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Google Maps and Search for KML URL

Can anyone tell me how I could add the functionality as seen on google maps that allow users to specify a URL to a KML file in the search bar? I would like to include this in my own embedded map but ...
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How to create a 4096x4096 png from a 1440x720 data set using GDAL?

I'm having a bear of a time trying to do something that seems fairly straightforward. I'm trying to take a netcdf file from ftp://eclipse.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/OI-daily-v2/NetCDF/2011/AVHRR-AMSR/ and turn ...
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Calculating compass bearing between two GPS coordinates… with a twist

I'm building a virtual tour application that uses Google's streetview code to render the panoramas into a non-distorted view. Each panorama has 1 to n links where the user can select to move on. I ...
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Interactive maps for a survey - Are there any tools yet?

i am working on a draft for an online-based survey. I would like to enable the participants of the survey to draw polygons, lines and points (several) on a basemap (e.g. google maps) and (extra ...
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Advanced GMaps directions

I try to create an application for taxis. The application will be GMap based. On the map will be marked the region in which the taxi driver is working in. The region will be a poligon designed by ...
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calculate total Miles in a polygon using Google Map

I have an application that allows the users to create any custom polygon layer on top of google maps, i am interested to know if their is a way to select the road layer in this polygon and then ...
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How to contour irregular point data for overlay on Google maps?

I am having some serious trouble finding a solution to fit my current needs. I am attempting to create contour maps from irregularly spaced point-data on the fly to overlay on a Google map. I have ...
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How do I create a custom map with subtle details for a localized place?

I've worked with google maps for android previously. But, now I need to build custom maps for a place such as a home, showing bedrooms, kitchen and living room, or a factory, displaying all the ...
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Can Google Geocode returning addresses nearby

I am using google geocoding to bring me addresses according to what a user type on the search box in my iOS app. I would like to know if it is possible, lets say when the user types m google api ...
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How to integrate Open street map in Rails3.2 using Mongodb?

I'm planning to use Open street map in my Rails app to track locations, Can any one guide how to integrate Open street map with Rails 3.2, using MongoDB. Thanks
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Can markers changes undo through history/revert to original?

I'm a contributor to a food foraging map and found that many markers are in the ocean. I then also noticed that I had an undo at the top of gmaps and realised I'd moved 5 trees trying to get to my ...
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Can a google calendar go on a map?

Can a google calendar go on a google map? Is there a GeoRSS that can be consumed? Thanks! -mb
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how to show information window for the marker cluster

This is my markercluster code : i need information window for the markercluster icon as well as marker icon, i have another cluster.js file, can some one please tell me how can i show the information ...
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Overlaying a mbtiles tile layer produced with tilemill over another layer maintaining transperency

So using leaflet, I'm overlaying my base tile layer as google satellite imagery. I want to overlay another layer (Mbtiles layer) produced with tilemill over this satellite layer. I was successful in ...
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How to draw an overlay using KML on our own app in Android?

Repost from here Hi there, I want to draw an overlay using .kml files, just look like this. But on my own app in MapActivity. 31.kml, display district in Jakarta, Indonesia or the example that I get ...
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Tile mode in Map server

I am trying to overlay the layers that are rendered using map server over google maps.I am pretty much new to this whole thing. So I tried to go through this example here here ...
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How to add address block on Google Mapmaker?

Is it possible to mark a block of addresses for example B-block, xyz colony, which is a logical block of addresses on Google Mapmaker? If possible, how do I do it? I want to add a polygon feature ...
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Converting projected coordinates to google maps pixels

I have a single polygon in a local projection system. I would like to convert that polygon into an image that can be used as an overlay on google maps. I understand that it may be better to use ...
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Is the 2010 Landsat world map (GLS 2010) available in a GoogleMaps browser?

Is the 2010 Landsat world map, also known as GLS 2010, available to view anywhere on the internet in a GoogleMaps browser? I need to find it so that it can be added as a layer to a GoogleMaps ...
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Any way to view/create/edit Google My Maps KML files on Android?

I have two large (several hundred features) maps created by Google My Maps that I use for my field research. They contain important information required by the field crew for their work on site. ...
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Rendering geoJson polygons in google maps android apiv2

I'm in the process of publishing spatial data stored in a postgis database to a google maps based android app and am trying to put together a plan for rendering my data in the most efficient manner ...
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Google Maps v3 with Openlayers - First Zoom Level

I use Google Maps v3 in my application and I noticed a strange behavior, When I refresh the web page, the map zoomed out to display the whole map then get back to the zoom level I specify in my code. ...
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Displaying a dynamic KML file on Google Maps as it is on Google Earth

how can i display my kml files through network link on Google Maps instead of showing it on Google Earth. I have tried the step mentioned on this link ...
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Extracting street segments from google maps?

