app close back to the desktop, so i have to start my webview again. in android its...

Connecting Android XML and Code

I'm new to android and have gotten used to doing all my previous UI in code. I can understand the simple examples, but I'm trying something more complex and have no idea how to do it in code and XML. I'm trying to use the google map api and draw text on the map at a specified spot. I have succeeded in doing so by extending overlay and...

iphone web app: open directions in external maps application

I've seen the answers for opening the Maps app in a native iPhone app, but is there any way to do this in a web app? I've tried changing window.location to http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cupertino for example, to no avail. I've tried using a simple anchor tag linked to http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cupertino, also to no avail. Has anyone ...

Google Directions for Offline Demo

We are getting ready for a trade show early next month where we will not have Internet access on the show floor. We've put together machines with local installations of apache, mysql, etc. and are using host files to mimic the various domains we access. But, one feature of our software is using Google maps to get directions from one ...

How can I Add Google My Maps API on my website?

Hello Friends, I want to Add Google My Maps API in my website, but didn't find any good reference. Please help me. Thanks ...

What is a reasonly priced map API solution for a startup?

I've been developing my application with Google Maps and the wonderful rails plugin for it, expecting to find that when I put my app into production that the commercial licensing wouldn't be too expensive. Then I found out it cost $10,000/year, no exceptions so far. http://www.47hats.com/2009/07/google-maps-the-10k-gotcha/ That's not ...

Dynamically add data to a javascript map

Is there a way I can dynamically add data to a map in javascript. A map.put(key,value)? I am using the yui libraries for javascript, but didnt see anything there to support this. Thanks! ...

Problems with Directions API in Google Maps V3 and jQuery

Hi, I'm trying to get Google Maps Directions API working with jQuery, and I have the following code.. http://pastebin.com/6jcGt706 Where #end is a select list in the HTML.. I'm Using jQuery 1.4.. I'm not sure as to what is going wrong.. Can you please help me with this... Would appreciate if any one could help me fix the problem with...