Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Can I have gps ( the blue 'you are here' dot) on an embedded map?
Check out the HTML5 geolocation API. You probably want "watchPosition": https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Using_geolocation#Watching_the_current_position Spec: http://dev.w3.org/geo/api/spec-source.html#watch-position Chris -- http://twitter.com/broady On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Tony Jillson wrote: > Thanks, Chris. > Interesting. I hadn't thought about a copyright issue, since the API is > free to use. > Anyway, I have no problem with making a custom marker. You can see them on > our African American Walkingtour prototype here: > > http://centuries.digitalgizmo.com/team/walkingtour/afram_walkingtour/maptour_kml.html > > What I need is the same functionality, i.e. the marker must move around > with you as you walk, in real time. > > If that is not proprietary to Google Maps, can you point me to the code? > > Thanks, > Tony > > On Oct 4, 2011, at 10:42 PM, Chris Broadfoot wrote: > > Hi, > > The blue dot (or something similar) can be achieved with a Marker with > custom MarkerIcon. > > As far as I know we don't provide any access to the blue dot. I'd suggest > creating your own - that way you don't have to worry about any copyright > issues. > > Chris > > -- > http://twitter.com/broady > > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 5:42 AM, Birdwaves wrote: > >> On my iPad, the first example at: >> >> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-geolocation.html >> does not give me the blue dot. Just a word balloon that says says >> "Location found using HTML5." It did discover my location. If I knew >> what the blue dot was called, I could research it... >> >> >> >> On Oct 1, 6:02 am, Rossko wrote: >> > > MY question is this: Can I get the GPS functionality (blue dot) using >> > > the v3 API? >> > >> > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html. >> .. >> > gives the basics >> > >> > > Secondly is there a site that that gives simple >> > > instructions? >> > >> > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ >> > >> > Some of Mike W's v2 code examples have been ported to v3 by Larry >> athttp://www.geocodezip.com/ >> > >> > > All the web research seems to indicate that you can't do >> > > all the things in v3 that you could do in v2. >> > >> > Which things are you expecting to be a problem? I don't see anything >> > that's likely to be an issue in your demo. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Thanks! >> >> -- >> 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 >> google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > 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 > google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > > -- 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Can I have gps ( the blue 'you are here' dot) on an embedded map?
Thanks, Chris. Interesting. I hadn't thought about a copyright issue, since the API is free to use. Anyway, I have no problem with making a custom marker. You can see them on our African American Walkingtour prototype here: http://centuries.digitalgizmo.com/team/walkingtour/afram_walkingtour/maptour_kml.html What I need is the same functionality, i.e. the marker must move around with you as you walk, in real time. If that is not proprietary to Google Maps, can you point me to the code? Thanks, Tony On Oct 4, 2011, at 10:42 PM, Chris Broadfoot wrote: > Hi, > > The blue dot (or something similar) can be achieved with a Marker with custom > MarkerIcon. > > As far as I know we don't provide any access to the blue dot. I'd suggest > creating your own - that way you don't have to worry about any copyright > issues. > > Chris > > -- > http://twitter.com/broady > > > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 5:42 AM, Birdwaves wrote: > On my iPad, the first example at: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-geolocation.html > does not give me the blue dot. Just a word balloon that says says > "Location found using HTML5." It did discover my location. If I knew > what the blue dot was called, I could research it... > > > > On Oct 1, 6:02 am, Rossko wrote: > > > MY question is this: Can I get the GPS functionality (blue dot) using > > > the v3 API? > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html... > > gives the basics > > > > > Secondly is there a site that that gives simple > > > instructions? > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ > > > > Some of Mike W's v2 code examples have been ported to v3 by Larry > > athttp://www.geocodezip.com/ > > > > > All the web research seems to indicate that you can't do > > > all the things in v3 that you could do in v2. > > > > Which things are you expecting to be a problem? I don't see anything > > that's likely to be an issue in your demo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > -- > 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > > > -- > 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. -- 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Can I have gps ( the blue 'you are here' dot) on an embedded map?
Hi, The blue dot (or something similar) can be achieved with a Marker with custom MarkerIcon. As far as I know we don't provide any access to the blue dot. I'd suggest creating your own - that way you don't have to worry about any copyright issues. Chris -- http://twitter.com/broady On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 5:42 AM, Birdwaves wrote: > On my iPad, the first example at: > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-geolocation.html > does not give me the blue dot. Just a word balloon that says says > "Location found using HTML5." It did discover my location. If I knew > what the blue dot was called, I could research it... > > > > On Oct 1, 6:02 am, Rossko wrote: > > > MY question is this: Can I get the GPS functionality (blue dot) using > > > the v3 API? > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html... > > gives the basics > > > > > Secondly is there a site that that gives simple > > > instructions? > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ > > > > Some of Mike W's v2 code examples have been ported to v3 by Larry > athttp://www.geocodezip.com/ > > > > > All the web research seems to indicate that you can't do > > > all the things in v3 that you could do in v2. > > > > Which things are you expecting to be a problem? I don't see anything > > that's likely to be an issue in your demo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > -- > 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 > google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > > -- 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can I have gps ( the blue 'you are here' dot) on an embedded map?
On my iPad, the first example at: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/map-geolocation.html does not give me the blue dot. Just a word balloon that says says "Location found using HTML5." It did discover my location. If I knew what the blue dot was called, I could research it... On Oct 1, 6:02 am, Rossko wrote: > > MY question is this: Can I get the GPS functionality (blue dot) using > > the v3 API? > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html... > gives the basics > > > Secondly is there a site that that gives simple > > instructions? > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ > > Some of Mike W's v2 code examples have been ported to v3 by Larry > athttp://www.geocodezip.com/ > > > All the web research seems to indicate that you can't do > > all the things in v3 that you could do in v2. > > Which things are you expecting to be a problem? I don't see anything > that's likely to be an issue in your demo. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! -- 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can I have gps ( the blue 'you are here' dot) on an embedded map?
> MY question is this: Can I get the GPS functionality (blue dot) using > the v3 API? http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/basics.html#Geolocation gives the basics > Secondly is there a site that that gives simple > instructions? http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ Some of Mike W's v2 code examples have been ported to v3 by Larry at http://www.geocodezip.com/ > All the web research seems to indicate that you can't do > all the things in v3 that you could do in v2. Which things are you expecting to be a problem? I don't see anything that's likely to be an issue in your demo. > > Thanks! -- 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 google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
