Google Geo Developers Blog: June 2016

Marker zIndex and more come to the Google Maps Android API

Monday, June 27, 2016

Marker zIndexMarker zIndexissue trackerIssue 7762

animated image with cars moving over a plane

animated image with cars moving under a plane thanks to zIndex

Before: No control over the marker zIndex. The plane will be obscured by some of the cars.

After: The zIndex of the plane is set to be the highest. The plane is now always visible on top.

Tile overlay transparencytransparency of your tile overlayIssue 4765 Circle clickabilityOnCircleClickListenersetClickable(boolean) getMapAsync() now requiredwe deprecated getMap()getMapAsync()getMapAsync()getMap()getMap()doStuff()import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity; import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap; import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment; public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity { private GoogleMap mMap; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); mMap = ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMap(); doStuff(); } }getMap()getMapAsync()import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity; import com.google.android.gms.maps.GoogleMap; import com.google.android.gms.maps.OnMapReadyCallback; import com.google.android.gms.maps.SupportMapFragment; public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity implements OnMapReadyCallback { private GoogleMap mMap; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); ((SupportMapFragment) getSupportFragmentManager().findFragmentById(R.id.map)).getMapAsync(this); } @Override public void onMapReady(GoogleMap map) { mMap = map; doStuff(); } }OnMapReadyCallbackonMapReady()GoogleMapdoStuff()onMapReady()issue trackerrelease notes

Posted by Megan Boundey, Product Manager, Google Maps Mobile APIs.

Building for Scale: Updates to Google Maps APIs Standard Plan

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

unicornspassion projectspublic serviceStandard Plan limits and pricing

We no longer support keyless access (any request that doesn't include an API key). Future product updates are only available for requests made with an API key. API keys allow us to contact developers when required and help us identify misbehaving implementations.

We have implemented a simple 25,000 map loads per day free limit to new Google Maps JavaScript API, Static Maps API, and Street View Image API implementations. The confusing 90-consecutive-day grace period for these APIs is being retired on October 12, 2016. With this change, developers can predictably plan for growth while media sites and US nonprofits can request more quota at no charge via our dedicated support programs.

We have reduced the daily map load maximum limit you can purchase for Google Maps JavaScript API, Static Maps API, and Street View Image API from 1,000,000 to 100,000 requests per API.* We believe higher-volume developers are best served with a Premium Plan license, which includes technical support and a Service Level Agreement, and with this change we've also created consistency between Standard Plan quotas across our maps and web service APIs.

We now count Google Maps JavaScript API client-side requests towards the daily limit of the associated web service API.*

Policy Update for Standard Plan summaryPosted by Ken Hoetmer, Product Manager, Google Maps APIs
* Exceptions may apply for implementations that were exceeding new quotas prior to June 22, 2016.

Learn about developing geo applications over coffee with Ankur Kotwal and Ken Hoetmer

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Posted by Laurence Moroney, Developer Advocate at GoogleSanta TrackerBeta program

Learn about developing Geo applications over Coffee with Ankur Kotwal

iOSAndroidRoads APIDirections API
Google Maps APIs and Coffee with Product Manager Ken Hoetmer

About Laurence: I am a Developer Advocate at Google, working on mobile services, specializing in cross-platform developer technologies. As the host of 'Coffee with a Googler' on the Google Developers channel I’m able to meet with some of those most creative and inspiring developers at Google and learn about the projects they’re leading. When I’m not Googling, I’m involved in many things, including working on the revival comics for the Stargate TV shows, and enjoying the geek cred that this brings.

More descriptive JavaScript console error messages

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Posted by Kosuke Mizubayashi, Technical Solutions Engineer at Google

Give developers more descriptive error messages

Provide developers with a suggested solution to resolve the error

Avoid popups for displaying error messages

Create a positive experience for end-users in the event an error occurs

How do developers usually use the JavaScript console? When? Why?
What happened when users saw the old error messages?

What do developers and users see now?developer documentation JS Console error message.png

About Kosuke: I’ve been a Technical Solutions Engineer at Google for 6 years. I enjoy working on the Google Maps APIs because there is always a new discovery on maps. Outside of Google, I love beer, especially after skiing in the mountains.

Google I/O session live: Streamlining developer experiences with the Google Maps APIs

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Posted by Ankur Kotwal, Developer Advocate at GoogleStreamlining developer experiences with the Google Maps APIs

About Ankur: I am a Developer Advocate at Google experienced in building on Android and the Google Maps API. I am based out of the Google Sydney office and lead the Geo Developer Relations & Next Billion Users Developer Relations team to inspire developers towards building on the Google developer platform. When I’m not at Google inspiring other developers, I enjoy spending time with my kids.

Introducing the Google Maps APIs Udacity course

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Posted by Emily Keller, Technical Program Manager for Google Maps APIs Google Maps 03.jpg

new coursehead over to Udacity

About Emily: I happily joined Google in September, 2015. I love working with the Google Maps APIs because they are easy to build with and enable end users to have an intuitive, familiar experience in any site or app. Outside of Google I like to play Zelda, eat pizza and drink coffee with my dog.

Google I/O session live: Understand your Place in this world

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Posted by Florian Bertele, Product Manager on the Google Maps APIs team Understand your Place in this world

Google Places API

Use the power of mobile to give your users contextual information about where they are, when they’re there with the Places API for Android.

Search for and retrieve rich information about local businesses and points of interest, available on every screen with the Places API Web Service.

Add autocomplete to any application, providing type-ahead location-based predictions like the search on Google Maps.

Maps APIs Blog

Marker zIndex and more come to the Google Maps Android API

Building for Scale: Updates to Google Maps APIs Standard Plan

Learn about developing geo applications over coffee with Ankur Kotwal and Ken Hoetmer

More descriptive JavaScript console error messages

Google I/O session live: Streamlining developer experiences with the Google Maps APIs

Introducing the Google Maps APIs Udacity course

Google I/O session live: Understand your Place in this world

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