First up, I hope you know that you can bump your Places API quota from 1,000 queries/day up to 100,000 queries/day just by [verifying your identity][1]?  This doesn&#39;t cost anything.  And if even 100,000 QPD are not enough, you can purchase a [Google Places API for Business][2] license.

But to actually answer your question, I&#39;m not aware of any alternative that&#39;s both good and unlimited.  The main competitors with worldwide coverage are:

* [Foursquare Venues][3], which is limited to 5,000 queries/hour.  Here&#39;s a [lengthy point-by-point comparison][4] of the two.
* Factual&#39;s [Global Places][5], limited to 10,000 queries/day.


  [1]: https://developers.google.com/places/policies#usage_limits
  [2]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/business/places/
  [3]: https://developer.foursquare.com/overview/venues.html
  [4]: http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-each-Places-API
  [5]: http://www.factual.com/products/global

I have seen the hash character &#39;#&#39; being added to the front of variables a lot in Lua.

What does it do? 

EXAMPLE

    -- sort AIs in currentlevel
    table.sort(level.ais, function(a,b) return a.y &lt; b.y end)
    local curAIIndex = 1
    local maxAIIndex = #level.ais
    for i = 1,#currentLevel+maxAIIndex do
        if level.ais[curAIIndex].y+sprites.monster:getHeight() &lt; currentLevel[i].lowerY then
            table.insert(currentLevel, i, level.ais[curAIIndex])
            curAIIndex = curAIIndex + 1
            if curAIIndex &gt; maxAIIndex then
                break
            end
        end
    end

Apologies if this has already been asked, I&#39;ve searched around on the internet a lot but I haven&#39;t seem to have found an answer. Thanks in advance!

What does # mean in Lua?

I want an html image to be flush with the bottom of a div tag.  I can&#39;t seem to find a way to accomplish this.

Here is my HTML:

    &lt;div class=&quot;span8&quot;&gt;
      &lt;img src=&quot;/img/play-shot1.jpg&quot; class=&quot;text-center shadow&quot;&gt;
    &lt;/div&gt;

The problem is that the div is nested within other divs that have padding or margins.  

How do I position an image at the bottom of div?

For my project I&#39;ve been relying on the Places API to search for POI&#39;s based on a desired query string and distance from a given point. As things are scaling up, however, I&#39;m hitting the usage limits for Places really fast. Does anyone know of another API that doesn&#39;t have usage limits (or significantly more uses) that could substitute for the Places API?

Thanks

What is a good, unlimited alternative to Google Places API?

<p>For my project I've been relying on the Places API to search for POI's based on a desired query string and distance from a given point. As things are scaling up, however, I'm hitting the usage limits for Places really fast. Does anyone know of another API that doesn't have usage limits (or significantly more uses) that could substitute for the Places API?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>


I&#39;m trying to get google maps responsive and resize while keeping its center when windows resizes. I read other stack questions in regards such as:

[Responsive Google Map?][1] and [Center Google Maps (V3) on browser resize (responsive)][2]

from the second stack question [I got a link which helps me with part of the code][3] but I still have no luck. This is the code I am using, when I resize the window, the maps doesn&#39;t resize at all

        function initialize() {
          var mapOptions = {
           center: new google.maps.LatLng(40.5472,12.282715),
           zoom: 6,
           mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
          };
          var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(&quot;map-canvas&quot;),
                    mapOptions);
        }
        google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, &#39;load&#39;, initialize);
	    google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, &quot;resize&quot;, function() {
         var center = map.getCenter();
         google.maps.event.trigger(map, &quot;resize&quot;);
         map.setCenter(center); 
        });

html

     &lt;div id=&quot;map-canvas&quot;/&gt;

css

    html { height: 100% }
    body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
    #map-canvas { height: 100%; }


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15421369/responsive-google-map
  [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8792676/center-google-maps-v3-on-browser-resize-responsive
  [3]: http://hsmoore.com/keep-google-map-v3-centered-when-browser-is-resized/

