[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can Google explain the logic behind the Maps API changes ?
> > > I've had a reply from Google and forwarded information about my projects > with some ideas. > Hopefully Google can find a way to let independent developers to continue to use the API. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[deprecated] Google Maps JavaScript API v3. Please use the latest post." group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can Google explain the logic behind the Maps API changes ?
On Wednesday, 16 May 2018 02:21:03 UTC+2, Dalibor Tesanovic wrote: > > Very important & urgent question that needs to be addressed properly asap. > > On Sunday, May 13, 2018 at 8:14:05 PM UTC+2, Rob McMahon wrote: >> >> I've seen the announcement but can Google put forward someone who >> developers can talk with and discuss these changes. I can't understand the >> logic behind this decision which will force many developers at very short >> notice to cease using the Google Maps APIs. >> >> Have alternative options been considered for semi-commercial developers >> such as ad-supported use of the API ? This works fine with much higher >> volumes on YouTube. >> >> There was a time when the Maps API team would discuss all aspects of the >> API in forums or by email, those days have gone. >> >> I'm hoping that some people within Google will see the reaction and >> realise the damage that this decision will cause to Google's reputation - >> see >> http://geoawesomeness.com/developers-up-in-arms-over-google-maps-api-insane-price-hike/ >> >> . It's not too late for Google to change course. They should delay the >> implementation period and consider alternative such as ad-supported access >> to the API. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[deprecated] Google Maps JavaScript API v3. Please use the latest post." group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Can Google explain the logic behind the Maps API changes ?
I've seen the announcement but can Google put forward someone who developers can talk with and discuss these changes. I can't understand the logic behind this decision which will force many developers at very short notice to cease using the Google Maps APIs. Have alternative options been considered for semi-commercial developers such as ad-supported use of the API ? This works fine with much higher volumes on YouTube. There was a time when the Maps API team would discuss all aspects of the API in forums or by email, those days have gone. I'm hoping that some people within Google will see the reaction and realise the damage that this decision will cause to Google's reputation - see http://geoawesomeness.com/developers-up-in-arms-over-google-maps-api-insane-price-hike/ . It's not too late for Google to change course. They should delay the implementation period and consider alternative such as ad-supported access to the API. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[deprecated] Google Maps JavaScript API v3. Please use the latest post." group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Changes to your Google Maps APIs account
Hi Ralf I haven't found any way to cap your usage other than to disable your account before it reaches the limit which is not practical. Leaflet seems to be the best option for me now, MapBox (which can used with Leaflet) are also offering free Pay-as-you-go services for developers who switch from Google. On Monday, 7 May 2018 19:27:35 UTC+2, ralfwessels wrote: > > Hi Rob, > > in that mail I got from Google ([Action Required] Changes to your Google > Maps APIs account) they wrote: "For additional visibility and control you > can set daily quotas or billing alerts." - so there will be a kind of > control system. So far I couldn't find more informations about that. > > ...and yes you are right: this was a very short and surprising notice from > Google. So if your map application in future will reach the new limits and > you are looking for an alternative mapping application - Leaflet is pretty > nice and open source. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[deprecated] Google Maps JavaScript API v3. Please use the latest post." group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Changes to your Google Maps APIs account
Problems with the changes include : 1. There is no way to prevent payments being made if the usage cap is reached. This could become very expensive if map pages get a spike in traffic. 2. Very short notice was given by Google (only 5 weeks) which makes changing to an alternative API very difficult. While it's understandable that Google want to make commercial users pay for usage there is no consideration given for users who fall between non-profit or full commercial. Many have been using the API for years and have contributed with bug reports and feature suggestions over this time. These maps display on ad supported sites with relatively low income so getting billed is not a viable option. Google should reconsider these changes and offer a new ad supported system for using the Maps API in the same way that YouTube does. Commercial users would not want ads on their maps but other users would prefer that option to getting billed. I did try to post this on the original announcement page at https://mapsplatform.googleblog.com/2018/05/introducing-google-maps-platform.html but comments there are blocked. On Monday, 7 May 2018 16:03:36 UTC+2, Patrick HAOND wrote: > > Thanks Ralf for the answer. > I didn't reach the limits, by far, so that is why I didn't understand that > email. > > Le lundi 7 mai 2018 11:06:25 UTC+2, ralfwessels a écrit : >> >> Hi Patrick, >>> >> it depends if you are reaching the new limits ofGoogle Maps Platform. >> You'll find the new pricing table here: >> https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/sheet/ >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[deprecated] Google Maps JavaScript API v3. Please use the latest post." group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can Google offer an ad-supported alternative to the current usage levels for the Maps API ?
