Inserting / Embebbing Google Maps?

[Williamson]

Apologies if this is a repeat.

Can we insert or embed a Google Map in a post (similar to some other forums - like http://austouring.com)?

Cheers,  Michael

[alans1100]

so far we can post the link to the map like this http://goo.gl/maps/cKyVY

some sites also use the .kml file as well and embed using that.
I think there's a BB code for maps to be embeded but I haven't seen that on here, yet

[Williamson]

so far we can post the link to the map like this http://goo.gl/maps/cKyVY

some sites also use the .kml file as well and embed using that.
I think there's a BB code for maps to be embeded but I haven't seen that on here, yet

In the other forum you can wrap [GMAP] ..... [/GMAP] around the HTML code to embed the map into a post. 

It's a useful function (IMHO), perhaps it can be added here.  Sounds easy, but I've got no idea how it's done.

[Marcus]

Yeah that would a great feature to see the map in the post rather then having to click on another link.

[Williamson]

Bump .....

Yeah that would a great feature to see the map in the post rather then having to click on another link.

Sure would be handy, so thought I'd just bring to the attention of the-powers-at-be.  Can't be too hard (says the techno duffus).

[Marcus]

You mean like this?

to need to wrap the URL in [.html] http://URLgoeshere[./html] but without the fullstop

[Diesel]

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Testing.....

[Shiney]

You mean like this?

to need to wrap the URL in [.html] http://URLgoeshere[./html] but without the fullstop

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=-37.572933,143.871578&spn=0.003656,0.004935&t=h&z=18&output=embed

TEST

[Marcus]

No... like this



This is the code

[.html]http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ll=-37.050109,143.739817&spn=0.235647,0.315857&t=h&z=12[./html]

(but without the dots in [.html][./html] and change https:// to http://

[Shiney]

Awesome thanks Marcus

[Cerebral Knievel]

like this ?

[Diesel]

No... like this



This is the code

[.html]http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&ll=-37.050109,143.739817&spn=0.235647,0.315857&t=h&z=12[./html]

(but without the dots in [.html][./html] and change https:// to http://

Looks like this only works with old Google Maps - not the new one.

Thanks to all you propeller heads who helped solve this.

Cheers, Diesel

[Diesel]

another test...




Well, there you go - this is from the new google maps....


1. Draw route
2. Go to little settings icon at bottom right of screen
3. click into 'share and embed map'
4. copy text
5. back to ozstoc forum, click 'insert hyperlink' button and paste - click ok
6. add [.html] to front of code and [./html] to end of code (without full stops).


should work

[Marcus]

Looks like this only works with old Google Maps - not the new one.

Thanks to all you propeller heads who helped solve this.

Cheers, Diesel

You can't put in multiple destinations with the new Google maps

[Diesel]

You can't put in multiple destinations with the new Google maps

Yep - see my post.

Hover over your destination and a + sign opens to add another destination

[alans1100]

You can't put in multiple destinations with the new Google maps

Sometime last year I tried the new maps and I found I couldn't do what the old maps did so went back to the old ones.

[Marcus]

Quote from: alans1100 on 19-02-2014, 10:10:54<blockquote>Sometime last year I tried the new maps and I found I couldn't do what the old maps did so went back to the old ones.
</blockquote>



Same... it turns out the smart people at Google fixed it. It also lets you drag you destinations to be n the order you want them...


Nope...Doesn't work

[Diesel]

try editing and putting the html stuff in.

Hang on - I will....



there... looks like you can skip the "insert link" step - just paste it in your window, highlight the text, hit the 'revove formatting' icon and add the html codes to each end

[Marcus]

*starts swearing* I had all that in [.html][.url]mapURL[./url][./html]

It strips out the code when I modify it

[Diesel]

 looks like you can skip the "insert link" step - just paste it in your window and add the html codes to each end

[Diesel]

yep - loses the coding each time.         


I also highlighted the pasted text, and hit the 'remove formatting' icon before adding adding the html into the code - worked fine - but for how long?       

[Marcus]

<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m27!1m12!1m3!1d808376.2876124328!2d144.14579054798975!3d-37.679289568236534!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m12!1i0!3e6!4m5!1s0x6ad1445430931879:0x40579a430a0b720!2sBallarat VIC!3m2!1d-37.5636495!2d143.86718679999998!4m3!3m2!1d-37.672931299999995!2d145.52440959999998!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1392768940462" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" style="border:0"></iframe>

Where are you getting the code from???

Here?

[Diesel]

yep - there!


see my post above yours (I edited it)


basically copy that text, paste it in your forum text box, highlight it and hit the 'remove formatting' icon, then add the html to each end

[Marcus]

Click on link to video

[Pezzz]

<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m71!1m12!1m3!1d108127.21317349117!2d115.98458230140375!3d-32.12396631888266!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!4m56!1i0!3e6!4m5!1s0x2a32b7519c6ed2d1:0x504f0b535df3f50!2sBeechboroWA!3m2!1d-31.870829699999998!2d115.9448043!4m5!1s0x2a338ed96768a681:0x400f6382479f430!2sBrooktonWA!3m2!1d-32.3680847!2d117.01026089999999!4m5!1s0x2a36dac69bdba971:0x400f6382479fdd0!2sWaginWA!3m2!1d-33.3088122!2d117.34389019999999!4m5!1s0x2a39a1012f89fe91:0x400f6382479c250!2sMt BarkerWA!3m2!1d-34.6277701!2d117.6620689!4m5!1s0x2a3a94066c0150cf:0x400f6382479eed0!2sNorthcliffeWA!3m2!1d-34.6317951!2d116.12413889999999!4m5!1s0x2a301865d28f637d:0x400f6382479ee50!2sNannupWA!3m2!1d-33.9787598!2d115.7644589!4m5!1s0x2a2e391216ed6ff1:0x500f638247a0d20!2sBusselton WA!3m2!1d-33.6499446!2d115.3446115!4m5!1s0x2a32bde4ca857667:0x504f0b535df4540!2sGosnellsWA!3m2!1d-32.0702017!2d115.9999433!4m5!1s0x2a32b7519c6ed2d1:0x504f0b535df3f50!2sBeechboroWA!3m2!1d-31.870829699999998!2d115.9448043!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1392776407053" width="600" height="450" frameborder="0" style="border:0"></iframe>

I am getting the same as Marcus - tried in both Chrome and Firefox