Google maps responsive resize

I am setting multiple markers on my map and I can set statically the zoom levels and the center but what I want is, to cover all the markers and zoom as much as possible having all markets visible 

Available methods are following 

[`setZoom(zoom:number)`][1]

and 

[`setCenter(latlng:LatLng)`][2]

Neither `setCenter` supports multiple location or Location array input nor `setZoom` does have this type of functionality


![enter image description here][3]


  [1]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#Map
  [2]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#Map
  [3]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Bkqjl.jpg

Center/Set Zoom of Map to cover all visible Markers?

I&#39;m trying to port my googlemaps v2 functions to v3.

But somehow i stuck in a strange error and i could not find, what i&#39;m doing wrong.
&gt;Error : Uncaught InvalidValueError: setPosition: not a LatLng or LatLngLiteral: in property lat: not a number   %7Bmain,adsense,geometry,zombie%7D.js:25

Here my map initialisation:

    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(&quot;map&quot;),{
      zoom:4
      size:new google.maps.Size(580,440),
      mapTypeControl: true,
      mapTypeControlOptions: {
        style:google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.VERTICAL_BAR,
        position: google.maps.ControlPosition.BOTTOM_CENTER,
      },
      panControl: true,
      panControlOptions: {
        position: google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT,
      },
      zoomControl: true,
      zoomControlOptions: {
        style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.LARGE,
        position: google.maps.ControlPosition.LEFT_CENTER,
      },
      scaleConrol: true,
      scaleControlOptions:{
        position: google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT ,
      },
    });
    map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(49.477643, 9.316406));

and here the part with my error:

    function drawTraders(map, options) {
    var traders_uri = options.traders_uri || &#39;&#39;;
    if (&#39;&#39; == traders_uri) {
        return false;
    }
    
    // get the informations
    $.getJSON(traders_uri, function(data) {
        // look through the information
    $.each(data.traders, function(i, trader) {
    var icon = options.icon_image_uri;
    
    var markerIcon = new google.maps.MarkerImage(icon,
        // This marker is 20 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall.
        new google.maps.Size(25, 25),
        // The origin for this image is 0,0.
        new google.maps.Point(0,0),
        // The anchor for this image is the base of the flagpole at 0,32.
        new google.maps.Point(0, 32)
    );
      
    var html = &#39;test&#39;;
    
    /*Information from chromium debugger
    trader: Object
        geo: Object
            lat: &quot;49.014821&quot;
            lon: &quot;10.985072&quot;
    
    */
    var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(trader.geo.lat,trader.geo.lon);
    
    /*here is the error in new google.maps.Marker()*/
    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
        position:	myLatlng,
        map: map,
        icon : markerIcon,
    });
      
    var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({
    	content: html
    });
    }

Edit: the call of drawTraders
   

     drawTraders(map, {
            traders_uri: &quot;getTraders.php&quot;,
            icon_image_uri: &quot;icon-cms.gif&quot;,
     });

I was using this example [Info Window][1]


Edit: 

[Fiddle which is not working][2]

[Fiddle which works][3]


  [1]: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/infowindow-simple
  [2]: http://jsfiddle.net/BF3Yv/13/
  [3]: http://jsfiddle.net/BF3Yv/14/

How to fix Uncaught InvalidValueError: setPosition: not a LatLng or LatLngLiteral: in property lat: not a number?

How can I clip a MapType in Google Maps to an arbitrary polygon. For example, if I have a custom [ImageMapType](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/maptypes#ImageMapTypes) that covers a large area (i.e. all the world), but I want to show it only inside a given polygon (i.e. one country).

Is there a way to clip the ImageMapType to a given polygon, or to implement a custom MapType to achieve this behaviour? It should allow for zooming and panning normally.