I'm using the google maps v3 api and am trying to extract a list of intersections and street segments from an overlay created from a KML file. Ideally, I'd like to be able to get the poly lines in a ...
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scale dependent rendering of base layers(gmap,ghyb) causes warping/flickering

Hey guys I am using geoserver to host my WMS layers and I am using gmaps base layers in Openlayers. Below I have attempted to use scale dependent rendering of the base layer without any luck. What I ...
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OpenLayers - Setting the Min Zoom Level of a Google Layer based on a Bounding Box

I have an OpenLayers project that is using Google Maps for the base layer. Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, but I think what I'm trying to do is pretty simple. I just need to set the minimum ...
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Using GeoXml3 to parse KML Markers loaded in Fusion Table Layer

I'm trying to apply the same code as this exmaple to zoom the google map to a KML Markers loaded into Fusion Table Layer. The example code works for KML Polygon loaded into Fusion Table Layer but not ...
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How to create a Google Maps with draggable routes with fixed markers

I have a webapp where I show a route on a map, I pass two address and show the route on map, so I'd like that this route should be draggable but the points A and B shoud be fixed. How to do this?
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How to set up the layer order with Google Maps API?

I'm developing a web mapping site (using google maps api 3.0 and javascript) that combines wms layers and ground overlays (uploaded rasters) that are displayed on top of google maps. The software is ...
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Google Map With Search Box and Dragable Pin

I'm trying to build a map with a search and with drag-able pin and the results will give an address and Latitude Longitude. I'm trying this code but something doesn't work and I cant find it... ...
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Google Places Autocomplete Limit Suggestions to Local Area

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but can I limit the suggestions that Google Places Autocomplete find to say 5 km of a certain location? If I'm in Dublin I don't want to see suggestions ...
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How to implement routing with Google Maps in Wordpress?

I need to put only one point with custom marker on the google map. When user enter his address, there must show up a route to that point from his address. What is the simplest way to get that ...
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improve Google map loading time?

My website has a number of pages that show a Google map with a bunch of markers, here's an example. As you can see, the maps take a long time to load and I'm looking for ways to improve this. I was ...
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How to retrieve transport infrastructure data from google map?

I imported into postgis osm data using osm2pgsql. My objective was to get a database with roads elements for a specific region of Italy (i.e. traffic lights, driving directions and turning direction ...
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OpenLayers: Click event to display position shows Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'getLonLatFromPixel'

I have created a map using openlayrs, and put a click event to display its position in screen, when i clicked got an error message like Uncaught TypeError: Cannot call method 'getLonLatFromPixel' of ...
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Fixing address on TeleAtlas, how long before Google Maps has this information?

I recently submitted information to TeleAtlas and they told me it was accepted and has been added. When I search on Google Maps the address still does not appear. Does anyone know how long Google ...
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Using Google Maps with OpenLayers for some zoom levels

I've had a search on here to see if this has come up but I've not found anything, sorry if this is a duplicate. I'm trying to use the Google Maps layers with an OpenLayers site, but not for all zoom ...
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OpenLayers - Switching to Google Basemap causes a flicker as it zooms to extent

I created and example based off of the spherical-mercator example example and placed it here. I made the bing road layer the default. If you zoom in on a location and then switch to a google layer ...
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Loading a KML Layer Underneath a Fusion Table Layer

I am working on a map that will incorporate both Fusion Tables and KML layers, parsed through geoXML3. As my Fusion Table Layer is a point file I would like it to always be on top of the KML's which ...
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How to call a PNG file with MapServer and a Google base layer?

How can I call a png file from map path including a Google map as base layer? I'm working with MapServer and I have some shapes made with Quantum GIS and ArcView. I can call those shapes in a url and ...
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Detecting If A Coordinate Is Near Polygon Edges In Google Maps API

Is there a way to add a test to see if a Lat/Long coordinate is near the edge of a polygon? I am building very complicated polygons that have rivers and roads as borders. Because of this, it is very ...
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Acceptable Reduce() amounts for google maps zoom levels?

I'm using SQL Server Spatial to return large polygons to Google Maps for display. Given that google maps has a zoom scale of 1 - 20, I would like to reduce my polygons (reduce function uses the ...
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How do I use Proj4js or other technique to make custom map projections with google.maps.Projection?

I'm using Google's Projection class to try to convert my map projection from the default spherical mercator to something like Lambert Conformal Conic. I was previously adapting the code from this ...
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Google Maps API for iPhone and Android application

I need to develop map with Google Maps API with markers etc. That map would need to be integrated into iPhone and Android application. That integration will be done by another person. My question is: ...
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How to Modify Polygons in GeoDjango?

Just getting acquainted with GeoDjango. Have Basic Tutorial app created with sample world data. In trying out the admin, I appreciate seeing the polygon on the map and a couple basic tools for adding ...
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Why do FusionTable layers sometimes not work / slow down?

Fusion tables layers are great. I have uploaded some data and polygons of areas in Europe and most of the time they respond very fast. First thing in the morning (after prolonged inactivity I ...
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Google Map Maker: How do I prevent users from re-adding streets from outdate satelite imagery

I live in a street that used to have a row of parking spaces in the middle. In Google Maps, this was represented as two one way lanes. Now, all traffic has been merged onto one of the lanes because ...
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Does merging segments in Google Map Maker ever work?

When editing line segments in Google Map Maker, the number of crossings one needs to touch for a change is pretty relevant. From my experience, every move of a crossing needs to be reviewed, so the ...
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Finding dead end streets on GoogleMaps or OpenStreetMap?

I no longer ride my motorcycle and would like to sell it. To let buyers go for a test ride safely (ie. they won't ride away with it), I need to find a dead end street (impasse) wide and long enough ...
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How to change the color of a tile layer?

If I generate a very large number of map tiles (300,000), is there an easy way to let a Google Maps user change their color? For instance, is it possible to change the color scheme of a map tile ...

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