Hi this is my first post here..
I have been playing around with google maps trying to make a list of campsites in France.
I have got to the point of reading an xml file of the data
Loading the map and clustering the results and it all works but very slow.
Q1 Is there a limit on the number of markers you can render even using the clusterer (there are >7000 records at the moment)
Q2
Is there anything obviously wrong with the code I have so far:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Read XML in Microsoft Browsers</title>
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&language=en®ion=GB" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="scripts/markerclusterer.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheets/style_1024.css" />
<script type="text/javascript">
var xmlDoc;
function loadxml() {
xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.onreadystatechange = readXML;
xmlDoc.load("xml_files/France_all.xml");
}
function readXML() {
if (xmlDoc.readyState == 4) {
//alert("Loaded");
//set up map
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 10,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0),
mapTypeControl: true,
mapTypeControlOptions: { style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU },
navigationControl: true,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({ maxWidth: 100 });
var marker, i
var markers = [];
var html = [];
var x = (xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("placemark").length);
//for (i = 0; i < x; i++) {
for (i = 0; i < x; i++) {
//document.write(xmlDoc.documentElement.childNodes[1].firstChild.tagName) + '<br>';
desc = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("description")[i].text;
lat = parseFloat((xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("latitude")[i].text));
lon = parseFloat((xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("longitude")[i].text));
myicon = (xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("icon")[i].text);
//create new point
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lon);
//create new marker
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: point,
panControl: false,
map: map,
icon: myicon
});
//increae map bounds
bounds.extend(point);
//fit to bounds
map.fitBounds(bounds);
//add reference to arrays
markers.push(marker);
html.push(desc);
//add listener
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', (function (marker, i) {
return function () {
infowindow.setContent(html[i]);
infowindow.open(map, marker);
}
})(marker, i));
//alert(i + " " + desc +" added!");
};
//var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map);
var mcOptions = {gridSize: 50, maxZoom: 15 };
var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map, markers, mcOptions);
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="loadxml()">
<div style="height:100%; width:100%">
<div id="map" style="float:left; width:50%; height:100%">
<!--filled via script-->
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:50%; height:100%">
<h4>Select Region</h4>
<select>
<option value="Alsace" onclick="loadxml()">Alsace</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
This article may help. A tile based solution (FusionTables, KmlLayer, or a server based custom map) will render more quickly than native Google Maps API v3 objects, even with clustering. You may be seeing the transfer and processing time of the xml file.
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Im triying to create a map with a marker from a position taken from a database. I succeed creating the map using this tutorial. The problem is that i have to enter manually the center position when i create the map.
¿Is there a way to center the map using the marker?. The code that im using is the following:
<!DOCTYPE html >
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<title>PHP/MySQL & Google Maps Example</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
var customIcons = {
restaurant: {
icon: 'http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_blue.png'
},
bar: {
icon: 'http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_red.png'
}
};
function load() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(47.6145, -122.3418),
zoom: 13,
mapTypeId: 'roadmap'
});
var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow;
// Change this depending on the name of your PHP file
downloadUrl("loadposition.php", function(data) {
var xml = data.responseXML;
var markers = xml.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
var name = markers[i].getAttribute("name");
var address = markers[i].getAttribute("address");
var type = markers[i].getAttribute("type");
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(
parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("Latitud")),
parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("Longitud")));
var html = "<b>" + name + "</b> <br/>" + address;
var icon = customIcons[type] || {};
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: point,
icon: icon.icon
});
bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html);
}
});
}
function bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html) {
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infoWindow.setContent(html);
infoWindow.open(map, marker);
});
}
function downloadUrl(url, callback) {
var request = window.ActiveXObject ?
new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP') :
new XMLHttpRequest;
request.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (request.readyState == 4) {
request.onreadystatechange = doNothing;
callback(request, request.status);
}
};
request.open('GET', url, true);
request.send(null);
}
function doNothing() {}
//]]>
</script>
</head>
<body onload="load()">
<div id="map" style="width: 500px; height: 300px"></div>
</body>
</html>
Also my XML generated file looks like this:
<markers>
<marker Latitud="-33.449148" Longitud="-70.552886"/>
</markers>
Thanks a lot!
I used this in an app after adding the marker. Might help you.
bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
bounds.extend(marker.position);
if (!bounds.isEmpty())
map.panTo(bounds.getCenter());
Original idea was to find the center of a bunch of markers, so this might be overkill.