The rest of the map should stay the same, and there would be a MapType covering only a specific area. Therefore, it is not possible to simply overlay a polygon to cover the areas outside the polygon to display just what is needed.

Like so:

![Australia map with a clipped overlay on South Australia][1]

Server-side clipping is not an option.

  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/OMTRR.png

Clip Google Maps JS API ImageMapType to a polygon

Can I use my converted image.svg as google map icon. I was converting my png image to svg and I want to use this like google map symbol that can be rotated. I already tried to use the google map symbol but I want to have an icon like car, man, etc... That&#39;s why I converted my some png files to svg, just like this example site what does he use for these http://www.goprotravelling.com/

How to use SVG markers in Google Maps API v3

I am using https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json? link with server key and user IP to find the latitude and longitude of any address, when I&#39;m trying I find the error as

I have a server access key from google and I have put my server&#39;s IP address in the their white list.

The URL that I am trying to access via PHP CURL is:

&gt;https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA&amp;sensor=true&amp;key=XXXXXXXXXXXX

The result that I am getting:

    Array ([error_message] =&gt; This IP, site or mobile application is not authorized to use this API key. [results] =&gt; Array ( ) [status] =&gt; REQUEST_DENIED)

Is there anything that I need to configure.The geocoding API is also switched on.



This IP, site or mobile application is not authorized to use this API key

I am searching the place in my apps using the google autocomplete place api and now I want to get latitude and longitude of the place that i have searched. How to get latitude and longitude from the result returned by autocomplete place api by google in android?

get Lat Lang from a place_id returned by autocomplete place api

I am using Google Place API.

What I want to get suggestion of place for type helping.

So, what I have done is-

	var Google_Places_API_KEY = &quot;AIzaSyAK08OEC-B2kSyWfSdeCzdIkVnT44bcBwM&quot;;		//Get it from - https://code.google.com/apis/console/?noredirect#project:647731786600:access
	var language = &quot;en&quot;;		//&#39;en&#39; for English, &#39;nl&#39; for Nederland&#39;s Language


	var Auto_Complete_Link = &quot;https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?key=&quot;+Google_Places_API_KEY+&quot;&amp;types=geocode&amp;language=&quot;+language+&quot;&amp;input=Khu&quot;;
	$.getJSON(Auto_Complete_Link , function(result)
	{
		$.each(result, function(i, field)
		{
			//$(&quot;div&quot;).append(field + &quot; &quot;);
			//alert(i + &quot;==&quot;+ field);
			console.error(i + &quot;==&quot;+ field);
		});
	});
So in what link I am requesting is -

&gt; https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/autocomplete/json?key=AIzaSyAK08OEC-B2kSyWfSdeCzdIkVnT44bcBwM&amp;types=geocode&amp;language=en&amp;input=Khu

And if I go to this link with browser, I can get output like it (please try to ck)-

![11][1]

But if I try with jQuery&#39;s **.getJSON** or **.ajax**, I am getting my request blocked with this message-

![222][2].

SO the XMLHTTPRequest is blocked because of - 

&gt; No &#39;Access-Control-Allow-Origin&#39; header is present on the requested resource. Origin &#39;null&#39; is therefore not allowed access.

I have checked in [StackOverflow][3] for this problem solution and go through [here][4] and [here][5], but can&#39;t get my solution perfectly.

Can anyone please enlighten me?


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/reAGm.jpg
  [2]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/LvinM.jpg
  [3]: https://stackoverflow.com/
  [4]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20518524/no-access-control-allow-origin-header-is-present-on-the-requested-resource-or
  [5]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20035101/no-access-control-allow-origin-header-is-present-on-the-requested-resource

Google Place API - No &#39;Access-Control-Allow-Origin&#39; header is present on the requested resource. Origin &#39;null&#39; is therefore not allowed access

I am developing an android application as part of a project, and am using Google places API to display places of interest based on location. I am using the PlacePicker Inentbuilder to accomplish this.

