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var elevator;
var map;
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var denali = new google.maps.LatLng(63.3333333, -150.5);
function initialize() {
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 8,
center: denali,
mapTypeId: 'terrain'
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
// Create an ElevationService
elevator = new google.maps.ElevationService();
// Add a listener for the click event and call getElevation on that location
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', getElevation);
}
function getElevation(event) {
var locations = [];
// Retrieve the clicked location and push it on the array
var clickedLocation = event.latLng;
locations.push(clickedLocation);
// Create a LocationElevationRequest object using the array's one value
var positionalRequest = {
'locations': locations
}
// Initiate the location request
elevator.getElevationForLocations(positionalRequest, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.ElevationStatus.OK) {
// Retrieve the first result
if (results[0]) {
// Open an info window indicating the elevation at the clicked position
infowindow.setContent('The elevation at this point <br>is ' + results[0].elevation + ' meters.');
infowindow.setPosition(clickedLocation);
infowindow.open(map);
} else {
alert('No results found');
}
} else {
alert('Elevation service failed due to: ' + status);
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Elevation service</title>
<link href="/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/default.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false"></script>
<script>
var elevator;
var map;
var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
var denali = new google.maps.LatLng(63.3333333, -150.5);
function initialize() {
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 8,
center: denali,
mapTypeId: 'terrain'
}
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map-canvas'), mapOptions);
// Create an ElevationService
elevator = new google.maps.ElevationService();
// Add a listener for the click event and call getElevation on that location
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', getElevation);
}
function getElevation(event) {
var locations = [];
// Retrieve the clicked location and push it on the array
var clickedLocation = event.latLng;
locations.push(clickedLocation);
// Create a LocationElevationRequest object using the array's one value
var positionalRequest = {
'locations': locations
}
// Initiate the location request
elevator.getElevationForLocations(positionalRequest, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.ElevationStatus.OK) {
// Retrieve the first result
if (results[0]) {
// Open an info window indicating the elevation at the clicked position
infowindow.setContent('The elevation at this point <br>is ' + results[0].elevation + ' meters.');
infowindow.setPosition(clickedLocation);
infowindow.open(map);
} else {
alert('No results found');
}
} else {
alert('Elevation service failed due to: ' + status);
}
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map-canvas"></div>
</body>
</html>