StaticMap

Build static image maps using Google's Static Map API

Installation

gem 'static_map'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install static_map

Usage

image=StaticMap::Image.new({size: '500x500',sensor: false,markers: [],maptype: 'road',zoom: 8,title: 'A map',alt: 'Alt text for img html',path: './my-map.png'})image.url# => http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=500x500&zoom=1&sensor=trueimage.to_html# => <img src='http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=500x500&zoom=1&sensor=true' title='' alt=''/>img.save# save map to disk with path option

The options are

• center String - center the map around this location
• zoom Integer - zoom level of the map
• size String - in pixels of the image. 500x500
• sensor Boolean - autodetect user location
• markers Array of Hashes - location of pins on map. Requires a location address or lat/long coordinates
• maptype String - type of map (satellite, road, hybrid, terrain)
• path String - path to write file to when #save is called
• alt String - alt text if using image tag
• title String - title text if using image tag

The markers option accepts either a location (E.g., "Burlington, Vermont") or latitude and longitude coordinates.

<%=rawStaticMap::Image.new({zoom: 13,markers: [{location: "Winooski,Vermont",color: "green",label: "A"},{latitude: 44.477171,longitude: -73.222032,color: "blue",label: "B"}]}) %>

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

Credits and Resources

The following links are great resources for working with Google Maps API

• https://developers.google.com/maps/
• http://www.lateralcode.com/new-google-maps-api/
• https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/staticmaps/