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I am contemplating software that will call a google map or Bing map to the screen at specified coordinates.
It would be a bit like using URL to call a web address.
For example, a set of coordinates are selected from a database and
might be triggered by something simple like:-
Call Google map 11°19'42.90"N 73°57'56.05"W

Obviously the example is not real, but I am looking for something simple and not get bogged down with Google APIs.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Talk about lucky, I have just figured out the answer myself and it sort of works. All I need now is to figure out how to include the zoom factor.

Example that would be preceded with the URL command http://maps.google.com/?q=@-30.168535,22.950509
Takes you to South Africa.

Any advice on refinements would be wonderful. I think I need to lay down, my brain cell has started to throb.

user#606 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:45 pm

Talk about lucky, I have just figured out the answer myself and it sort of works. All I need now is to figure out how to include the zoom factor.

Hi,

did you manage to set the zoom factor?

Thanks,

Glenn

Try:

http://maps.google.com/maps/@-30.168535,22.950509,12z

http://maps.google.com/maps/@-30.168535,22.950509,9z

http://maps.google.com/maps/@40.7079112 ... 231,19.25z

http://maps.google.com/maps/@40.7079112 ... 231,15.75z

https://maps.google.com/?q=RequestedPla ... =h&z=19.25

https://maps.google.com/?q=RequestedPla ... =h&z=15.75


Changing the number before the z from 1 to 20 (try higher) should change the zoomfactor.
You do need to use the basic URL http://maps.google.com/maps/
And the pin is gone

Want a Pin: Then you need to add the coordinates after the q=

https://maps.google.com/?q=40.7079112,- ... =h&z=19.25

https://maps.google.com/?q=40.7079112,- ... =h&z=15.75



Regards,

Paul

Hi Paul,

Many thanks, that was a great help, all works as expected.

Kind regards,

Glenn

Hi Paul,

can I also ask, how did you know to add the 'z' for the zoom factor etc - when I tried to google how to do this I was just confronted with lots of javascript code that I couldn't make head or tail of!

Is there an easy reference for the parameters that can be altered for google maps?

Regards,

Glenn

Hi Glenn,

With the very important and proven method of trial and error. and some logical thinking

Regards,

Paul

Thank you again for taking the time do this.

Regards,

Glenn