Snazzy Maps - Free Styles for Google Maps. Getting Started - Google Maps JavaScript API v3. The Maps JavaScript API lets you customize maps with your own content and imagery for display on web pages and mobile devices. The Maps JavaScript API features four basic map types (roadmap, satellite, hybrid, and terrain) which you can modify using layers and styles, controls and events, and various services and libraries. Audience This documentation is designed for people familiar with JavaScript programming and object-oriented programming concepts. You should also be familiar with Google Maps from a user's point of view. There are many JavaScript tutorials available on the Web. This conceptual documentation is designed to let you quickly start exploring and developing applications with the Maps JavaScript API.
Hello, World The easiest way to start learning about the Maps JavaScript API is to see a simple example. View example. Even in this simple example, there are a few things to note: We declare the application as HTML5 using the <! These steps are explained below. Script Tag Attributes. Google Maps API v3 tutorial - how to make a simple local business map. I’ve grown a little tired recently of seeing the same old Google Maps embedded onto the contact webpage of small businesses. In this tutorial I’m going to walk through some of the basic features of the Google Maps API (V3) and create a custom map for a local business.
I first tried out the Google Maps API when creating a mini map embed for our contact page. Dissatisfied with the clutter of the default Google Places embed, I managed to achieve a much more usable map whilst maintaining it’s mini size. The types of Map Embeds Available At present, there are three different ways to add Google Maps to your website. As you can see, particularly when used small, the classic map embed is barely usable. In this tutorial I’m going to explain the basics of creating your own local business Google Map embed using the API. This is not a complete tutorial to show you all of the possible features of the API, however I am going to cover the basics of creating your own map with a custom marker and controls. API Google Maps API Google Earth Webmapping Cartograhie exemples et tutoriels. Google MapBuildr - Google Map Making — Simplified.