We are using the Google Maps API on our web application. The map quality that is returned via the API is different than the quality of the map that is returned when using the standard Google Maps application. Is there a setting that needs to be configured as part of the API to ensure the same quality of map is returned?
This is an example of what I am referring to. https://www.google.com/maps/#-26.2514667,28.1114895,37m/data=!3m1!1e3
Good Quality
This is great quality, but the same location opened via the API has very low quality maps.
Poor Quality
Thank you for the responses. I have received some feedback (below) from Google's tech support. Will have to accept this for now.
"Hi George,
Thank you for contacting Google Maps Platform technical support. My name is 'redacted' and I'll be helping you today with your issue.
Please note that maps.google.com and Google Maps API are two different products. The imagery used in Static Maps, JS API and the mobile APIs may differ from each other, as well as Google Maps. Google Maps is specialized to use 3D imagery and 2D where not available, as it is optimized using WebGL. The Javascript API uses only 2D imagery.
With that said, to answer your question, there is no setting to ensure that same quality of map is returned. We do continuously update our global imagery.
"
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From research I've learnt that Google Maps and Google Places are not the same thing, but can someone confirm this deduction: does that cause the app to not show all the locations that are shown in Google Maps (let's assume because the business owner didn't list it in Google Places)?
You shouldn't expect the Maps API Web Services and the Google Maps website to work in the exact same way at all times. The Google Maps website gathers data from many different sources. Also, the search stack is different. Due to this, you may find differences between the results of these two services, and you should not use Google Maps website results blind eyed as a control group for your Web Services requests. You can find confirmation that Web Services and maps.google.com can show different results in the Google Maps API FAQ at https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#geocoder_differences.
I have some doubts about Google Charts library when we talk about maps and GeoCharts. I was having this issue that maps stopped working when simply changed the name of the file and this error popped up in my browser console:
Google Maps API warning: NoApiKeys https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#no-api-keys
I searched over the web and found some questions here declaring that the maps service VIA GoogleCharts (visualization) didn't have limitations nor charges. BUT, I was able to resolve the problem above using a free JS Map API key as oriented here: https://github.com/google/google-visualization-issues/issues/2292
It's a standard free key, so no charges, but there are limitations, right?
What about geocoding??
So, wrapping up all, considering Google Charts scope:
1) Is there a limitation or charge for Google Charts Maps & Geochart view?
2) Is there a limitation or change for geocoding data?
Thanks you for the clarification!
I am using Google Maps API v3 in a Web.
And also I am using:
new google.maps.Geocoder(); (GEOCODING)
new google.maps.DirectionsService(); (DIRECTIONS for trace routes between 2 places)
Then I went to API Developers Console and create a KEY and I call the Google service in this way usin the key:
http://maps.google.es/maps/api/js?key='the-key-from-api-console'&sensor=true
The intent of this is to keep track of the use of apis to watch that I do not pass the limits of use.
In the API console Google reports me ok about the use of the javascript API v3 counting the number of visits, the number of loads of the maps even the URL of the pages that use the maps.
I can see that my use of this service does not exceed 25,000 requests / day
But i need reports of the use of GEOCODING and DIRECTIONS too and Google is not reporting me this info. In developers console I activated the Directions API, the Geocoding API and Google Maps JavaScript API v3. But I only get reports of Maps JavaScript API v3.
Report of Directions API and the Geocoding API stay always at 0%. It is as if Google is not using this report.
Could it be that the service should be contracted to have this data or to be other types of APIS enable the console in order to have use of this report?
I've been trying to find information clarifying this for me but I found nothing that completely solved my doubt.
Thanks in advance.
When you use both services via the methods of the Javascript-API the limits apply to the user that visits the page with the map, the quota of your account is not affected(so there is nothing to count/report for your account/project)
It applies to your account only when you request the webservices(usually via serverside scripts).
Is there a way to implement the google traffic prediction described in the link, with the maps api?
maps traffic prediction
the question and the accepted answer are from 2012.
Since October 2015 it IS possible to get routes and predicted travel times for future trips.
You can supply departure_time with your route plan request. Note that this feature only works if you connect using an API key.
It's based on historical data, and when the trip is in the near future, it uses live traffic data.
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/intro#RequestParameters
No. Here's the API documentation: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/layers#TrafficLayer
Traffic prediction is not part of the API. It is included in Google Maps (their own, not others' maps via the API), so it will be possible to use undocumented calls to get the data. But they don't like people doing that and it could have unintended consequences.
What I mean by this is, since your browser doesn't cache the Google Earth Javascript API locally, all calls you make to the API have to go to Google's server. So if you create a placemark at some Lat & Long in the API, those coordinates get sent to Google. I am just wondering if my understanding of this is correct.
No, the API is loaded locally into the browser. That information is not sent to Google.