us map with overlays for states

[rmcguire]

Hello,

Im looking for a tutorial or example using a map of the U.S. with
overlays over each state where the user can click on the state then an
infowindow comes up to display certain information.

Could someone point me to a tutorial which could show me how to do
this?

I know how to crete it for the most part with v2 but wanted to do it
in v3?

thanks

[geoco...@gmail.com]

You mean something like this?

http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simple.html

(doesn't use infowindows, displays information in a sidebar, but
changing it to infowindow shouldn't be too hard)

-- larry

-- Larry


>
> thanks

[rmcguire]

something like that but where they have
http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/world_countries_kml.xml, is
there an xml file available for us states similar to this available?

thanks

On Jan 25, 2:21 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Jan 25, 10:35 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > Im looking for a tutorial or example using a map of the U.S. with
> > overlays over each state where the user can click on the state then an
> > infowindow comes up to display certain information.
>
> > Could someone point me to a tutorial which could show me how to do
> > this?
>
> > I know how to crete it for the most part with v2 but wanted to do it
> > in v3?
>
> You mean something like this?
>

> http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simpl...

>
> (doesn't use infowindows, displays information in a sidebar, but
> changing it to infowindow shouldn't be too hard)
>
>   -- larry
>
>   -- Larry
>
>
>
>
>

> > thanks- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[rmcguire]

also, how do I remove the guy which you can drop over the countries to
view the street view? As all that Im looking to do is have a map of
the us which when the user clicks on any state it displays information
relevant to the state in an infowindow or in a sidebar

thanks

On Jan 30, 7:30 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> something like that but where they havehttp://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/world_countries_kml.xml, is
> there an xml file available forusstates similar to this available?

>
> thanks
>
> On Jan 25, 2:21 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jan 25, 10:35 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hello,
>
> > > Im looking for a tutorial or example using amapof theU.S.with
> > > overlays over each state where the user can click on the state then an
> > > infowindow comes up to display certain information.
>
> > > Could someone point me to a tutorial which could show me how to do
> > > this?
>
> > > I know how to crete it for the most part with v2 but wanted to do it
> > > in v3?
>
> > You mean something like this?
>
> >http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simpl...
>
> > (doesn't use infowindows, displays information in a sidebar, but
> > changing it to infowindow shouldn't be too hard)
>
> >   -- larry
>
> >   -- Larry
>
> > > thanks- Hide quoted text -
>

> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[Coen de Jong]

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#MapOptions

put streetViewControl: false in your Map constructor in a MapOptions object.

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Jan 30, 6:30 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> something like that but where they havehttp://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/world_countries_kml.xml, is

> there an xml file available for us states similar to this available?

I thought I answered this... Oh, well.

You mean like:
http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/v3_geoxml3_kmltest_linktoB.html?filename=us_states_noPoint.xml

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

where can I find the TrashDays40.xml file?

On Jan 30, 8:02 am, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Jan 30, 6:30 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > something like that but where they havehttp://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/world_countries_kml.xml, is

> > there an xml file available forusstates similar to this available?

>
> I thought I answered this... Oh, well.
>

> You mean like:http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/v3_geoxml3_kmltest_linktoB.htm...

>
>   -- Larry
>
>
>
>
>
> > thanks
>
> > On Jan 25, 2:21 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Jan 25, 10:35 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Hello,
>
> > > > Im looking for a tutorial or example using amapof theU.S.with
> > > > overlays over each state where the user can click on the state then an
> > > > infowindow comes up to display certain information.
>
> > > > Could someone point me to a tutorial which could show me how to do
> > > > this?
>
> > > > I know how to crete it for the most part with v2 but wanted to do it
> > > > in v3?
>
> > > You mean something like this?
>
> > >http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simpl...
>
> > > (doesn't use infowindows, displays information in a sidebar, but
> > > changing it to infowindow shouldn't be too hard)
>
> > >   -- larry
>
> > >   -- Larry
>
> > > > thanks- Hide quoted text -
>

> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Jan 30, 8:00 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> where can I find the TrashDays40.xml file?

