Google Maps URL parameters configuration
Google Maps have somehow becoming an integral part of many modern website that adhere to the SoLoMo (short for social-local-mobile) ways. However, getting the right configuration can be a changeling task. In short, I .....
Was busy porting over some source codes from an existing job listing website into socketloop.com last week.
However, during the testing phase .....found out that the old Google Maps URL parameters query no longer worked.
Forturnately, after reading and re-read the latest Google Maps documentation. This new query parameters worked well (September 2014) :
https://maps.google.com/?q={name of the place you want to query}&ll={latitude},{longtitude}&t={map type}&z={zoom level}
Map types :
m – normal map
k – satellite
h – hybrid
p – terrainFor example :
https://maps.google.com/?q=suria+klcc&ll=3.1582471,101.7131504&t=h&z=19
As for my own use, this URL
https://maps.google.com/?&ll={latitude},{longtitude}&t=k}&z=11
works just fine and dandy.
Give it a try and leave comments below if it doesn't work out well for you.
References :
http://moz.com/ugc/everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-google-maps-parameters
By Adam Ng
IF you gain some knowledge or the information here solved your programming problem. Please consider donating to the less fortunate or some charities that you like. Apart from donation, planting trees, volunteering or reducing your carbon footprint will be great too.
Advertisement
Tutorials
+7.1k Golang : Concatenate (combine) buffer data example
+6.4k Linux : How to install driver for 600Mbps Dual Band Wifi USB Adapter
+7.2k Golang : Proper way to test CIDR membership of an IP 4 or 6 address example
+10.5k Golang : Date and Time formatting
+5.6k Android Studio : Import third-party library or package into Gradle Scripts
+5.1k Golang : Get YouTube playlist
+22.4k Golang : How to write CSV data to file
+8.6k Golang : Clean formatting/indenting or pretty print JSON result
+17.4k SSL : How to check if current certificate is sha1 or sha2
+4.8k Golang : Fibonacci number generator examples
+5.4k Golang : Handle Palindrome string with case sensitivity and unicode