On Dec 8, 5:16 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 8, 4:51 am, EM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Aside from my privacy concern, im wondering how did this guy get > > the locations to have marker icons and categories? THAT is > > something I must have going forward. I think his solution might be > > better than the FusionTablesLayer (maybe not, I dont fully > > understand these things, im winging this as I go hah)? > > >http://www.geocodezip.com/MW_example_categories_headings.html > > > I checked the source and it appears to be reading the data from > > an .xml file? I dont have any experience with those.. > > That is correct. But kml is a specific xml format and the "x" in xml > is eXtensible [Extensible Markup Language (XML)]. So you can export > kml from myMaps, add your categories to it, then use it. > > But... > > That page parses the xml and creates the Google Maps objects > individually, which for large complex xml can cause performance > issues. > > And you will need to learn about xml and how to create valid xml (the > most common problem with xml is that xml parsers fail when given > invalid xml), but learning is good. I learned a lot of what I know > about xml from playing with the Google Maps API(s).
Also, see Mike Williams' (v2) tutorial: http://econym.org.uk/gmap/categories.htm His tutorial is based on v2 of the Google Maps API, but it explains the concepts behind the implementation. The page you refer to is my port of his example for that tutorial page from v2 to v3 of the Google Maps Javascript API. -- Larry > > > > > > > > > On Dec 8, 10:08 pm, EM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks a ton for the speedy response, godsend! I saw several other > > > posts with people asking how to do what I want to do with no response, > > > ill share this with them :-) > > > > The backup to .kml was a bit of a pain, every time I did it it would > > > only export like the title or something .. had to play with it a bit > > > to get it to export (backup) all the locations together. Nevertheless, > > > I got the .kml imported into Google Fusion Tables and its looking > > > good. > > > > **One issue: im reading the Fusion Table Setup criteria and its saying > > > "the table must be shared as public" -- is that really necessary? Is > > > there any way to keep the data a little more confidential? I would > > > rather not someone be able to extract all these locations. However, I > > > like the idea of the FusionTables Layer! So in the future, if other > > > companies wish to add their lists of locations, it would be simply > > > another layer? > > > > On Dec 8, 5:15 pm, Nick Doiron <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > While viewing your MyMap, look for the "View in Google Earth" link on > > > > the top right of the map. This is a link to a KML file which can be > > > > added as a KML > > > > Layer:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays.ht... > > > > > The points which you have (especially if you are adding thousands of > > > > points) should be transferred to a new spreadsheet / database system > > > > called Google Fusion Tables: > > > > Announcement from > > > > Google:http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2010/11/maps-data-api-depreca... > > > > Transfer Service:http://maps-data-liberation.appspot.com/ > > > > > Fusion tables can easily be added to the Google Maps > > > > API:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/overlays.ht... > > > > > -- > > > > Nick > > > > > On Dec 7, 10:41 pm, EM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Greetings everyone, > > > > > > I just started getting into Google Maps API 3 days ago and have been > > > > > scouring the internet non-stop day/night to learn as much as I can > > > > > about it. Ive come to a point where I havent been able to find a > > > > > solution via searching and I know how much everyone hates people > > > > > asking questions without extensive research so I definitely wanted to > > > > > avoid that. The things I need help with include: > > > > > > 1) How to import 15 placemarkers from Google MyMaps into the API (this > > > > > map will easily have thousands of placemarkers in the future) > > > > > 2) Once the 15 placemarkers are imported, how do I sort the into > > > > > categories? > > > > > > I came across this page: > > > > > >http://www.geocodezip.com/MW_example_categories_headings.html > > > > > > And it rocks, I want something just like that. But I have no idea how > > > > > to get my placemarkers from GoogleMaps into the API, much less > > > > > categorize them and use the check boxes to show/hide them. I would > > > > > GREATLY appreciate any help! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