You don't want that file. It is here:

http://www.geocodezip.com/TrashDays40.xml

You want this file:

http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/us_states_noPoint.xml

(or some edited variant of that)

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

ok, so I have what I think Im wanting to do at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html,
but how can I edit that xml file

http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/us_states_noPoint.xml

also, how do I make my make larger?

thanks for any help provided




On Jan 30, 12:47 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

[rmcguire]

Im just wanting the map to be the continental US, how can I change
this?

thanks

[Rossko]

> but how can I edit that xml file

You take a copy of the file and edit it using something like Notepad.
You will have to host your edited file somewhere, just like you do
your own webpage.

> also, how do I make my make larger?

???

> Im just wanting the map to be the continental US, how can I change
this?

You would change how the map is centered and zoomed. How is you map
centred and zoomed at the moment? Larry's example auto-zooms on the
content of the file, so changing the content will change that.

If you actually want to blot out the rest of the world, that's rather
more complicated but can be done.

[rmcguire]

sorry, meant to say make map map larger....how do I have it just show
the US?

[rmcguire]

I would assume the map which is located now at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html
would be able to be changed to whatever location based off of:

function initialize() {
var chicago = new google.maps.LatLng(39.50, 98.35);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 0,
center: chicago,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
streetViewControl: false
}

map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),
myOptions);

google.maps.event.addListener(map, "click", function() {
document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = "";
});

> > more complicated but can be done.- Hide quoted text -

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Jan 31, 8:02 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> ok, so I have what I think Im wanting to do atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html,
> but how can I edit that xml file

Any text editor will work. An xml editor will help with syntax
errors.

>
> http://www.geocodezip.com/geoxml3_test/us_states_noPoint.xml
>
> also, how do I make my make larger?

Normal html/css methods. What have you tried?

Or are you asking about the zoom level?

The "zoom: 0" in your map options is what determines that (since you
are using the "preserveViewport: true" option to KmlLayer).

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

I put the preserverViewport to false but when I change the zoom level
it doesn't seem to affect anything?

On Jan 31, 11:14 am, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

[rmcguire]

ok, I've got the maps initial latitude and longitude set to Lebanon,
KS the geographic center of the US, but Im wanting it so that the map
is still larger but still enough space on the right sidebar to display
whatever text and/or images are necessary.

thanks

[rmcguire]

plus when I open the map it seems to open in the correct zoom level
that I want then changes? what is causing this?

thanks

On Jan 31, 11:45 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:

[rmcguire]

what dictates in the xml file the text in the info window or the
sidebar I've made some changes to the xml file but the changes don't
show on the map once I upload them

thanks

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Jan 31, 10:45 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> I put the preserverViewport to false but when I change the zoom level
> it doesn't seem to affect anything?

If you want to set the zoom "manually", you want to leave
preserveViewport set to true.

[rmcguire]

could someone take a look at my page at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html
and tell me what dictates when I click on each state what shows up in
the infowindow and/or sidebar?

thanks

On Jan 31, 12:39 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Feb 1, 8:00 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> could someone take a look at my page atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html
> and tell me what dictates when I click on each state what shows up in
> the infowindow and/or sidebar?

var content = layerEvt.row['admin'].value;

[rmcguire]

ok, then if I wanted to change the contents of the info windows and/or
the sidebars what would I change?

On Feb 1, 4:18 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

[rmcguire]

ok, I think I see where to make the changes, but after I change my xml
file and load it to my web server it takes a while for the map to
update.

[rmcguire]

how do I hide the info windows so that the contents only show up in
the sidebar?

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Feb 2, 9:09 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> how do I hide the info windows so that the contents only show up in
> the sidebar?

