tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80282475056422013892012-02-08T22:01:59.737-05:00Mike Gleason jr's BlogAnything Related to Web Sites: Technologies, Social Web, Programming, etc. I'm Doing Mostly .NET MVC in C#, JavaScript (jQuery), Google Maps API, MS SQL Server 2005 & 2008 and so Much More.Mike Gleason jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15824339719026497535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4412545.608424-73.509994Thank you for reading my feed, sincerely, Miketag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028247505642201389.post-28797027359350279122011-10-08T12:30:00.002-04:002011-10-08T13:14:05.945-04:002011-10-08T13:14:05.945-04:00Localized Ads Service Launched in Preview!Fellow bloggers and site owners,<br>
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If you are using Amazon Associates, eBay Partner Network or any other affiliate program to monetize you blog/site, I've just launched a free service to help us make more money.<br>
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The service lets you display different ads according to the country of origin of your visitors. It is self hosted and it is as simple to use as Google Analytics. There is only a JavaScript snippet to include in your pages!<a href="http://blog.mikecouturier.com/2011/10/localized-ads-service-launched-in.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8028247505642201389-2879702735935027912?l=blog.mikecouturier.com' alt='' /></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mikegleasonjr/~4/743P58SeWvw" height="1" width="1"/>Mike Gleason jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15824339719026497535noreply@blogger.com0http://blog.mikecouturier.com/2011/10/localized-ads-service-launched-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028247505642201389.post-84409732138579271012011-07-18T21:04:00.009-04:002011-10-03T20:44:01.217-04:002011-10-03T20:44:01.217-04:00Your Own Google Earth Web Page Screensaver in C#<div id="earth" style="clear:left; width:534px; height:350px; padding:2px; border:1px solid #CCC;"></div><div style="margin-top:5px;text-align:center;"><div class="las-ad" data-id="amazon-books-468x60"></div></div><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/jsapi?key=ABQIAAAAzAkrOIsv60fbtV-5UlnnJxRUrcFJRfPs1DYZSl5DdA7w5qtvARRv6HblVCIt_AgTSnG3PdPypHTBEQ"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.2/jquery.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
google.load('earth', '1');
// Some Variables
var geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
var blogCopyImage = 'https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jZeNZUX1Ddo/ThzpTX7qgSI/AAAAAAAABXo/hy1634_XV-M/s800/blog-mikecouturier-com.png';
var twitterRequest = 'http://search.twitter.com/search.json?q=%23google&result_type=recent&geocode=39.3647281,-99.84206489999997,1525mi';
// On Document Ready, Initialize the Earth Plugin
$(document).ready(function() {
google.earth.createInstance("earth", initialize, function() { });
});
// Initializing Funciton
function initialize(ge) {
ge.getWindow().setVisibility(true);
ge.getLayerRoot().enableLayerById(ge.LAYER_BUILDINGS, true);
ge.getNavigationControl().setVisibility(ge.VISIBILITY_HIDE);
// Create the "blog.mikecouturier.com" ScreenOverlay
var screenOverlay = ge.createScreenOverlay('');
// Specify a path to the image and set as the icon
var icon = ge.createIcon('');
icon.setHref(blogCopyImage);
screenOverlay.setIcon(icon);
// Set the ScreenOverlay's position in the window
screenOverlay.getOverlayXY().setXUnits(ge.UNITS_PIXELS);
screenOverlay.getOverlayXY().setYUnits(ge.UNITS_PIXELS);
screenOverlay.getOverlayXY().setX(70);
screenOverlay.getOverlayXY().setY(20);
// Set the overlay's size in pixels
screenOverlay.getSize().setXUnits(ge.UNITS_PIXELS);
screenOverlay.getSize().setYUnits(ge.UNITS_PIXELS);
screenOverlay.getSize().setX(129);
screenOverlay.getSize().setY(21);
// Add the ScreenOverlay to Earth
ge.getFeatures().appendChild(screenOverlay);
// Starting View
var cam = ge.getView().copyAsCamera(ge.ALTITUDE_ABSOLUTE);
cam.setAltitude(12000000);
ge.getView().setAbstractView(cam);
// Some Other Options
ge.getOptions().setFlyToSpeed(0.3);
// Run!
