[mattie63]

Hi,

I would like to make a Map app using a Drawing of a place instead of the actual road map, satellite, terrain or hybrid.
Can i choose to insert a drawing of a map? and what file type and size does it need to be.
I should be able to see myself (my possition) on the map as well, so i can find my way around this map.
is this possible?

[support-octavio]

Hi mattie63,

When you said that you wanted to do something like Mike in the other topic, I thought you only wanted to show a specific image depending on the current screen. That would be very easy.

>I should be able to see myself (my possition) on the map as well, so i can find my way around this map.
>is this possible?
Can you tell me why you need to use an existing image and then place your location on it? I am not aware if this is possible.
Also, please be aware that the Map widget is implemented on top of the google maps javascript api. In the Map Developers Guide we tried to cover basic map features. Once you cross into directions or regional searching then the use-cases become more complicated and custom. By using the google maps api you can use google’s tutorials and examples available from the internet such as stackoverflow and other good resources.

[mattie63]

Lets say i would like to make a little treasure hunt in my garden, instead of seeing the green grass and bushes from Google maps i would see a fun drawing of elves, treasure boxes (where i would hide the treasure, or the next clue)
At the same time i can follow where my position is on the map.

[support-octavio]

Hi Mattie,

We have not explored use of special overlays. If you are proficient with javascript give the google map api docs a read, e.g.,
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/overlay-simple
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/groundoverlay-simple

[Author]

Posts