I am writing JavaScript code using Google Maps API.
map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById(\"map_canvas\"));
map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng
This solution tries to get user location from browser first, if the user refused or any other error occurs it then gets the location from user's IP address
mapUserLocation = () => {
navigator.geolocation
? navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
handlePosition,
getLocationFromIP
)
: getLocationFromIP();
};
getLocationFromIP = () => {
fetch("http://ip-api.com/json")
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
data.lat &&
data.lon &&
updateUserPosition({
lat: data.lat,
lng: data.lon
});
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(`Request failed: `, error);
});
};
handlePosition = position => {
const userPos = {
lat: position.coords.latitude,
lng: position.coords.longitude
};
updateUserPosition(userPos);
};
updateUserPosition = position => {
map.setCenter(position, 13);
};
and call it like:
mapUserLocation();
Try this bro : I centered Indonesia using lat and lng.
$(document).ready(function () {
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 4,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), mapOptions);
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(-2.548926, 118.0148634);
map.setCenter(center,4);
});
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?libraries=places&sensor=false"></script>
<div id="map" style="width:600px; height:450px"></div>
You can use the HTML5 GeoLocation API in browsers that support it.
if (navigator.geolocation) {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, error);
} else {
alert('geolocation not supported');
}
function success(position) {
alert(position.coords.latitude + ', ' + position.coords.longitude);
}
function error(msg) {
alert('error: ' + msg);
}
I can think of two possible options.
First you may want to consider using the GeoLocation API as ceejayoz suggested. This is very easy to implement, and it is a fully client-side solution. To center the map using GeoLocation, simply use:
map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(position.coords.latitude,
position.coords.longitude), 13);
... inside the success()
callback of the GeoLocation's getCurrentPosition()
method.
Unfortunately only a few modern browsers are currently supporting the GeoLocation API. Therefore you can also consider using a server-side solution to resolve the IP address of the client into the user's location, using a service such as MaxMind's GeoLite City. Then you can simply geocode the city and country of the user inside the browser, using the Google Maps API. The following could be a brief example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
<title>Google Maps API Geocoding Demo</title>
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&sensor=false"
type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body onunload="GUnload()">
<div id="map_canvas" style="width: 400px; height: 300px"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var userLocation = 'London, UK';
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
var geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
geocoder.getLocations(userLocation, function (locations) {
if (locations.Placemark) {
var north = locations.Placemark[0].ExtendedData.LatLonBox.north;
var south = locations.Placemark[0].ExtendedData.LatLonBox.south;
var east = locations.Placemark[0].ExtendedData.LatLonBox.east;
var west = locations.Placemark[0].ExtendedData.LatLonBox.west;
var bounds = new GLatLngBounds(new GLatLng(south, west),
new GLatLng(north, east));
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(bounds.getCenter(), map.getBoundsZoomLevel(bounds));
map.addOverlay(new GMarker(bounds.getCenter()));
}
});
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Simply replace userLocation = 'London, UK'
with the server-side resolved address. The following is a screenshot from the above example:
You can remove the marker by getting rid of the map.addOverlay(new GMarker(bounds.getCenter()));
line.
that already exists in the google api:
if (GBrowserIsCompatible())
{
var map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById("mapdiv"));
if (google.loader.ClientLocation)
{
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(
google.loader.ClientLocation.latitude,
google.loader.ClientLocation.longitude
);
var zoom = 8;
map.setCenter(center, zoom);
}
}
There are several threads with the same question...
map = new google.maps.Map2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
pos = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
map.setCenter(pos, 13);
map.panTo(pos);