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Asked: 2026-06-04T20:01:29+00:00

I am learning google maps API v3. I was able to put together this

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I am learning google maps API v3. I was able to put together this code. I tried to make it as simple as possible. It works…

The problem I am having is that the street view map is NOT pointing to the right direction/address. The right building is the yellow one on the corner (You’ll need to scroll the street view to the left a few times).

When I use the very same cords in google maps, it points to the right building/address. My map’s StreetView points to the opposite side/building.

  • Is there a way to control the direction a streetView map will point to, within the given cords? -North/South/West…etc.
  • Also, is it possible to just use an
    address, and have google api figure the latLong?     -It’s not efficient to figure out and find the right coords for over 300 addresses and increasing >_<

My code uses LatLon stored in a mysql database, but for this exmaple, I am using a single point to make my case:

Google Map’s code: street_view.js

//<![CDATA[
// ************************   Variables   ************************
var infoWindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();

//Map Options
var options = {
    lat: 34.028339,
    lon: -118.2881768,
    zoom: 15,
    type: 'roadmap',
    tytle: "Address: 1256 W. 29th St. Los Angeles, CA  90007",
    html: '<div class="tooltip"><span>Address</span>: 1256 W. 29th St. Los Angeles, CA  90007<\/div>',
    icons: {
        red:  'http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_red.png',
        blue: 'http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/micons/blue-dot.png',
        shadow: 'http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/micons/msmarker.shadow.png'
        }
    };



// ************************   Functions   ************************
function bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, html) {
    google.maps.event.addListener(marker, 'click', function() {
        infoWindow.setContent(html);
        infoWindow.open(map, marker);
        //marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        infoWindow.getContent();marker.openInfoWindowTabsHtml(infoTabs);
    });
}


function googleMaps()
{
    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { 
        center: new google.maps.LatLng( options.lat , options.lon ),
        zoom: options.zoom,
        mapTypeId: options.type
    });

    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
        map: map,
        position: map.getCenter(),
        title: options.title,
        icon: options.icons.blue,
        shadow: options.icons.shadow
        });

    bindInfoWindow(marker, map, infoWindow, options.html);


    map.StreetView = new  google.maps.StreetViewPanorama(document.getElementById("map_StreetView"), {
        position: map.getCenter(),
        zoom: 1
    });
    //map.setStreetView(map.StreetView); //This line adds a street view icon to the roadmap and binds it together with streetView


} //end of load()


// ************************   Load   ************************
//Call googleMaps after document is loaded
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', function(){
    googleMaps();
    //you can add more code here
    });
//]]>

HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />

    <title><?php echo $map['address']?></title>

    <!-- START: Google Maps API -->
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.mydomain.com/_api/google/maps/v3/street_view.js"></script>
    <!-- __END: Google Maps API -->
</head>


<body>
    <div id="map-container" >
        <div id="map_StreetView" style="width: 350px; height: 250px"></div><br/>
        <div id="map" style="width: 350px; height: 250px"></div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

PS. I tried to give you a jsFiddle, but for whatever reason it is not showing a map…? http://jsfiddle.net/EdsB6/

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  1. Editorial Team

    First, the camera position is set with the pov option when initializing the StreetViewPanorama. 

    map.StreetView = new google.maps.StreetViewPanorama
  (document.getElementById("map_StreetView"), {
    position: map.getCenter(),
    pov: { heading: 135, pitch: 0, zoom: 1 }
});

    The updated JS Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/EdsB6/2/

    For more information, read the docs on StreetView

    https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/streetview

    About the second question, geocoding is what you need. (Unfortunately, no, there’s no “easy”, one-line method of using an address with the API). If you’re repeatedly querying the same place, it’s best to do it once and save the LatLngs. Read here:

    https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/geocoding

    This answer shows how to convert an address to a LatLng, in fact it’s an array but each address is converted one by one.

    https://stackoverflow.com/a/10743457/1325290

      function codeAddress(address, callback) {
    geocoder.geocode( { 'address': address}, function(results, status) {
      if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
        callback(results[0].geometry.location);
      } 
    });
  }

  function initialize() {
    codeAddress("Chicago, IL", function(default_location) {
      var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),
        { center: default_location,
        zoom: 3, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP });

      locations = ["Los Angeles", "Davis", "Truth or Consequences",
        "Ann Arbor", "Massachusetts"];

      for (var i = 0; i < locations.length; i++) {
        codeAddress(locations[i], function(latLng) {
          new google.maps.Marker({map:map, position:latLng});
        });
      }
    });
  }
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