Earth Builder Help. Opacity Control for Google Maps v3 Overlay. An opacity control / transparency slider inspired by Klokan Petr Přidal's original Opacity Control for Google Maps (v2) Overlay.
Borrowing from the original design but completely re-coded to work with the radically different Google Maps API v3. Originally developed for use on NZ Topo Map, the essential components have been cleaned up and extracted for easy re-use in your own web sites. Map DataImagery ©2014 CNES / Astrium, Cnes/Spot Image, DigitalGlobe, Landsat. Google Floorplans. “Where am I?”
And “What’s around me?” Are two questions that cartographers, and Google Maps, strive to answer. With Google Maps’ “My Location” feature, which shows your location as a blue dot, you can see where you are on the map to avoid walking the wrong direction on city streets, or to get your bearings if you’re hiking an unfamiliar trail. Google Maps also displays additional details, such as places, landmarks and geographical features, to give you context about what’s nearby. And now, Google Maps for Android enables you to figure out where you are and see where you might want to go when you’re indoors. Google Geo Developers Blog. Maps API.