Google Maps v2
| Google Maps v2 |
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| What: |
| A web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free for non-commercial uses. |
| Licence: |
| Google Maps v2 licence |
| Parameter value: |
| googlemaps2 |
| Parameter aliases: |
| More info: |
| Google Maps v2 |
Google Maps v2 is one of the mapping services natively supported by the Maps and Semantic Maps extensions. It can be used with:
- The display map parser hook
- The display points parser hook
- Semantic MediaWiki queries
- Semantic Forms form inputs
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Google Maps specific properties
This mapping service defines several of it's own parameters that are supported by most of the features implementing this service.
Controls
Parameter: controls=
Possible values: auto,large, small, large-original, small-original, zoom, type, type-menu, overview-map, scale, nav-label, overlays
This parameter determines the controls that will be placed on your Google Maps map, and determine how the user will be able to interact with the map. Values are separated with comma's. You can set the default in the settings file.
Example:
controls=small, nav-label, overview-map, scale
Note that some combinations are not possible, for example type and type-menu.
Types
Parameter: types=
Possible values: normal, satellite, hybrid, physical, earth, sky, moon, moon-elevation, mars, mars-elevation, mars-infrared
The map types the user will be able to choose in the map type selector control. Values are separated with comma's. You can set the default.
Example:
types=hybrid,satellite,earth,physical
Maps allowed to also use the associated Google Maps API map type names. However, this support has been removed in 0.5.
Type
Parameter: type=
Possible values: See types.
The map type, in other words: the one the map will show when the page is loaded. You can set the default.
Example:
type=hybrid
Overlays
Parameter: overlays=
Possible values: wikipedia, photos, webcams, videos
A comma separated list of values indicating which overlays a user should be able to choose from. If you do not provide any values, the defaults will be used. To not show any overlays, simply do not pas along the 'overlay' control for the 'controls=' parameter. Each overlay can be shown at page load by adding a '-1' to the end of it's value. You can set the default.
Example:
overlays=wikipedia-1,webcams,photos-1
Autozoom
Parameter: autozoom=
Possible values: on, off
This value determines whether you will be able to zoom in and out using your the scroll wheel of your mouse. You can set the default.
Example:
autozoom=off
Google Maps specific settings
Furrealz? That's marvoelusly good to know.
Default map types
The default Google Maps map types. This are the map types the user will be able to choose in the map type selector control. This value will only be used when the user does not provide one.
Default: $egMapsGoogleMapsTypes = array('normal', 'satellite', 'hybrid', 'physical');
Default map type
The default map type, in other words: the one the map will show when the page is loaded. This value will only be used when the user does not provide one.
Default: $egMapsGoogleMapsType = 'normal';
Default map controls
The default controls for Google Maps. This value will only be used when the user does not provide one.
Default: $egMapsGMapControls = array('auto', 'scale', 'type', 'overlays');
Default overlays
The default overlays for Google Maps, and whether they should be shown at page-load. This value will only be used when the user does not provide one.
Default: $egMapsGMapOverlays = array('photos' => false, 'videos' => false, 'wikipedia' => false, 'webcams' => false);
Default autozoom
The default value for enabling or disabling the autozoom of a map. This value will only be used when the user does not provide one.
Default: $egMapsGoogleAutozoom = true;
Map name prefix
The Google Maps map name prefix. It can not be identical to the one of another mapping service. Unless you know what you are doing, it's discouraged to modify this value.
Default: $egMapsGoogleMapsPrefix = 'map_google';
Google Maps usage examples
If you are using Maps and have a great example of Google Maps functionality, feel free to link to it below.
- Semantic MediaWiki community wiki Very nice example of a compound query result.
- Civic Studio A Google Maps map showing the results of an #ask query.
- BN's demo wiki
