Custom Geochart Marler

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Robert Seymour

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Aug 17, 2025, 8:44:59 AM Aug 17
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I created a world map for cities the of my BirdBreath cartoon followers.

The markers are by default, too large.

I want to use instead,  my own marker.

I tried using the displayMode: 'markers', option with the  icons option  and it ignores  the latter.

Any suggestions?

I would appreciate any suggestions, you may have.

Thanks
Robert


      var options = {
        displayMode: 'markers',
        defaultColor: 'red',
        icons: {
           default: {
              normal: ' http://birdbreath.com/images1/red_dot.png ',
              selected: ' http://birdbreath.com/images1/red_dot.png '
            }
        }

SJW

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Aug 17, 2025, 11:54:10 PM Aug 17
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If your main requirement is custom icons per location, use the Google Maps JS APIdirectly (not GeoChart). You’ll have full control over:

  • Marker icons (any image or SVG)

  • Info windows

  • Event handling

  • Layers and clustering

Why not GeoChart? Because it's primarily for data visualization , not adding custom UI like different marker images.

Robert Seymour

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Aug 18, 2025, 8:52:46 AM Aug 18
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Thanks for the reply.

What I want is this map with this map with smaller dots without data..
I looked at this api. Is it possible to use this map with it?

Robert Seymour

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Aug 18, 2025, 11:40:43 AM Aug 18
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If I use  Google Maps JS API, what options are available for a different style of map? 

Rob Isaac Jr.

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Aug 20, 2025, 11:15:25 AM Aug 20
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Robert! I think your map build out would be more manageable and less time-consuming if you used "My Maps" in Google Drive. It'll suffice for the feature list you provided, and then some. See for yourself on the My Maps Help support site. ( Google Workspace  might be required 🤷🏽‍♂️)

Robert Seymour

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Aug 23, 2025, 3:31:56 PM (13 days ago)  Aug 23
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Hi Rob.  checked it out. 
Can this be an interactive map, where, as I add new cities, it automatically updates on the web? 
Currently, it is one with a php script.
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