However, when the app is run, the place picker launches and then closes immediately (about 1-2 seconds). 

I have already implemented the below suggestions (that I got from other answers):

I have generated the public API key for android applications, and am including this in the meta-data tag in the app manifest. 

I have enabled the &quot;Google Places API for android&quot; API on the developers console.

I have included the latest play services version in dependencies in build.gradle.

I have included my code and the logcat below. Do let me know if I need to include anything else.

Manifest.xml:

    &lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot;?&gt;
    &lt;manifest xmlns:android=&quot;http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android&quot;
    package=&quot;com.sampath.project.project_v2&quot; &gt;
    
    &lt;uses-permission android:name=&quot;android.permission.INTERNET&quot; /&gt;
    &lt;uses-permission android:name=&quot;android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION&quot; /&gt;
    
    
    &lt;application
        android:allowBackup=&quot;true&quot;
        android:icon=&quot;@mipmap/ic_launcher&quot;
        android:label=&quot;@string/app_name&quot;
        android:theme=&quot;@style/AppTheme&quot; &gt;
        &lt;activity
            android:name=&quot;.MainActivity&quot;
            android:label=&quot;@string/app_name&quot; &gt;
            &lt;intent-filter&gt;
                &lt;action android:name=&quot;android.intent.action.MAIN&quot; /&gt;
    
                &lt;category android:name=&quot;android.intent.category.LAUNCHER&quot; /&gt;
            &lt;/intent-filter&gt;
        &lt;/activity&gt;
    
        &lt;meta-data
            android:name=&quot;com.google.android.gms.version&quot;
            android:value=&quot;@integer/google_play_services_version&quot; /&gt;
    
        &lt;meta-data
            android:name=&quot;com.google.android.geo.api_key&quot;
            android:value=&quot;@string/google_api_key&quot; /&gt;
        &lt;meta-data
            android:name=&quot;com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY&quot;
            android:value=&quot;@string/google_api_key&quot; /&gt;&quot;
    
        &lt;activity
            android:name=&quot;.LoginActivity&quot;
            android:label=&quot;@string/title_activity_login&quot; &gt;
        &lt;/activity&gt;
        &lt;activity
            android:name=&quot;.PlacesSample&quot;
            android:label=&quot;@string/title_activity_places_sample&quot; &gt;
            &lt;meta-data
                android:name=&quot;com.google.android.geo.api_key&quot;
                android:value=&quot;@string/google_api_key&quot; /&gt;
        &lt;/activity&gt;
    &lt;/application&gt;
    
    &lt;/manifest&gt;

Build.gradle (app module - This is the only module)

    apply plugin: &#39;com.android.application&#39;
    
    android {
        compileSdkVersion 22
        buildToolsVersion &quot;22.0.1&quot;
    
        defaultConfig {
            applicationId &quot;com.sampath.project.project_v2&quot;
            minSdkVersion 16
            targetSdkVersion 21
            versionCode 1
            versionName &quot;1.0&quot;
        }
        buildTypes {
            release {
                minifyEnabled false
                proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile(&#39;proguard-android.txt&#39;), &#39;proguard-rules.pro&#39;
            }
        }
    }
    
    dependencies {
        //compile fileTree(include: [&#39;*.jar&#39;], dir: &#39;libs&#39;)
        //compile &#39;com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.1.1&#39;
        compile &#39;com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.1.1&#39;
        compile &#39;com.android.support:cardview-v7:22.1.1&#39;
        compile &#39;com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:22.1.1&#39;
        compile &#39;com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.3.0&#39;
    }

