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GoogleMaps
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a rails plugin that and makes generating google maps easy as pie


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INSTALL
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script/plugin install git://github.com/bhedana/google_maps.git




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PLUGIN CONFIGURATION
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1 - Set your Google Maps API Key in environment.rb (or somewhere else if you'd prefer)
	I'd suggest copying the configuration code out of your environment.rb and into an initializer named geokit

  # This key is good for localhost:3000, signup for more at http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html
  GOOGLE_APPLICATION_ID = "ABQIAAAA3HdfrnxFAPWyY-aiJUxmqRTJQa0g3IQ9GZqIMmInSLzwtGDKaBQ0KYLwBEKSM7F9gCevcsIf6WPuIQ"



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MAP CONTROLS
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maps_controller.rb
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class MapsController < ApplicationController
	def	show
		@map = GoogleMap::Map.new
		
		# define control types shown on map
		@map.controls = [ :large, :scale, :type ]
		# valid controls options include
		# :large 
		# :small 
		# :overview
		# :large_3d
		# :scale
		# :type
		# :menu_type
		# :hierachical_type
		# :zoom
		# :zoom_3d
		# :nav_label
	        	
		# allow user to double click to zoom
		@map.double_click_zoom = true
		
		# not certain what this does
		@map.continuous_zoom = false
		
		# allow user to scroll using mouse wheel?
		@map.scroll_wheel_zoom = false
		
	end
end

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MAP CENTERING AND ZOOM
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maps_controller.rb
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class MapsController < ApplicationController
	def	show
		@map = GoogleMap::Map.new
		@map.center = GoogleMap::Point.new(47.6597, -122.318) #SEATTLE WASHINGTON
		@map.zoom = 10 #200km
	end
end


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MAP CENTERING USING BOUNDS
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maps_controller.rb
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class MapsController < ApplicationController
	def	show
		@map = GoogleMap::Map.new
		@map.bounds =  [GoogleMap::Point.new(47.6597, -121.318), GoogleMap::Point.new(48.6597, -123.318)] #SEATTLE WASHINGTON 50KM
	end
end



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SIMPLE MARKER USAGE
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maps_controller.rb
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class MapsController < ApplicationController
	def	show
		@map = GoogleMap::Map.new
  		@map.markers << GoogleMap::Marker.new(	:map => @map, 
                                     			:lat => 47.6597, 
                                     			:lng => -122.318,
                                     			:html => 'My House')
	end
end

maps/show.html.erb
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  <%= @map.to_html %>
  <div style="width: 500px; height: 500px;">
    <%= @map.div %>
  </div>


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Advanced Marker Usage
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# Available icon classes:
# GoogleMap::LetterIcon.new('A')
# GoogleMap::SmallIcon.new('yellow')

maps_controller.rb
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class MapsController < ApplicationController
	def	show
		@map = GoogleMap::Map.new
  		@map.markers << GoogleMap::Marker.new(	:map => @map, 
												:icon => GoogleMap::SmallIcon.new('blue'),
												:lat => 47.6597, 
												:lng => -122.318,
												:html => 'My House',
												:marker_icon_path => '/path/to/image',
												:marker_hover_text => 'String to show on Mouse Over',
												:open_infoWindow => true #opens marker by default
												)
  
	end
end

maps/show.html.erb
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  <%= @map.to_html %>
  <div style="width: 500px; height: 500px;">
    <%= @map.div %>
  </div>


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PLOTTING POLYLINE ROUTES
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maps_controller.rb
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class MapsController < ApplicationController
	def	show
		@map = GoogleMap::Map.new
  		
		# plot points for polyline
        vertices = []
        object.gpxroute.gpxtrackpoints.each do |p|
          vertices << GoogleMap::Point.new(p.lat, p.lon)
        end
		
  		# plot polyline
		@map.overlays << GoogleMap::Polyline.new(	:map => @map, 
													:color=>'#FF0000', 
													:weight=>'2', 
													:opacity=>'.5', 
													:vertices=>vertices
													)
	end
end

maps/show.html.erb
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  <%= @map.to_html %>
  <div style="width: 500px; height: 500px;">
    <%= @map.div %>
  </div>