I have been trying to implement markerclusterer into my website for the past few weeks and everything I have tried has failed. I have no experience with code at all so everything I've been doing is trial and error.
The website I'm trying to add markerclusterer to is rfmaps.com.au.
I'm unsure as to what I'm doing wrong, and what needs to be fixed and really just need some good advice and help.
Here is the html code that I've been trying to get working. This code is simply all the bits and pieces I've been able to find from forums, all stuck together, and slightly edited (what I could figure out from help from forums)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
html, body, #map-canvas {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
height: 100%;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var map;
var layerl0;
function initialize() {
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(-25, 133),
zoom: 5,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID
});
for (var i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(data.photos[i].latitude,
data.photos[i].longitude)
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
draggable: true,
icon: markerImage
});
markers.push(marker);
}
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), options);
var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map);
layerl0 = new google.maps.FusionTablesLayer({
query: {
select: "'col2'",
from: '1UxncvVQSGcSvuN3t686sNuDQUsn8vQ6mws3zsvk'
},
map: map,
styleId: 4,
templateId: 1
});
}
function changeMapl0() {
var searchString = document.getElementById('search-string-l0').value.replace(/'/g, "\\'");
layerl0.setOptions({
query: {
select: "'col2'",
from: '1UxncvVQSGcSvuN3t686sNuDQUsn8vQ6mws3zsvk',
where: "'Location' CONTAINS IGNORING CASE '" + searchString + "'"
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
<div style="margin-top: 10px;">
<label>Location</label><input type="text" id="search-string-l0">
<input type="button" onClick="changeMapl0()" value="Search">
</div>
</body>
</html>
I think you have not added the 'map' object while creating the markers inside the map.
This is your code:
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
draggable: true,
icon: markerImage
});
Please add map: map while generating your markers, like this:
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: latLng,
draggable: true,
icon: markerImage
});
Regarding marker cluster you need to add this js file- markerclusterer.js
markerCluster = new MarkerClusterer(map, marker);
i user markerclustererplus and i want to show info window on cluster click. but i get undefined for all marker in a cluster. i just can't figure it out why and what can be happened. here is my code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<title>PHP/MySQL & Google Maps Example</title>
<style type="text/css">
html, body, #map { margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 95% }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://google-maps-utility-library-v3.googlecode.com/svn-history/r315/trunk/markerwithlabel/src/markerwithlabel_packed.js"></script>
<script src="http://google-maps-utility-library-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/markerclusterer/src/markerclusterer.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
var oncekimarker=null;
var customIcons = {
satilik: {
icon: 'images/pins/yellow.png',
shadow: 'http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png'
},
kiralik: {
icon: 'images/pins/blue.png',
shadow: 'http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png'
}
};
function initialize() {
var markers = null;
var mcmarkers = [];
var globalMarker = [];
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(39, 35),
zoom: 6,
mapTypeId: 'roadmap'
});
var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow;
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
// Change this depending on the name of your PHP file
downloadUrl("phpsqlajax_genxml.php", function(data) {
var xml = data.responseXML;
markers = xml.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");
for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
var name = markers[i].getAttribute("name");
var address = markers[i].getAttribute("address");
var type = markers[i].getAttribute("type");
var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"))
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng);
var html = "something";
var icon = customIcons[type] || {};
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
position: point,
icon: icon.icon,
shadow: icon.shadow
});
mcmarkers.push(marker);
bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html);
}
var mcOptions = {
gridSize: 30,
maxZoom: 13,
zoomOnClick: false,
averageCenter: true
};
var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map, mcmarkers, mcOptions);
google.maps.event.addListener(mc, 'clusterclick', function(cluster) {
var content = '';
// Convert lat/long from cluster object to a usable MVCObject
var info = new google.maps.MVCObject;
info.set('position', cluster.center_);
//Get markers
var yazmarkers = cluster.getMarkers();
var titles = "";
//Get all the titles
for(var i = 0; i < yazmarkers.length; i++) {
titles += yazmarkers[i].name + "\n";
}
infowindow.close();
infowindow.setContent(titles); //set infowindow content to titles
infowindow.open(map, info);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'zoom_changed', function() { infowindow.close() });
});
});
}
function bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html) {
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infoWindow.setContent(html);
//infoWindow.open(map, marker);
if (oncekimarker) oncekimarker.setAnimation(null);
marker.setAnimation(google.maps.Animation.BOUNCE);
oncekimarker = marker;
});
}
function downloadUrl(url, callback) {
var request = window.ActiveXObject ?
new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP') :
new XMLHttpRequest;
request.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (request.readyState == 4) {
request.onreadystatechange = doNothing;
callback(request, request.status);
}
};
request.open('GET', url, true);
request.send(null);
}
function doNothing() {}
//]]>
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
</div>
<div id="map" style="width: 80%"></div>
</body>
</html>
any help whoul be appreciated. thanks for all your helps.