PlacesSample - Activity that is using google places API:

    package com.sampath.project.project_v2;
    
    
    import android.content.Context;
    import android.content.Intent;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
    import android.view.Menu;
    import android.view.MenuItem;
    import android.view.View;
    import android.widget.TextView;
    import android.widget.Toast;
    
    import com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException;
    import com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesRepairableException;
    import com.google.android.gms.location.places.Place;
    import com.google.android.gms.location.places.ui.PlacePicker;
    
    
    public class PlacesSample extends AppCompatActivity {
        TextView getLocation;
        int PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST = 1;
        @Override
        protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.activity_places_sample);
            getLocation = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.getLocTV);
            getLocation.setClickable(true);
            getLocation.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    PlacePicker.IntentBuilder builder = new PlacePicker.IntentBuilder();
                    Intent intent;
                    try {
                        intent = builder.build(getApplicationContext());
                        startActivityForResult(intent, PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST);
                        System.out.println(&quot;start activity for result&quot;);
                    } catch (GooglePlayServicesRepairableException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    } catch (GooglePlayServicesNotAvailableException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }
    
                }
            });
        }
    
        @Override
        public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
            getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_places_sample, menu);
            return true;
        }
    
        @Override
        public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
            // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
            // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
            // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
            int id = item.getItemId();
    
            //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
            if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
                return true;
            }
    
            return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
        }
    
        protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
            System.out.println(&quot;onActivityResult&quot;);
            if (requestCode == PLACE_PICKER_REQUEST) {
                if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
                    Place place = PlacePicker.getPlace(data, this);
                    String toastMsg = String.format(&quot;Place: %s&quot;, place.getName());
                    Toast.makeText(this, toastMsg, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }
            }
        }
    }


Logcat:

    05-05 23:38:30.593  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/Timeline﹕ Timeline: Activity_idle id: android.os.BinderProxy@17e945c6 time:628772943
    05-05 23:38:30.598  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/Timeline﹕ Timeline: Activity_idle id: android.os.BinderProxy@17e945c6 time:628772948
    05-05 23:38:31.517  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/Timeline﹕ Timeline: Activity_launch_request id:com.sampath.project.project_v2 time:628773867
    05-05 23:38:31.527  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 W/ResourceType﹕ For resource 0x01030224, entry index(548) is beyond type entryCount(9)
    05-05 23:38:31.527  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 W/ResourceType﹕ For resource 0x01030224, entry index(548) is beyond type entryCount(9)
    05-05 23:38:31.636  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/Timeline﹕ Timeline: Activity_idle id: android.os.BinderProxy@2daadb0a time:628773986
    05-05 23:38:33.869  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/System.out﹕ start activity for result
    05-05 23:38:34.227  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/System.out﹕ onActivityResult
    05-05 23:38:34.235  21408-21408/com.sampath.project.project_v2 I/Timeline﹕ Timeline: Activity_idle id: android.os.BinderProxy@2daadb0a time:628776586

Android Place Picker closes immediately after launch

I&#39;m trying to create a simple html page (I&#39;d later like to add an autocomplete input there) that include google-places-api.
I have an api-key (which is enabled) but I still get an error message.

Here is my html-

    &lt;head&gt;
        &lt;meta charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;
        &lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot; src=&quot;https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=MY_KEY&amp;libraries=places&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
        &lt;title&gt;test&lt;/title&gt;
    &lt;/head&gt;
    &lt;body&gt;
    &lt;/body&gt;

but I get this error message-
[![enter image description here][1]][1]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/n1gJw.png


and in the console I get - **Google Maps API error: Google Maps API error: ApiNotActivatedMapError**

I can&#39;t understand what the problem is.. Appreciate anybody&#39;s help

Content Type	Original Author	Original Content on Stackoverflow
Question	rogerrw	View Question on Stackoverflow
Solution 1 - Google Maps-Api-3	lambshaanxy	View Answer on Stackoverflow

What is a good, unlimited alternative to Google Places API?

Google Maps-Api-3 Problem Overview

Google Maps-Api-3 Solutions

Solution 1 - Google Maps-Api-3

How do I position an image at the bottom of div?

What does # mean in Lua?

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