setTimeout(function() { run(ge); }, 1000);
}
function getCoordinates(address, callback) {
geocoder.geocode({ 'address': address }, function(results, status) {
if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
var latlng = results[0].geometry.location;
callback(latlng.lng(), latlng.lat(), true);
} else {
callback(undefined, undefined, false);
}
});
}
function run(ge) {
var i = 0;
var tweets = [];
var lastTweetId = undefined;
(function timer() {
// Fetch Tweets If No Tweets To Display
if (tweets.length == 0) {
var extraRequest = (typeof lastTweetId == 'undefined') ? '' : '&since_id=' + lastTweetId;
$.get(twitterRequest + extraRequest, {}, function(data) {
tweets = data.results || [];
//console.log('found ' + tweets.length + ' tweet(s) since ' + lastTweetId);
setTimeout(timer, tweets.length == 0 ? 20000 : 0);
}, 'jsonp');
return;
}
// Show Next Tweet
var tweet = tweets.pop();
lastTweetId = tweet.id;
//console.log('processing tweet # ' + tweet.id);
// Get Coordinates if Needed
if (tweet.geo == null) {
getCoordinates(tweet.location, function(lng, lat, succeeded) {
if (succeeded) {
//console.log('successfuly geocoded ' + tweet.location);
tweet.geo = { coordinates: [lat, lng] };
displayTweet(ge, tweet);
}
else {
//console.log('failed to geocode ' + tweet.location);
}
});
}
else {
//console.log('tweet.geo available: [' + tweet.geo.coordinates[0] + ',' + tweet.geo.coordinates[1] + ']');
displayTweet(ge, tweet);
}
setTimeout(timer, 20000);
})();
}
function displayTweet(ge, tweet) {
// Cleanup Current Balloon (if any)
ge.setBalloon(null);
// Get Current View
var lookAt = ge.getView().copyAsLookAt(ge.ALTITUDE_RELATIVE_TO_GROUND);
// Set New Destination
lookAt.setLatitude(tweet.geo.coordinates[0]);
lookAt.setLongitude(tweet.geo.coordinates[1]);
// Randomize view
lookAt.setTilt(60 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 21));
lookAt.setHeading(Math.floor(Math.random() * 361));
lookAt.setRange(2000.0);
// Update the view in Google Earth (Starts Flying Animation)
ge.getView().setAbstractView(lookAt);
// Wait for the Flying Animation to Stop Before Showing Balloon (~6 secs)
setTimeout(function() {
var placemark = ge.createPlacemark('');
var point = ge.createPoint('');
point.setLatitude(tweet.geo.coordinates[0]);
point.setLongitude(tweet.geo.coordinates[1]);
placemark.setGeometry(point);
var balloon = ge.createHtmlStringBalloon('');
balloon.setFeature(placemark);
balloon.setContentString('<div class="balloon"><img src="' + tweet.profile_image_url + '" /><div>' + tweet.from_user + (tweet.location != null ? ' (' + tweet.location + ')' : '') + '</div><div class="text">' + tweet.text + '</div><div class="date">' + tweet.created_at + '</div></div>');
balloon.setCloseButtonEnabled(false);
ge.setBalloon(balloon);
}, 6000);
}
// ]]>
</script><br>
Here's my latest blog post... I'm saying 'post' instead of 'article' because this is more of a showcase than a tutorial. Code is provided as usual so the learning process is on your side at your will and your pace :)<br>
<br>
What the screensaver actually dipslays is shown above (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/plugin.html">Earth plugin</a> required). <span style="font-weight:bold;">The screensaver is continually fetching the latest North American Tweets containing the #Google Hashtag from Twitter and displays them</span>. Pretty nice!<br>
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<a href="http://blog.mikecouturier.com/2011/07/your-own-google-earth-web-page.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8028247505642201389-8440973213857927101?l=blog.mikecouturier.com' alt='' /></div>
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<div style="text-align:right;">- <a href="http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=156184&from=40318&rd=1" target="_blank">About Sitemaps - Webmaster Tools Help</a></div><br>
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</script><br>
<div class="map" id="earth-map" style="clear: both; height: 350px; width: 400px; margin:0px auto;"></div><script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
// Google Maps Demo
//////////////////////////////////
var Demo = Demo || {};
Demo.ImagesBaseUrl = 'http://cdn.mikecouturier.com/blog.mikecouturier.com/images/maps-tiles/';
// CroftMap class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.CroftMap = function (container) {
// Create map
this._map = new google.maps.Map(container, {
zoom: 1,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, -20),
mapTypeControl: false,
streetViewControl: false
});
// Set custom tiles
this._map.mapTypes.set('croft', new Demo.ImgMapType('croft', '#4E4E4E'));
this._map.setMapTypeId('croft');
};
// EarthMap class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.EarthMap = function(container) {
// Create map
this._map = new google.maps.Map(container, { zoom: 0, center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0), disableDefaultUI: true });
// Set custom tiles
this._map.mapTypes.set('earth', new Demo.ImgMapType('earth', '#FFF'));
this._map.setMapTypeId('earth');
// Create custom controls & bind events
this._createControls();
this._bindEvents();
};
Demo.EarthMap.prototype._showHome = function() {
var position = new google.maps.LatLng(48.802761, 49.199218);
this._window.open(position, 'This is a house!');