Your markers do not have a "name" property.
titles += yazmarkers[i].name + "\n";
You can add one by creating them like this
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
name: name,
map: map,
position: point,
icon: icon.icon,
shadow: icon.shadow
});
Warning: While this works with the API at present, it is not documented behavior, you may want to use the "title" property instead, which is documented and has the benefit of appearing on the Marker as a tooltip on mouseover.
working example
dear professionals.
I want to make info window for each markers on google maps.
My code:
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
new google.maps.InfoWindow({content: content}).open(map, marker);
});
show infowindow only for last marker.
Please, give me example or link to tutorial.
This is a modification of my answer to this question: Maps API Javascript v3 how to load markers with a mouse click
It loads an array of markers with info windows, and displays the last one added.
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>boats</title>
<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
</script>
</head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var infowindow = null;
var map = null;
function initialize() {
var washington = new google.maps.LatLng(47.7435, -122.1750);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 7,
center: washington,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function() {
infowindow.close();
});
infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({ content: "loading..." });
boats(map, seller);
}
var seller = [
['joe boat', 48.0350,-122.2570, 4, 'This is in good shape.'],
['bobs boat', 48.7435, -122.1750, 2, 'This is in bad shape.'],
['bubas boat', 47.3435, -122.1750, 1, 'This is in ok shape'],
['daveys boat', 47.7435, -122.1750, 3, 'dont buy this one.']
];
function boats(map, markers) {
for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
var seller = markers[i];
var sellerLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(seller[1], seller[2]);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: sellerLatLng,
map: map,
title: seller[0],
zIndex: seller[3],
html: seller[4]
});
var contentString = "content";
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, "click", function () {
infowindow.setContent(this.html);
infowindow.open(map, this);
});
}
// display the last marker infowindow
infowindow.setContent(marker.html);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
}
</script>
<body onLoad="initialize()">
<div id="map_canvas" style="width: 450px; height: 350px;">map div</div>
</body>
</html>
I will explain. I managed to have a draggable pin on a map. I want to retrieve the coordinates of this point and put them into two fields: Latitude and Longitude. These coordinates will later be send to a SQL table via PHP.
Here is an example of what I intend to do, but instead of several pins, it's just one and it's draggable. The problem is: I'm not even able to display the coordinates of the initial point. And of course when the user moves the pin, I want the coordinates to change as well in the fields.
I hope I made myself clear. What did I do wrong? Should I use the Geocoding service?
Here goes the JS:
<script type="text/javascript">
var map;
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(40.713956,-74.006653);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 8,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
draggable: true,
position: myLatlng,
map: map,
title: "Your location"
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker,'click',function(overlay,point){
document.getElementById("latbox").value = lat();
document.getElementById("lngbox").value = lng();
});
}
</script>
And the HTML:
<html>
<body onload="initialize()">
<div id="map_canvas" style="width:50%; height:50%"></div>
<div id="latlong">
<p>Latitude: <input size="20" type="text" id="latbox" name="lat" ></p>
<p>Longitude: <input size="20" type="text" id="lngbox" name="lng" ></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Either of these work
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function (event) {
document.getElementById("latbox").value = event.latLng.lat();
document.getElementById("lngbox").value = event.latLng.lng();
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function (event) {
document.getElementById("latbox").value = this.getPosition().lat();
document.getElementById("lngbox").value = this.getPosition().lng();
});
You might also consider using the dragend event also
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'dragend', function (event) {
document.getElementById("latbox").value = this.getPosition().lat();
document.getElementById("lngbox").value = this.getPosition().lng();
});
Look at the official code sample from Google Maps API reference:
http://gmaps-samples-v3.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/draggable-markers/draggable-markers.html
The code that is actually working is the following:
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'drag', function(event){
document.getElementById("latbox").value = event.latLng.lat();
document.getElementById("lngbox").value = event.latLng.lng();
});
It would be better if the map could be re-centered once the pin is dropped. I guess it can be done with map.setCenter() but I'm not sure where I should put it. I tried to put it right before and right after this piece of code but it won't work.
