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Google maps satellite view

Hey ALL! I'm using the google maps API with openstreetmap (see the following example code), I'd like to add the google satellite view too. How can this be accomplished? var tilesMapnik = new GTileLayer(copyOSM, 1, 17, {tileUrlTemplate: 'http://tile.openstreetmap.org/{Z}/{X}/{Y}.png'}); var mapMapnik = new GMapType([tilesMapnik],...

openinfowindowhtml on google map after retrive information from server

hey i have a google map in my site and attach to it event handler of moveend GEvent.addListener(map, "moveend", function() { map.clearovrelays(); GetLayerDataFromServer(); //it set the markers again on the map acording the map position }); and also i have event handler for click on marker GEven...

How do I implement an application similar to google maps on android ???

Hi, I have a couple of images on available to my program. They are parts of jigsaw puzzle (with rectangular pieces though). I wanted the look and feel similar to that of google maps in android. One way I could implement was to create a set of ImageViews and keep recycling them, as the user pans the image in any direction. However, to ...

Is there a way to access the Bing Maps geocoding API via REST?

Is there a way to access the Bing Maps API via REST to obtain geocoding information from an address? This is something that's trivial to do with Google and Yahoo; what I'm looking for is functionality like this, from Yahoo: http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/rest/V1/geocode.html (Specifically, see the sample request URL on that page, but...

how to deploy dynamic maps without deploying google maps ?

i want to embed maps in a project which includes developing a web portal for a city . The map should be dynamic and should help tourists in knowing various directions , bus routes , train routes , and other spots like nearest hospital or police station . But i dont want to implement google maps , as i dont think so i can do all that on a...

how to get latitude\longitude by address with iphone sdk?

Hi there, this is my first question on stackoverflow. any one know how to get lang\long from full address (street,city ecc..) inserted by the user using the iphone sdk 3.x. thanks guys ...

Import3DModel replaces the shape below

Hi, I am trying to place an image using Import3DModel. The object is getting placed but if let'z say I am giving the Latitude and logitude of the building, it replaces the building and place the 3-D object imported. Can any one please let me know how can I protect the shape below or in the orginal layer/tile and add the new shape on t...

Yahoo Maps Geocode

How Do I work around a problem with the yahoo map geocode result set? The result set being returned is wrong. The city field contains the city, region and postal code. As seen below. Is there a way to work around this issue without breaking scalability. -33.924320 151.187057 203 Coward St MASCOT NSW 2020 Australia ...

Using the CloudMade API or some other geosearching API to get tourism spots?

I've been looking for an online geosearch API such that I can get location data for tourism spots, e.g. historic landmarks, tourism information locations, castles, etc. I'm not looking for a map image, but rather a list of location tagged data. I've played with CloudMade, but none of the object types seems to returning anything like the ...

Google Maps street view

I am trying to show the street view in a jquery dialog box with a width of 500. What I have is a marker that can be clicked on the map. Once it is clicked I have this myPano.setLocationAndPOV(overlay); set in the markers click event. It works fine on the first click of the marker. However, on the second click for some reason it resizes t...

Google Maps not functioning for me

Hey all, My Google maps code is all squared away and valid, but it doesn't load on the page. Here is the page in question, I have full availability to code, not sure why it's breaking: http://whs.rjuhsd.us/calendar/map The Gmaps JS is in the header, with the correct key. Sensor is set to true, and the element is defined in the documen...

Plot GeoIP data on a World Map

Hi, I need a library (preferably written in Python) which is able to take a series of IP addresses (or geographic coordinates) and plots them on a World Map. I already found this one, but it outputs data as a .svg file and it's simply unable to cope with large data sets. Please note that I need something which can be downloaded and ...

In KML What Makes a Line String Have Multiple Geometries?

I know this is a total newbie question, but I happen to be a total newbie when it comes to KML. I am working on a GIS project using KML and I keep running into this multiple geometry issue. I want to programmatically determine when I need to encapsulate my <LineString /> points in a <MultiGeometry /> tag and when I don't. Is it when a...

Documentation on geting driving directions and calculating driving distance with Mapstraction

I'm trying to build an easy to use map system for the applications we develop at work. I started using Google Maps but I have to abandon that because of the lack of SSL support. While Google Maps API Premier has SSL support, we can't afford the 10k a year fee. I'm considering using Mapstraction so that in future, if I need to change prov...

Travel Time Between Zip codes

Hi All Hope someone can advice but looking for an API service that can provide traveling times between 2 zip codes. These would be driving time. Cant seem to find a service for such a thing. Can anyone help provide links to any good services they have found? ...

Kohonen SOM Maps in R Tutorial

Hi Everyone, I am simply looking for a good tutorial that will walk me through how to create a SOM in R. I am reading Kohonen and Kaski's paper on using the maps to identify the structure of Welfare, and want to try the technique my self. I think many of the examples in R have a lot to be desired. I have looked on the web and didn't ...

Google MAP HTTP request or API

Hello All, I would like to get driving time information from one location to another using google maps. I have found another fantastic post on this site here Although the above link is based on geo codes I woud like to use zip codes if possible. But I really like to get the time via a php call as this time is being worked out in the ...

PHP - Can't consume web services

I've been trying to access google maps webservices or even yahoo maps using PHP. When i run it, i get nothing. All the html and prints come out but absolutely nothing from Google service. When i gave the code to my friend to run it on his local pc, it showed up fine and was working showing the map. But it seems i have trouble here at un...

Converting long/lat to pixel x/y, given a zoom-level

I'm trying to develop a page in ASP.NET that will act as a tile-server for a Google Map It will pull a collection of latitude/longitude points from the database, then render them as small red dots on a transparent background, given a zoom-level (default: 15). It will then return the result as a GIF-type image. Have any algorithms or l...

Customize OpenLayers Control

How can I easily customize OpenLayers map controls? Or at least, how can I minimize the controls' height? Thank you. PS. Is there any CSS override? ...