this._map.setZoom(3);
this._map.panTo(position);
};
Demo.EarthMap.prototype._showStars = function() {
var position = new google.maps.LatLng(64.168106, -3.515625);
this._window.open(position, 'You\'re looking at the stars!');
this._map.setZoom(2);
this._map.panTo(position);
};
Demo.EarthMap.prototype._createControls = function() {
var self = this;
// Info window
this._window = new Demo.TextWindow(this._map);
// Plus button
var plusButtonContainer = document.createElement('DIV');
plusButtonContainer.style.margin = '10px 0px 0px 10px';
new Demo.ZoomButtonControl(plusButtonContainer, this._map, 1);
// Minus button
var minusButtonContainer = document.createElement('DIV');
minusButtonContainer.style.margin = '0px 0px 0px 10px';
new Demo.ZoomButtonControl(minusButtonContainer, this._map, -1);
// Zoom levels
var zoomLevelsContainer = document.createElement('DIV');
zoomLevelsContainer.style.margin = '4px 0px 4px 10px';
new Demo.ZoomLevelsControl(zoomLevelsContainer, this._map);
// Some buttons
var buttonsContainer = document.createElement('DIV');
buttonsContainer.style.margin = '0px 10px 0px 0px';
google.maps.event.addDomListener(buttonsContainer, 'mouseover', function() {
Demo.Utils.SetOpacity(buttonsContainer, 100);
});
google.maps.event.addDomListener(buttonsContainer, 'mouseout', function() {
Demo.Utils.SetOpacity(buttonsContainer, 75);
});
Demo.Utils.SetOpacity(buttonsContainer, 75);
new Demo.ImageControl('star.png', buttonsContainer, this._map, function() { self._showStars(); });
new Demo.ImageControl('home.png', buttonsContainer, this._map, function() { self._showHome(); });
// Push every controls into the map
this._map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER].push(plusButtonContainer);
this._map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER].push(zoomLevelsContainer);
this._map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER].push(minusButtonContainer);
this._map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.RIGHT_CENTER].push(buttonsContainer);
};
Demo.EarthMap.prototype._bindEvents = function() {
var self = this;
google.maps.event.addListener(this._map, 'click', function() {
self._window.close();
});
};
// ImgMapType class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.ImgMapType = function(theme, backgroundColor) {
this.name = this._theme = theme;
this._backgroundColor = backgroundColor;
};
Demo.ImgMapType.prototype.tileSize = new google.maps.Size(256, 256);
Demo.ImgMapType.prototype.minZoom = 0;
Demo.ImgMapType.prototype.maxZoom = 5;
Demo.ImgMapType.prototype.getTile = function(coord, zoom, ownerDocument) {
var tilesCount = Math.pow(2, zoom);
if (coord.x >= tilesCount || coord.x < 0 || coord.y >= tilesCount || coord.y < 0) {
var div = ownerDocument.createElement('div');
div.style.width = this.tileSize.width + 'px';
div.style.height = this.tileSize.height + 'px';
div.style.backgroundColor = this._backgroundColor;
return div;
}
var img = ownerDocument.createElement('IMG');
img.width = this.tileSize.width;
img.height = this.tileSize.height;
img.src = Demo.Utils.GetImageUrl(this._theme + '/tile_' + zoom + '_' + coord.x + '-' + coord.y + '.png');
return img;
};
// ZoomButtonControl class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.ZoomButtonControl = function(container, map, level) {
var button = document.createElement('IMG');
button.style.cursor = 'pointer';
button.src = Demo.Utils.GetImageUrl(level > 0 ? 'plus.png' : 'minus.png');
container.appendChild(button);
google.maps.event.addDomListener(button, 'click', function() {
map.setZoom(map.getZoom() + level);
});
};
// ImageControl class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.ImageControl = function(image, container, map, callback) {
var button = document.createElement('IMG');
button.style.cursor = 'pointer';
button.style.display = 'block';
button.src = Demo.Utils.GetImageUrl(image);
container.appendChild(button);
google.maps.event.addDomListener(button, 'click', function() {
callback();
});
};
// ZoomLevelsControl class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.ZoomLevelsControl = function(container, map) {
this._container = container;
this._map = map;
this._buildUI();
this._updateUI();
this._bindZoomEvent();
};
Demo.ZoomLevelsControl.prototype._buildUI = function() {
var currentMapType = this._map.mapTypes.get(this._map.getMapTypeId());
for (var i = currentMapType.maxZoom; i >= currentMapType.minZoom; i--) {
var level = document.createElement('IMG');
level.style.cursor = 'pointer';
if (i != currentMapType.minZoom)
level.style.marginBottom = '2px';
level.style.display = 'block';
level.src = Demo.Utils.GetImageUrl('level.png');
this._bindLevelClick(level, i);
this._container.appendChild(level);
}
};
Demo.ZoomLevelsControl.prototype._updateUI = function() {
var currentMapType = this._map.mapTypes.get(this._map.getMapTypeId());
var currentZoom = this._map.getZoom();
var levelsCount = currentMapType.maxZoom - currentMapType.minZoom;
for (var i = 0; i < levelsCount; i++)
Demo.Utils.SetOpacity(this._container.childNodes[i], (currentMapType.maxZoom - i) <= currentZoom ? 100 : 30);
};
Demo.ZoomLevelsControl.prototype._bindZoomEvent = function() {
var self = this;
google.maps.event.addListener(this._map, 'zoom_changed', function() {
self._updateUI();
});
};
