Questions tagged [google-maps-api]
An application programming interface specific to Google Maps.
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Buffer layers (generated from rivers) not rendering in Google Earth (when exported as a KML)
I exported buffer layers generated from line features as KML using QGIS 3.28, and they are not rendering in Google Earth; other polygon layers (not buffered) are rendering properly. What could be the ...
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Google routes API - JSON script to include lat/long or eastings/northings co-ordinates
I've got a JSON script in Excel Power Query tool to access the Google Routes API. For Origins and destinations, I would like to use point co-ordinates in either Latitude/Longitude or Eastings/...
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Google API key not working with MMQGIS Plugin in QGIS
I activated the free trial of the Google Cloud Platform two days ago and obtained the API key. I aim to use this API key for geocoding purposes. I will convert a list of street addresses into ...
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Find a geo coordinate lies on street or road with OSM map
I Have a list of geo coordinate points. I need to mark them valid or Invalid. How I can check with osm(Open Street MAP) map or other free source with help of python code. Is there any free API where I ...
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Find points within a box bound using PostGIS
I'm trying to use PostgreSQL and PostGIS to return locations within a specific box bound. Example User has a map view on Google Maps Google API returns box bounds using map.getBounds() - in my ...
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How to make a Google Maps URL to get both marker and terrain?
In the https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started examples We can have a marker, https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=47.5951518%2C-122.3316393 Or we can choose ...
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Google Maps analogue of QuickOSM / Overpass?
Is there a Google Maps analogue of QGIS's QuickOSM plugin? I would like to download data from Google Maps, similarly to how Overpass gets data from OSM, using a Google Maps API key.
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Retrieve data about a place given its name and bbox
I'm given the following output from the Google Maps API regarding a specific place (Toronto, in this case): { "html_attributions": [], "result": { "...
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How to obtain neighborhood from Canadian postal code
I want to group Canadian postal codes based on the neighborhood they belong to. I am currently using the google-maps-services API to convert postal codes into lat/long coords and grabbing the ...
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Google Solar API returns black TIFF images
I'm currently trying out the new Google Solar API. I've been following the guide in the docs which gives me the described JSON as a response. However, once I visit the returned links followed by &...
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Google Maps in the app doesn't show correct location
I have a customer with a website with Google Maps embedded for school location tracking. Sometimes the school appears in far corners and not exactly where it should be. For example, I copy pasted the ...
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Exporting polygons from GeoPandas to GeoJSON - end point is not the starting point
I'm quite new to working with GeoPandas, and I try to export the file to GeoJSON, to later display it on a map using Google Maps Platform. While GeoPandas Polygons do not have to end in the same point ...
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Using Google maps Elevation API to download Google elevation data directly to QGIS
I could use some help using the google maps Elevation API directly in QGIS for downloading elevation data in order to create a high resolution DEM for various terrains ranging from 10 to 100 ha. I ...
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Converting EPSG:3346 to WGS84
I am trying to work with some coordinates which are in EPSG:3346 format. Now my understanding is that if I want to do something with these coordinates in Google Maps API, the format i need is WGS84 (...
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Populating Google Maps using QGIS exported GeoJSON
I am populating a Google map using GeoJSON that I'm exporting with QGIS. I'm converting the TIGER shapefiles into GeoJSON for state polygons. I used the standard output, and received the file. My ...
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