Switch from Google Maps to Magic Lane Platform¶
In this guide you will learn how to switch from a simple map display using Google Maps JavaScript API to using Magic Lane JavaScript API.Google Maps¶
To display a simple map using the Google Maps JavaScript API you would initialize it similarly to this example code from Google Simple Map:1let map;
2
3function initMap() {
4 map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
5 center: { lat: 48.207, lng: 16.371 },
6 zoom: 8,
7 });
8}
1<!DOCTYPE html>
2<html>
3 <head>
4 <title>Google Simple Map</title>
5 <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script>
6 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
7 <script src="./index.js"></script>
8 </head>
9 <body>
10 <div id="map"></div>
11
12 <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. -->
13 <script
14 src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap&libraries=&v=weekly"
15 async
16 ></script>
17 </body>
18</html>
1/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
2 * element that contains the map. */
3#map {
4 height: 100%;
5}
6
7/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
8html,
9body {
10 height: 100%;
11 margin: 0;
12 padding: 0;
13}
Magic Lane Maps¶
The first step is to set your API key token
gem.core.App.token,
which you can get at the Magic Lane website,
see the Getting Started tutorial.You only need to type your email address and create a new password.
To display a simple interactive map using the Magic Lane JavaScript API you would initialize it similarly to the following example code:
1// Start by setting your token from https://developer.magiclane.com/api/projects
2gem.core.App.token="your_API_key_token";
3
4let defaultAppScreen = gem.core.App.initAppScreen(
5 {
6 container: "map-canvas",
7 center: [48.207, 16.371, 0], // lat, lon, altitude
8 zoom: 8
9 }
10);
1<html>
2 <head>
3 <meta charset="utf-8" />
4 <title>Display Map - MagicLane Maps SDK for JavaScript</title>
5 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://www.magiclane.com/sdk/js/gem.css" />
6 </head>
7
8 <body>
9 <div id="map-canvas" style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;"></div>
10 <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.magiclane.com/sdk/js/gemapi.js"></script>
11 <script type="text/javascript" src="token.js"></script>
12 <script type="text/javascript" src="jsHelloMapBasic.js"></script>
13 </body>
14</html>
The map is interactive and supports pan and zoom.