Google Maps API Question

Discussion in 'Google API' started by Marineguyfla, Jun 15, 2008.

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    Hey everyone.
    I was looking at the Google Maps API , and I was looking through their documentation. Does anyone know if it would be possible to use a custom map file to display, instead of the map of the world? The use for this could be for displaying maps from games, etc. I looked through the APIDocs for the Maps API, and the closest thing I could find was the custom overlay,
    but this isn't really it. When you look at this, it still displays the world map.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    Marineguyfla, Jun 15, 2008 IP
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    frostgiant Guest

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    Hi. Yes, it's absolutely possible to make a custom map to display using Google Maps. Instead of making an overlay, what you'd do is make a custom map type, which you in turn call (instead of G_NORMAL_MAP or whatever you'd call "G_MYGAME_MAP", which is the map you've imported).

    You can see an example here, for LOTRO (Lord of the Rings Online):
    http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Frodo's_Path_to_Rivendell

    Maybe this can get you started:
    http://mapki.com/index.php?title=Add_Your_Own_Custom_Map
    http://econym.googlepages.com/custommap.htm
    http://www.maplib.net/
     
    frostgiant, Jun 16, 2008 IP
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    Can I input google map "my network" ( _http://maps.google.ru/?ie=UTF8&ll=50.153366,30.376854&spn=0.166304,0.44426&t=h&z=12 ) in my forum: _http://www.crystal.in.ua/index.php , without html code???
     
    Wave_is, Sep 4, 2008 IP