There are some prices at https://developers.google.com/maps/pricing-and-plans/#details . The premium plan prices are not listed, you have to contact sales to obtain these. When I enquired a few years ago it was $10k per year but that may have changed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can Google offer an ad-supported alternative to the current usage levels for the Maps API ?
I found this page with details of the API credits system at https://developers.google.com/maps/premium/calculate-credits. It's aimed at people with an annual contract so they can compute usage across a range of APIs. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Can Google offer an ad-supported alternative to the current usage levels for the Maps API ?
Thanks for the info Ralf, I wasn't aware of the credits plan so I'll check that out. The 50 cents per thousand views option is too much for my site since for a number of years it's been providing free mapping tools to users to add maps to their sites without having to code anything. It's reasonable to charge commercial users like Google do and they do have a programme for non-profits. The main problem for me and other developers happens when your site falls between these two categories of commercial and non-profit. I guess this is why we see so many developers using Open Street Map rather than Google. Here's an example project I've done which illustrates the issue http://www.mapchannels.com/VideoMaps.aspx which uses both YouTube and the Maps API. I could display the YouTube component as much as I wanted but if the daily views for the Maps got to 25k then I'd get billed for usage. Having an ad-supported option like YouTube would be great if Google could implement this -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Can Google offer an ad-supported alternative to the current usage levels for the Maps API ?
Could an alternative to the current usage limits system be devised by Google ? I can understand the need to charge large commercial users but the licence costs for semi-commercial ad supported sites (like mine) mean that Google Maps become unviable once usage levels hit this limit. With the current system developers are deserting Google Maps for other platforms. Recently I observed the limits being exceeded on one of my projects. Effectively the map is killed off with an 'Oops something went wrong' message at certain times of the day. Compare this approach to Google services such as YouTube where its possible to get millions of hits for videos that consume way more bandwidth than the average maps does. YouTube has ad support options and Google Maps used to have the Ad Unit option until this feature was removed from the API. If Google want to encourage developers to use the API then they really should offer an option to display maps beyond the current usage limits, provided that ad units similar to YouTube ads get displayed. I would certainly prefer a popup ad on my maps instead of the current 'Oops something went wrong' message. One important feature should be the ability to hide ads after a certain time has elapsed (as YouTube does) - the old ad units did not have this feature which made them annoying for a lot of users. Offering an ad unit option with the ability to earn a bit of revenue from the ads would do a lot to help the developer community. Large commercial users would continue to pay for their premium licences so as not to have ads displayed on the maps, therefore it would be a win win situation, boosting usage for the Maps API and boosting ad revenues for Google and for map developers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Google Maps API v3] A replacement in the Maps API for the Panoramio Widget API ?
I posted the feature request here : https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=10668 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] A replacement in the Maps API for the Panoramio Widget API ?
Recently Google have announced that the Panoramio site is closing and that the site functionality is now being merged into Google Maps. There is a thread about it here https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email_source=footer#!topic/panoramio-questions-support/dw3UYp1lQdY%5B1-25%5D I have a number of web pages that combine the Panoramio Widget Javascript API with the Google Maps API to display user photos on a map. http://www.panoramio.com/api/widget/api.html I have checked the Maps API documentation and asked in the Panoramio Help Forum but it appears there is not yet a replacement for the Widget API. Can someone let me know if there is an alternative photos API available or whether this functionality will be added into the Maps API soon ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Panoramio and Weather libraries status ?
Can someone from Google give an update on the status of the Panoramio and Weather libraries which were due to be phased out this weekend. I read this recent post on https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/panoramio-questions-support/1jOMbwyWli4 which indicates a welcome change of plans for Panoramio. So today, after listening to community feedback about the future of the platform, we’re pleased to let you know that there won’t be any immediate changes to Panoramio. Instead of aligning the community with Views, we’ve gone back to the drawing board to work on a more integrated solution that supports you and your content directly within Google Maps. The examples on these pages which use the libraries are still working at the moment but there is a notice saying that they won't be available after 4th June 2015 : https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/layer-panoramio https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/layer-weather I'm hoping that both these Google Maps libraries can still be made available since I and a lot of other people find them useful. If the libraries are retired can it be done in a way that won't break code that use them ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps JavaScript API v3 group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[Google Maps API v3] Re: Issue with the new 'signed in' feature
I have posted a bug report at https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=7445 Can more resources be given to fixing reported bugs in the v3 API ? There are some quite major bugs that were reported some time ago but are still awaiting a fix such as: https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=5713 (posted 18 months ago) https://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-issues/issues/detail?id=5837 (which I posted 15 months ago) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps JavaScript API v3 group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Issue with the new 'signed in' feature
Hi Enoch
Thanks for the reply. It’s probably best to look at the template map which is
used to generate the code for the user.