Google Maps V3 Example. Here's a working example of a user dropping a single pin, replacing a dropped pin with new pin, custom pin images, pins that populate lat/long values in a FORM FIELD within a DIV.
<html>
<body onLoad="initialize()">
<div id="map_canvas" style="width:50%; height:50%"></div>
<div id="latlong">
<p>Latitude: <input size="20" type="text" id="latbox" name="lat" ></p>
<p>Longitude: <input size="20" type="text" id="lngbox" name="lng" ></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
<cfoutput>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=#YOUR-GOOGLE-API-KEY#&sensor=false"></script>
</cfoutput>
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
// global "map" variable
var map = null;
var marker = null;
// popup window for pin, if in use
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
size: new google.maps.Size(150,50)
});
// A function to create the marker and set up the event window function
function createMarker(latlng, name, html) {
var contentString = html;
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latlng,
map: map,
zIndex: Math.round(latlng.lat()*-100000)<<5
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
infowindow.setContent(contentString);
infowindow.open(map,marker);
});
google.maps.event.trigger(marker, 'click');
return marker;
}
function initialize() {
// the location of the initial pin
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(33.926315,-118.312805);
// create the map
var myOptions = {
zoom: 19,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeControl: true,
mapTypeControlOptions: {style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU},
navigationControl: true,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
// establish the initial marker/pin
var image = '/images/googlepins/pin2.png';
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatlng,
map: map,
icon: image,
title:"Property Location"
});
// establish the initial div form fields
formlat = document.getElementById("latbox").value = myLatlng.lat();
formlng = document.getElementById("lngbox").value = myLatlng.lng();
// close popup window
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function() {
infowindow.close();
});
// removing old markers/pins
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', function(event) {
//call function to create marker
if (marker) {
marker.setMap(null);
marker = null;
}
// Information for popup window if you so chose to have one
/*
marker = createMarker(event.latLng, "name", "<b>Location</b><br>"+event.latLng);
*/
var image = '/images/googlepins/pin2.png';
var myLatLng = event.latLng ;
/*
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
by removing the 'var' subsquent pin placement removes the old pin icon
*/
marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatLng,
map: map,
icon: image,
title:"Property Location"
});
// populate the form fields with lat & lng
formlat = document.getElementById("latbox").value = event.latLng.lat();
formlng = document.getElementById("lngbox").value = event.latLng.lng();
});
}
//]]>
</script>
Check this fiddle
In the following code replace dragend with the event you want. In your case 'click'
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'dragend', function (event) {
document.getElementById("defaultLatitude").value = event.latLng.lat();
document.getElementById("defaultLongitude").value = event.latLng.lng();
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'dragend', function (event) {
document.getElementById("latbox").value = this.getPosition().lat();
document.getElementById("lngbox").value = this.getPosition().lng();
});
worked well for me.. Thanks..
var zoomLevel = map.getZoom();
var pos = (event.latLng).toString();
$('#position').val(zoomLevel+','+pos); //set value to some input
Example Run JsFiddle
tRy This :)
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<!--
develop by manoj sarnaik
-->
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<title>Manoj Sarnaik</title>
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=ABQIAAAAjU0EJWnWPMv7oQ-jjS7dYxSPW5CJgpdgO_s4yyMovOaVh_KvvhSfpvagV18eOyDWu7VytS6Bi1CWxw"
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var map = null;
var geocoder = null;
function initialize() {
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(20.236046, 76.988255), 1);
map.setUIToDefault();
geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
}
}
function showAddress(address) {
if (geocoder) {
geocoder.getLatLng(
address,
function(point) {
if (!point) {
alert(address + " not found");
} else {
map.setCenter(point, 15);
var marker = new GMarker(point, {draggable: true});
map.addOverlay(marker);
GEvent.addListener(marker, "dragend", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(marker.getLatLng().toUrlValue(6));
});
GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(marker.getLatLng().toUrlValue(6));
});
GEvent.trigger(marker, "click");
}
}
);
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="initialize()" onunload="GUnload()">
<form action="#" onsubmit="showAddress(this.address.value); return false">
<p>
<input type="text" style="width:350px" name="address" value="Malegaon,washim" />
<input type="submit" value="Go!" />
</p>
<div id="map_canvas" style="width: 600px; height: 400px"></div>
</form>
</body>
</html>