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how does google map determine locations for phones without gps

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/ Using this on phones without gps, the locatiosn can be obtained as well. I am currently using the html5 geocoder/gear for obtaining locations. However this only works for iphone and android. BUt how does google map get the information from phones without this capbility? ...

Store latitudes and longitudes in database for proximity/radius search using Google Maps API, .NET and SQL Server

What is the approach for storing the latitudes and longitudes for multiple addresses as a one time set up. I need to find the nearby stores using Google Maps and I have to get the latitudes and longitudes of all the available stores. As the data is huge and may increase or change in future, can anyone suggest an approach taking performan...

looking for j2me app like google maps but based on navteq maps

hi, is there a j2me app (for my sony ericsson phone) which works like google maps (agps routing) but based on navteq maps ...

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 ...

Google Maps - polyline depending on map zoom?

Hi, I'm new in google maps programming, i have two encoded polylines and i want to show them depending on present map zoom. For example, first polyline is shown in first half of the zoom scale, second polyline is shown on the rest of the scale. Only one polyline at a time. What is the usual way/approach to do this? Kuba ...

Android: automatically choose debug/release Maps api key?

Is it possible to automatically detect, which certificate was used for signing APK? I'd like to have both debug and release Maps certificates in application and pass valid one to MapView constructor. With such setup I will not make mistake while releasing application - I'm using debug certificate on emulator and my device, then sign wit...

Problem on Loading Map Into div

I'm using Google Maps API v3. When I'm loading map into a div, it doesnt load as I expected.. The map area takes the whole div, but the map only loads into top left of the div(only a part).. All the controls including zooming, are loading normally, How can I fix this ? ...

google maps in android

Hello friends, I am a new user of google maps API in android OS. I have made a small application in which i am using google maps. I want to add a functionality that when i double click (multi touch) on a map the map should zoom in. IS there anybody who has an idea how to do this or if it is possible please provid a code example. Thanks i...

need help with C++ using maps to keep track of words in a INPUT file

Let say i have a text file with today is today but tomorrow is today tomorrow then using maps how can i keep track of the words that are repeated? and on which line it repeats? so far i have each string in the file read in as a temp and it is stored in the following way: map<string,int> storage; int count = 1 // for the firs...

Google maps Geometry Controls from GMaps Utility Library

hi everybody, i'm working on google maps in specifically on geometry controls the point is, in this example when I click in line or polygon infowindow show up, but the language is english (by default I think) can I change the language? in the tooltips i can replace the text, but in this particular case i have no place do replace it, t...

kml click issue

I have two kml files. One contains polygons for counties, and the other pins on the map. I need to show the polygons and on top the points. The pins need to show the pop ups when clicked. When i set it up with first loading the polygons and then the points, the points are not click-able and the pop-ups do not appear. When it set it u...

Google maps API cusom icon (not image)

Hello, I am using Google maps API. However, since I have very many icons, I am trying them to use with a mapping technology. Therefore I need to add an icon as a div instead of img. Is there a way to append icon to google maps as a ? Thank you. ...

Bing Maps pushpins appearing on top of map in Germany(latitude values getting automatically set to 0)

Hi, I have a Silverlight Bing Maps application where I plot the pushpins based on their latitude and longitude values on the map. Although the application works great in the US, the same application when viewed by our team in Germany ends up having all pushpins rolled up to the top of the map(latitude values get set to 0 by default). An...

google maps: get coordinates from given street

hi all, i'm coding a app which uses google maps gps-coordinates. my question: what's the easiest way to get google maps coordinates with given address info (street, number, zipcode, city) by code (get/post method or such). thx ...

How can I access the objects created by DirectionsRenderer in Google Maps V3

Hi, Is there an easy way to get access to the objects/properties of the markers and infowindows created by the DirectionsRenderer? (i.e. the "A" and "B" endpoints of the route) I'm looking to replace the "A" & "B" markers' infowindows with one that I've created (containing dynamic content) from another "non-route" marker. I've tried ...

How do I draw custom "Callout Bubbles" (the place name transparent-gray overlay) in an iPhone application using non-google maps ?

Hello, I'm building an iPhone application with a map inside (using route-me, not MapKit). I have some markers on the map, and I want to have an overlay - similarly to the google maps one - that appears once you click a marker: A black - a bit transparent - overlay, with a button inside, and a little triangle pointing to the marker th...

How to display and capture user selection on a country map

We would like to display all countries by continent (e.g. asia, europe, south america, africa ...) and capture user selection of a particular country within a continent. What kind of options are available for achieving this? This would be much similar to identifying countries on the map in freerice. I am not sure of the available options...

Looking for a Flash Mapping Framework with Multiple Levels

I'm looking to create a Flash Map with multiple zoom levels. Ideally what I'd like is to be able to click onto a 'state' area, and then have the map zoom down to a sub-area (which can then either have a link or zoom down to yet another sub-area). Ideally I would like to be able to define sub-areas recursively (e.g. state area, region ar...

Adding Pictures in Google Maps

I need to add my picture as a popup to google maps specific address may be in latitude,longitude OR specific to my address in Google Maps. is it possible or any google maps api json like parameter configuration. pls let me know. ...

Google maps V3 API - css reset causes scrollbars

This is in my reset script: html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, t...