This is at http://www.mapchannels.com/venuemap/template/map.htm
The marker is set up in createMarker() at line 403 and the infoWindow is
displayed by showInfoWindow() at line 560.
I can strip down the code and send you a link tomorrow to a page with just the
one map and no street view.
I did try playing around with the creation order for the marker and info window
but the same problem happened.
It may be due to the fact that I’m not using Google Place IDs for the markers.
In lines 405 – 418 I have this code to set up the properties required for
markerOptions :
// place information (location and name) for used by the Google
signed-in bookmarking service
var placeInfo =
{
placeId: null,
location: pt,
query: placeName
};
// Add Marker Attribution Information
var attributionInfo =
{
source: linkTitle,
webUrl: linkURL
};
var markerOptions =
{
position: pt,
map: map,
icon: markerURL,
title: name,
place: placeInfo,
attribution: attributionInfo
};
I’m guessing that there’s a different process for markers without a Google
Place ID and that is causing the bug.
It’s not a major issue but it would look a bit neater without the text flicker
when the info window is launched. It only ever happens the first time the info
window gets displayed.
Best Regards
Rob McMahon
www.mapchannels.com
From: google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com
[mailto:google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Enoch Lau (Google
Employee)
Sent: 07 December 2014 02:37
To: google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Issue with the new 'signed in' feature
Can you point me to the relevant parts of your JS code please? In particular,
how and when do you open the info window, and set the 'place' property of the
marker?
Enoch
On Friday, December 5, 2014 11:59:20 PM UTC+11, Rob McMahon wrote:
I have been using the new v3 API 'signed in' feature for a project I created at
http://www.mapchannels.com/VenueMaps.aspx .
Venue Maps let people create maps and streetview for a selected location and
includes full source code.
There is a small bug I noticed with the signed in feature. When the info window
first loads the text 'Can't save this place to Google Maps' is displayed.
About a second later (the time varies) this text is replaced by 'Save to Google
Maps'.
Screenshots of the issue are here:
http://www.mapchannels.com/screenshots/venuemap-signedin1.jpg
http://www.mapchannels.com/screenshots/venuemap-signedin2.jpg
This isn't a major bug but it would look neater if only the 'Save to Google
Maps' text was displayed. Can someone confirm this is an API bug and I will add
it to the issue tracker.
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[Google Maps API v3] Questions about the new Google My Maps
I have some questions about the new Google My Maps. If this isn't the right forum for My Maps I'd be grateful if someone could forward this post to someone who deals with My Maps. The new My Maps interface is generally good and contains some useful improvements. The problems I have are with the transition from maps created with the classic My Maps to the new My Maps and also with the export of KML data. 1. Custom markers in the exported KML have been replaced with generic white markers. Even the old My Map markers have been replaced. Can custom markers be included again in the KML output ? 2. Polylines which were created from the classic My Maps have been placed into a separate layer (together with 2 new markers and a duplicate polyline). If there are more than 5 polylines in the original map then the layer limit for the My Map is exceeded and the map can no longer be edited (without upgrading to My Maps Pro).There is no option to revert to classic My Maps so when this happens you are stuck with a map which cannot be edited. 3. Can the new My Maps display a static KML or KMZ link ? This feature was very useful in the old My Maps for people who wanted to display their My Maps data in a v3 API based mashup. You can get this link using: url = http://mapsengine.google.com/map/kml?mid=; + mid which works for publicly shared My Maps. Could this link be displayed when 'export' is selected from the menu ? Whether intentional or not, the new My Maps do seem to place a lot of obstacles in the way of people who want to use My Maps as a data source for a mashup. For me the major issue is the custom marker URLs. Including custom marker URLs in the exported KML would make My Maps a more useful product to a lot of people. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps JavaScript API v3 group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [Google Maps API v3] Questions about the new Google My Maps
Thanks Barry, I have posted it at https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/maps/issues-and-troubleshooting/custom-maps/windows/map-data/chrome/blGuVIGNbAo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Google Maps JavaScript API v3 group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