Demo.ZoomLevelsControl.prototype._bindLevelClick = function(bar, zoom) {
var self = this;
google.maps.event.addDomListener(bar, 'click', function() {
self._map.setZoom(zoom);
});
};
// TextWindow class
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.TextWindow = function(map) {
this._map = map;
this._window = null;
this._text = null;
this._position = null;
};
Demo.TextWindow.prototype = new google.maps.OverlayView();
Demo.TextWindow.prototype.open = function(latlng, text) {
if (this._window != null)
this.close();
this._text = text;
this._position = latlng;
this.setMap(this._map);
};
Demo.TextWindow.prototype.close = function() {
this.setMap(null);
};
Demo.TextWindow.prototype.onAdd = function() {
this._window = document.createElement('DIV');
this._window.style.position = 'absolute';
this._window.style.cursor = 'default';
this._window.style.padding = '40px 20px 0px 20px';
this._window.style.textAlign = 'center';
this._window.style.fontFamily = 'Arial,sans-serif';
this._window.style.fontWeight = 'bold';
this._window.style.fontSize = '12px';
this._window.style.width = '88px';
this._window.style.height = '88px';
this._window.style.background = 'url(' + Demo.Utils.GetImageUrl('window.png') + ')';
this._window.innerHTML = this._text;
this.getPanes().floatPane.appendChild(this._window);
};
Demo.TextWindow.prototype.draw = function() {
var point = this.getProjection().fromLatLngToDivPixel(this._position);
this._window.style.top = (parseInt(point.y) - 128) + 'px';
this._window.style.left = (parseInt(point.x) - 110) + 'px';
};
Demo.TextWindow.prototype.onRemove = function() {
this._window.parentNode.removeChild(this._window);
this._window = null;
};
// Other
//////////////////////////////////
Demo.Utils = Demo.Utils || {};
Demo.Utils.GetImageUrl = function(image) {
return Demo.ImagesBaseUrl + image;
};
Demo.Utils.SetOpacity = function(obj, opacity /* 0 to 100 */) {
obj.style.opacity = opacity / 100;
obj.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + opacity + ')';
};
// Map creation
//////////////////////////////////
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', function(){
var earthMap = new Demo.EarthMap(document.getElementById('earth-map'));
});
/* ]]> */
</script><br>
<br>
I visited the <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en-US/+/demo/" target="_blank">Google+ Project</a> website the other day and to my surprise, it was powered by the Google Maps engine! It is somewhat creative to re-use the Maps engine for any purpose other than mapping. It is just beautiful.<br>
<br>
It also reminds me of the <a href="http://www.googleartproject.com/" target="_blank">Art Project</a> I've seen a while back that uses the Street View engine. A must see.<br>
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Anyways, I'm pleased to show you two samples today: they both let you navigate into an image using the Google Maps engine. I'm also giving up the necessary tools to do it yourself. Enjoy!<br>
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There's a problem with the Maps API v3: The inclusion of the main file is ok:<br />
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<pre class="prettyprint">http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&language=en
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But it turns out it includes another file which is currently not found:<br />
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<pre class="prettyprint">http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_ALL/mapfiles/api-3/5/7/main.js
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Note: this applies to v2 only.<br>
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But read on to know how they relate to each other.<br>
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So walk through the light Homer!<br>
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Here's my story...<br>
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See the improvements...<br>
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Enjoy.<br>
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<br>
Yes it's been a long time since I published an article on my blog.. but I was busy coding an update for my web site Poker Planner.<br>
<br>
But I just put it online now so I'll be able to write some stuff...<br>
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Enjoy<br>
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Then I was reviewing some stuff in the Google API the other day and I saw that the API has much to offer, we just don't know it.<br>
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<ul><li>TODATETIMEOFFSET()</li>
<li>SWITCHOFFSET()</li>
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It reminded me how I was handling timezones on my websites and I decided to write about it.<br>
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Recently, I wanted to learn more about the Google Street View API objects. So I decided to create a small application. While there, I thought it would be great to integrate a Google Map with a draggable marker for the two to interact together.<br>
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As always, I'll try to learn new things in 2010 and be able to share them with you with passion.<br>
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