Change it back like it was in the example I provided (which didn't
create the infowindow, that code was commented out).

http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simple.html

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

ok, I got the infowindows figured out, but I thought that what was in
the CDATA from the xml file is what would show up in the
sidebar....can you not put </br> tags in this so that it is formatted
correctly?

thanks

On Feb 2, 10:40 am, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Feb 2, 9:09 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > how do I hide the info windows so that the contents only show up in
> > the sidebar?
>
> Change it back like it was in the example I provided (which didn't
> create the infowindow, that code was commented out).
>

> http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simpl...

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Feb 2, 10:59 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> ok, I got the infowindows figured out, but I thought that what was in
> the CDATA from the xml file is what would show up in the
> sidebar....can you not put </br> tags in this so that it is formatted
> correctly?

Sure. Where are you having trouble doing that?

Larry

[rmcguire]

right now at my page at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html and
my xml file at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulatiosnmap.xml I have for
Hawaii:



<Placemark id="pm251">
<name><![CDATA[HAWAII<br />CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE<br /
>HIGHWAY DIVISION]]></name>
<Snippet maxLines="0">empty</Snippet>
<description><![CDATA[<table cellpadding="1"
cellspacing="1">....


I am wanting to put returns after Hawaii, Contruction and Maintenance,
etc.

On Feb 2, 2:28 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Feb 2, 1:55 pm, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> right now at my page atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.htmland

> my xml file atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulatiosnmap.xmlI have for

> Hawaii:
>
> <Placemark id="pm251">
>       <name><![CDATA[HAWAII<br />CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE<br />HIGHWAY DIVISION]]></name>
>
>       <Snippet maxLines="0">empty</Snippet>
>       <description><![CDATA[<table cellpadding="1"
> cellspacing="1">....
>
> I am wanting to put returns after Hawaii, Contruction and Maintenance,
> etc.

Looks like I was wrong, KmlLayer seems to be stripping that out.
Sorry.

If you process the kml yourself using geoxml3 or geoxml_v3, I think
that problem will go away, but there may be performance penalties.

Another option would be to try importing that kml into FusionTables,
and using FusionTablesLayer to display it.

[Rossko]

> Looks like I was wrong, KmlLayer seems to be stripping that out.

The reference isn't clear on this, but suggests that <name> is
expected to be brief text only
http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html#name
whereas <description>
http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html#name
is generealised 'content' which can be HTML

[rmcguire]

so I could put the html in the description tag? Then just leave the
CDATA blank?

On Feb 2, 5:17 pm, Rossko <ros...@culzean.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> > Looks like I was wrong, KmlLayer seems to be stripping that out.
>
> The reference isn't clear on this, but suggests that <name> is

> expected to be brief text onlyhttp://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html#name

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Jan 25, 1:21 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

wrote:
> On Jan 25, 10:35 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>

> > Im looking for a tutorial or example using a map of theU.S.with

> > overlays over each state where the user can click on the state then an
> > infowindow comes up to display certain information.
>
> > Could someone point me to a tutorial which could show me how to do
> > this?
>
> > I know how to crete it for the most part with v2 but wanted to do it
> > in v3?
>
> You mean something like this?
>
> http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_world_countries_simpl...

Here is a version for US states:

http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_GoogleEx_layer-kml_us_states_simple.html

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

do you believe that the HTML if I wanted to put items on separate
lines could be put within the description tags?

On Feb 4, 9:30 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Feb 5, 7:12 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> do you believe that the HTML if I wanted to put items on separate
> lines could be put within the description tags?

I don't know. Did you try it? Certainly seems like it should work.

