Google Maps
From MediaWiki Widgets
This widget allows you to add Google Maps widget to your wiki page.
Created by Sergey Chernyshev
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[edit] Parameters
- key - Google developer key for your site (you must get your own or it will not work).
- height and width define map dimensions, 420x350 is default
- lat - map center latitude
- lng - map center longitude
- maptype - type of the map, roadmap (default), satellite, hybrid
- zoom - zoom level (defaults to 16)
- xml - URL of XML (KML/GeoRSS) data source (only one can be used for now) *
- Markers:
- centermarker - if set, then marker is added in the center of the map
- Custom markers are defined using marker.name.lat and marker.name.lng
- Controls *:
- maptypecontrol - buttons that let the user toggle between map types (such as Map and Satellite)
- largemapcontrol - displays a large pan/zoom control used on Google Maps
- smallmapcontrol - displays a smaller pan/zoom control used on Google Maps
- smallzoomcontrol - displays a small zoom control (no panning controls) used in the small map blowup windows used to display driving directions steps on Google Maps
- scalecontrol - displays a map scale
- overviewmapcontrol - displays a collapsible overview map in the corner of the screen
- hierarchicalmaptypecontrol - displays a selection of nested buttons and menu items for placing many map type selectors
[edit] Map types
By default, map is displayed using dynamic user interface with movable map, controls, loadable XML and so on.
If you want static map image to be displayed, add static=yes which will tell widget to use Google Static Maps API. It does not support XML (KML or GeoRSS) and controls, but supports markers. Use this one when you want map to load faster and to avoid JavaScript slowing down your page. Static map is also used for graceful degradation when dynamic map is specified, but client doesn't support dynamic features like JavaScript.
[edit] Bookmarklet
Sometimes it's hard to get all the parameters you need for a map to display - coming up with longitude and latitude, correct zoom levels and so on might take too much time.
To help with this problem, we created a bookmarklet that you can use on Google Maps site to grab map widget code for current location with just one click.
Drag this bookmarklet Maps Widget Code to your links toolbar and just click it when you want to post a location on the map to your wiki.
You can insert this bookmarklet (with your Google Maps developer key preset) into your wiki using Google Maps bookmarklet widget.
[edit] Sample results
[edit] Moscow, Russia (static map with center marker)
{{#widget:Google Maps
|key=ABQIAAAAq_i4aTseMGLic8bgu1NQHRRuMGSDM4hOrlKevQrS9qsdJ_NOCxRsXLLNmhAg5xMn9btyuqHxCavIxw
|width=600
|height=400
|lat=55.754796
|lng=37.621479
|zoom=12
|static=yes
|centermarker=yes
}}
[edit] KML feed from (Melbourne Landmark Locations from Melpedia)
{{#widget:Google Maps
|key=ABQIAAAAq_i4aTseMGLic8bgu1NQHRRuMGSDM4hOrlKevQrS9qsdJ_NOCxRsXLLNmhAg5xMn9btyuqHxCavIxw
|width=600
|height=400
|lat=-37.813683
|lng=144.963183
|zoom=14
|xml=http://www.melpedia.com.au/wiki/Special:KMLExport/Landmarks
}}
[edit] Metropolitan Museum of art (with central marker and lots of controls)
{{#widget:Google Maps
|key=ABQIAAAAq_i4aTseMGLic8bgu1NQHRRuMGSDM4hOrlKevQrS9qsdJ_NOCxRsXLLNmhAg5xMn9btyuqHxCavIxw
|width=600
|height=400
|lat=40.77895
|lng=-73.96231
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
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To copy this widget to your wiki, cut and paste the entire source of the Google Maps widget code page into a page called Widget:Google Maps on your wiki. If you don't have the Widget extension set up on your wiki, go to its description page on MediaWiki.org and follow the installation instructions. | ||||||||||
