Class Maps

Decodes an encoded polyline string back into an array of points.

// Decodes a string representation of the latitudes and longitudes of
// Minneapolis and Milwaukee respectively.
const polyline = 'qvkpG`qhxPbgyI_zq_@';
const points = Maps.decodePolyline(polyline);
for (let i = 0; i < points.length; i += 2) {
  Logger.log('%s, %s', points[i], points[i + 1]);
}

Parameters

Return

Number[] — An array of latitude longitude pairs (lat0, long0, lat1, long1, ...).

See also

• Encoded Polyline Format

Encodes an array of points into a string.

// The latitudes and longitudes of New York and Boston respectively.
const points = [40.77, -73.97, 42.34, -71.04];
const polyline = Maps.encodePolyline(points);

Parameters

Return

String — An encoded string representing those points.

See also

• Encoded Polyline Format

Creates a new DirectionFinder object.

Return

DirectionFinder — A new direction finder object.

Creates an ElevationSampler object.

Return

ElevationSampler — A new elevation sampler object.

Creates a new Geocoder object.

Return

Geocoder — A new geocoder object.

Creates a new StaticMap object.

Return

StaticMap — A new static map object.

Enables the use of an externally established Google Maps APIs Premium Plan account, to leverage additional quota allowances. Your client ID and signing key can be obtained from the Google Enterprise Support Portal. Set these values to null to go back to using the default quota allowances.

Maps.setAuthentication('gme-123456789', 'VhSEZvOXVSdnlxTnpJcUE');

Parameters