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

when I look at the xml file the <description> tag how do I put the
contents in there within the <td> tags, currently if you look at
www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xml it shows stuff in there but it
doesn't show up on my page at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html


On Feb 5, 8:30 am, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[davie]

Hi
You code
var content = layerEvt.featureData.name;
}
document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = content;

You can use this for any other you require.
var content = layerEvt.featureData.description;

Regards Davie

On Feb 6, 2:37 pm, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> when I look at the xml file the <description> tag how do I put the

> contents in there within the <td> tags, currently if you look atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xmlit shows stuff in there but it

[rmcguire]

thanks for the reply Davie....could you give me an example of where I
would input my code into

www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xml

so that I can put whatever I would want in the sidebar and/or the
infowindow


thanks

On Feb 6, 9:29 am, davie <daviestrac...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
> You code
> var content = layerEvt.featureData.name;
>   }
>   document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = content;
>
> You can use this for any other you require.
> var content = layerEvt.featureData.description;
>
> Regards Davie
>
> On Feb 6, 2:37 pm, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > when I look at the xml file the <description> tag how do I put the

> > contents in there within the <td> tags, currently if you look atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xmlitshows stuff in there but it

[rmcguire]

how long does it take to refresh if I change my xml file? It seems
like any change I make to anything within the description takes
forever to switch what I had changed it to.

On Feb 6, 10:29 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> thanks for the reply Davie....could you give me an example of where I
> would input my code into
>
> www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xml
>
> so that I can put whatever I would want in the sidebar and/or the
> infowindow
>
> thanks
>
> On Feb 6, 9:29 am, davie <daviestrac...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi
> > You code
> > var content = layerEvt.featureData.name;
> >   }
> >   document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = content;
>
> > You can use this for any other you require.
> > var content = layerEvt.featureData.description;
>
> > Regards Davie
>
> > On Feb 6, 2:37 pm, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > > when I look at the xml file the <description> tag how do I put the

> > > contents in there within the <td> tags, currently if you look atwww.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xmlitshowsstuff in there but it

[Rossko]

> how long does it take to refresh if I change my xml file?

It's not documented, and may be variable. It seems to be some hours
usually.

[rmcguire]

do you know why it takes so long? Its really frustrating if Im wanting
to see changes made

[geoco...@gmail.com]

On Feb 6, 11:23 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
> do you know why it takes so long? Its really frustrating if Im wanting
> to see changes made

If you are developing and actively changing the kml file, you can add
a "cache busting" parameter to the URL (I usually use a function of
time), so that the google servers will read and render it as a new
file each time.

Examples can be found in this search:
http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/search?group=google-maps-js-api-v3&q=cache+Date+getTime&qt_g=Search+this+group

-- Larry

[rmcguire]

ok I looked at the examples on those pages and I believe I need to add
it to the end of my line of script here:

kmlLayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer('http://www.meadowlarkco.com/
regulationsmap.xml' , {preserveViewport: true, suppressInfoWindows:
true} );

directly after regulationsmap.xml, but do I just do 'http://
www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xml'+(new Date()).getTime()


On Feb 6, 1:43 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" <geocode...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Feb 6, 11:23 am, rmcguire <rmcgu...@meadowlarkco.com> wrote:
>
> > do you know why it takes so long? Its really frustrating if Im wanting
> > to see changes made
>
> If  you are developing and actively changing the kml file, you can add
> a "cache busting" parameter to the URL (I usually use a function of
> time), so that the google servers will read and render it as a new
> file each time.
>

> Examples can be found in this search:http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/search?group=goo...

>
>   -- Larry
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 6, 12:21 pm, Rossko <ros...@culzean.clara.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > > how long does it take to refresh if I change my xml file?
>
> > > It's not documented, and may be variable.  It seems to be some hours

> > > usually.- Hide quoted text -

[rmcguire]

so far I've edited a couple states Hawaii and Washington, but how do I
dictate the formatting of what Im putting with the the <td> tags as
the contents of Washington look way off

thanks

> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[rmcguire]

my page currently is located at www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap2.html

[davie]

Hi
http://www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xml
shows the following

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: http://www.meadowlarkco.com/regulationsmap.xml
Line Number 297, Column 16: <name><![]]></name>
---------------^

Regards Davie