I am looking to build a custom google map using google api

I am curious if anyone knows a good resource for this. I dont want to spend a lot of time building this but it would be cool to have a program that kinda automates the google map creator for my own sites.

 

You should problable take a look at different free code sources available for free, you will get a good idea from them.

 

Use someone else's code to get started...like this one I made...
http://www.aquaticlitterremoval.org/site_map/site_map.htm
View the source. Don't know of any apps to make them.

 

I'm also interested in this

any others besides the one list above?

 

You can look at some of the creation tools listed at Google Maps Mania. Most of these will create code that you can cut and paste into your site.

 

I am using mapbuilder http://www.mapbuilder.net, I think it is good one.

 

I recently did work for a sight wanting a custom Google map.
Out of the pages I came across Google's own documentation help the most.

You can see it here:
www . google . com / apis / maps / documentation /

 

be prepared to spend a considerable amount of time on your project

 

I will work one that for my sites after I saw how much customisation you can do
http://www.searchenginepeople.com/contactmap.php

 

Rocking idea with the logo on the map. Clean up that png a little bit and it will look awesome, can you use vector art? (eps or pdf). I have used the api maps exactly twice both times for directions and it is very user friendly and easy to plug into.

The best is the new google ajaxified search api. Here is a link so you can search my directory as well as google, digital point, blogs & videos all from one page. Very slick little script.

 

I've got maps up at mysurfbrands.com .... making a few extra ones for locations outside of the US....how do you get the geocode for a beach location with no address?

 

I don't think so, it is limited to PNG

 

I am looking to build a Google Maps API application that lets users add their own locations, post a photo and add comments.

Does anyone know if there is an app, or a tool out there that does this? Looking at the API, it looks pretty difficult to build this my hand.
FB

 

If you want a quick and easy solution, you might like our http://www.aardvarkmap.net site.

Aaron

 

I ended up using CommunityWalk.com.

Our map is http://www.fornobravo.com/maps/artisan_pizza.html

I would like to hear what you think, and will let you know who it goes and how it scales.
FB

 

Map looks fine, but I don't like the icons personally.

 

Yeah, the icons are pretty generic. I wonder if I can change that. I think we are going to let this settle a little bit, then make a few announcements to see if we can start driving traffic to the map -- and maybe it will take on a life of its own. We'll see.
FB

 

I've done exactly this, but I'm too new here to be allowed to post links. It's not hard at all, though. Go straight to the horse's mouth; Google's documentation on their maps API was all I needed to pull this off. You'll need to head over there anyway, to get a key to use their maps from your domain, so you might as well look at their advice and sample code.

 

Hey, I've made it from Peon to Grunt. Wow.

Did you build your own map with the Google API and your own key. I thought of that, but settled for a service provider. How hard is it to do it yourself?
FB

 

here is a tutorial showing how you can make searchable Google Map.
Hope this will be enough to figure out how to start.
This is a php script that automates the Google maps and offers may functions like changing the marker icon, drawing lines on the map anything possible.
Here is a Google maps implementation done by me - skybgproperties.com