// This example uses a GroundOverlay to place an image on the map// showing an antique map of Newark, NJ.lethistoricalOverlay;functioninitMap():void{constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{zoom:13,center:{lat:40.74,lng:-74.18},});constimageBounds={north:40.773941,south:40.712216,east:-74.12544,west:-74.22655,};historicalOverlay=newgoogle.maps.GroundOverlay("https://storage.googleapis.com/geo-devrel-public-buckets/newark_nj_1922-661x516.jpeg",imageBounds);historicalOverlay.setMap(map);}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
// This example uses a GroundOverlay to place an image on the map// showing an antique map of Newark, NJ.lethistoricalOverlay;functioninitMap(){constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{zoom:13,center:{lat:40.74,lng:-74.18},});constimageBounds={north:40.773941,south:40.712216,east:-74.12544,west:-74.22655,};historicalOverlay=newgoogle.maps.GroundOverlay("https://storage.googleapis.com/geo-devrel-public-buckets/newark_nj_1922-661x516.jpeg",imageBounds,);historicalOverlay.setMap(map);}window.initMap=initMap;
/** Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element* that contains the map.*/#map{height:100%;}/** Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window.*/html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}
<html>
<head>
<title>Ground Overlays</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="map"></div>
<!--
The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
for more information.
-->
<script
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html>
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructionsto install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
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