HI I am trying to embed google earth map in my website at the moment, but because the "embed kml tool has been deprecated" I am unsure of how to do so ? I have tried using fake embed kml tools, but they don't seem to work as they are relying on Google APIs.
Has anyone had similar experience in embedding google earth in html?
The Google Earth Plugin javascript API still works for now. Google even has "adapter" code that will let you place an "Earth" toggle button next to the "Map" and "Satellite" toggles and sync a Google Map javascript API V3 implementation to the Google Earth plugin. I've got it working even now on my own website, and I put it together only two months ago.
However, it will stop working in December this year, so I know I'm going to have to replace that. You should note that the new Google Maps My Maps engine (aka Google Maps Engine Lite) now has a native Earth mode instead of a Satellite mode. It is widely hoped that Google will soon release a Google Maps javascript API V4 that accesses this new maps engine, and give everyone a more uniform API interface to both Maps and Earth (and is consistent with the Mobile API implementations)
So for now, if you are just learning and the map added to your site is not critical long-term, go ahead and use the Google Earth plugin API to learn how to use both Maps and Earth APIs even together. It really won't be time wasted. But you will have to rework and replace it before year's end.
If however you are building something long-term for a customer or that map is the key aspect of your site, you should start researching alternatives. There are all sorts of discussions and recommendations (just do a search) and Google itself is making recommendations to use other (non-free) replacement products for commercial uses.
And keep watching Google's own developer's site for announcements about the APIs. Likely there will soon be a way to access the new Earth interface.
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We upgraded to Universal Analytics about a year ago and since upgrading our Site Search isn't displaying the keywords within our Analytics account, or even tracking the number of times it is used.
This is a problem as a marketer as I like to know what people are looking for so that I can provide them relevant content.
All I can find on the Google blog is this:
https://support.google.com/customsearch/answer/2715510
'At this time, Google Custom Search Engine, is not compatible with Universal Analytics.'
Has anyone got any suggestions as to how I can get this data back? Are there any other custom site searches that I could use instead? Are Google even looking at this?
Google CSE is using old _gaq calls for analytics, it can be mimicked by adding following code line at the end of universal GA snippet:
_gaq={push:function(){ga('send','pageview',arguments[0][1]);}}
View - View settings - Site search settings is on and correctly tuned?
I need to use Yandex Maps in an app instead of Here Maps. Could this be possible? Any hints or tricks to help me?
Thanks
Basically the rules of using APIs is very simple. If the API is not requiring any parts that are not available in the platform, then it works.
Thus if the API is using parts that are supported in AOSP 4.1.2 API level 16, and using any Google services, then it is likely to work just fine.
And you can always check the compatibility with free online tools very easily. First go to Online Analyser drag and drop the APK there, and let the tool check the compatibility issues.
Then you can also use a real device for testing, just visit Remote Device Access, and reserve a device for testing your app.
Both steps should onlky take you couple of minutes to complete.
For Yandex maps, you would need to visit their developer site to see how the maps API can be used, and what restrictions they would pose on utilizing the API.
I am trying to embed a map in my web application and am looking at options to start from scratch. I have access to a google earth server for thick client google earth. I do not have the option to use google earth plugin. (clients are using Linux and there is no google earth plugin available on Linux). Can I use the google Earth server to somehow create a base map or WMS service for use in OpenLayers?
From my point of view there is no problem using it as a WMS base layer. Like this example.
I'm building an iphone app based on maps using MapView and now I want to show driving directions in it between two points without the use of Google Maps Api. I'm trying to find directions api but cant.how should i solve this problem or use any other idea.
Here is the Google Directions API
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/
We're developing a program that generates search feeds for Google Search Appliance. We would like to use icons that would be associated with Google Search Appliance in the program interface.
Is there a list of icons Google officially allows to use in such cases?
I am afraid not. You need to ask for Googles permission as they want to maintain the integrety of their brand
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