AI-generated Key Takeaways
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          The Google Map Chart displays markers on a map using the Google Maps API, with data values being either coordinates (lat-long pairs) or addresses. 
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          Locations can be identified by name or by latitude and longitude, with the latter loading faster for large datasets. 
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          Markers can be customized using external images, and multiple sets of different markers can be added to the map. 
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          The map appearance can be customized using custom map types and styles, with control over which map types are available to the user. 
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          The map chart requires loading the "map" package and obtaining a mapsApiKeyfor your project.
Overview
The Google Map Chart displays a map using the Google Maps API. Data values are displayed as markers on the map. Data values can be coordinates (lat-long pairs) or addresses. The map will be scaled so that it includes all the identified points.
If you want your maps to be line drawings rather than satellite imagery, use a geochart instead.
Named Locations
You can identify the places to put markers by name, as shown below in this map of the top ten countries by population.
  When the user selects one of the markers, a tooltip with the name
  and population of the country is displayed, because we used the
  showInfoWindow option.  Also, when the user hovers over one of the markers for
  a short while, a 'title' tip will show up with the same info, because we used the
  showTooltip option.
  Here's the full HTML:
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script> <script> google.charts.load('current', { 'packages': ['map'], // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project. // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings 'mapsApiKey': 'AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY' }); google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawMap); function drawMap() { var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([ ['Country', 'Population'], ['China', 'China: 1,363,800,000'], ['India', 'India: 1,242,620,000'], ['US', 'US: 317,842,000'], ['Indonesia', 'Indonesia: 247,424,598'], ['Brazil', 'Brazil: 201,032,714'], ['Pakistan', 'Pakistan: 186,134,000'], ['Nigeria', 'Nigeria: 173,615,000'], ['Bangladesh', 'Bangladesh: 152,518,015'], ['Russia', 'Russia: 146,019,512'], ['Japan', 'Japan: 127,120,000'] ]); var options = { showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true }; var map = new google.visualization.Map(document.getElementById('chart_div')); map.draw(data, options); }; </script> </head> <body> <div id="chart_div"></div> </body> </html>
Geocoded Locations
You can also specify locations by latitude and longitude, which loads faster than named locations:
The above chart identifies four locations by latitude and longitude.
var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([ ['Lat', 'Long', 'Name'], [37.4232, -122.0853, 'Work'], [37.4289, -122.1697, 'University'], [37.6153, -122.3900, 'Airport'], [37.4422, -122.1731, 'Shopping'] ]);
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> google.charts.load("current", { "packages":["map"], // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project. // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings "mapsApiKey": "AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY" }); google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawChart); function drawChart() { var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([ ['Lat', 'Long', 'Name'], [37.4232, -122.0853, 'Work'], [37.4289, -122.1697, 'University'], [37.6153, -122.3900, 'Airport'], [37.4422, -122.1731, 'Shopping'] ]); var map = new google.visualization.Map(document.getElementById('map_div')); map.draw(data, { showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true }); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="map_div" style="width: 400px; height: 300px"></div> </body> </html>
Customizing Markers
You can use marker shapes located elsewhere on the web. Here's an example using blue pins from iconarchive.com:
If you select pins in the above chart, they slant. PNGs, GIFs, and JPGs are supported.
var options = { icons: { default: { normal: 'https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/icons-land/vista-map-markers/48/Map-Marker-Ball-Azure-icon.png', selected: 'https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/icons-land/vista-map-markers/48/Map-Marker-Ball-Right-Azure-icon.png' } } };
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> google.charts.load("current", { "packages":["map"], // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project. // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings "mapsApiKey": "AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY" }); google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawChart); function drawChart() { var data = google.visualization.arrayToDataTable([ ['Lat', 'Long', 'Name'], [37.4232, -122.0853, 'Work'], [37.4289, -122.1697, 'University'], [37.6153, -122.3900, 'Airport'], [37.4422, -122.1731, 'Shopping'] ]); var options = { icons: { default: { normal: 'https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/icons-land/vista-map-markers/48/Map-Marker-Ball-Azure-icon.png', selected: 'https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/icons-land/vista-map-markers/48/Map-Marker-Ball-Right-Azure-icon.png' } } }; var map = new google.visualization.Map(document.getElementById('map_markers_div')); map.draw(data, options); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="map_markers_div" style="width: 400px; height: 300px"></div> </body> </html>
Adding Multiple Marker Sets
In addition to creating a default set of markers, you can also create multiple sets of markers.
  To create an additional marker set, add an ID to the icons option and set your
  marker images. Then, add a column to your Data Table, and set the ID of the marker set you wish
  to use for each row in the Data Table (you can also use 'default' or
  null to use the default markers).
var url = 'https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/icons-land/vista-map-markers/48/'; var options = { zoomLevel: 6, showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true, useMapTypeControl: true, icons: { blue: { normal: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Azure-icon.png', selected: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Right-Azure-icon.png' }, green: { normal: url + 'Map-Marker-Push-Pin-1-Chartreuse-icon.png', selected: url + 'Map-Marker-Push-Pin-1-Right-Chartreuse-icon.png' }, pink: { normal: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Pink-icon.png', selected: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Right-Pink-icon.png' } } };
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> google.charts.load('current', { 'packages': ['map'], // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project. // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings 'mapsApiKey': 'AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY' }); google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawMap); function drawMap () { var data = new google.visualization.DataTable(); data.addColumn('string', 'Address'); data.addColumn('string', 'Location'); data.addColumn('string', 'Marker') data.addRows([ ['New York City NY, United States', 'New York', 'blue' ], ['Scranton PA, United States', 'Scranton', 'green'], ['Washington DC, United States', 'Washington', 'pink' ], ['Philadelphia PA, United States', 'Philly', 'green'], ['Pittsburgh PA, United States', 'Pittsburgh', 'green'], ['Buffalo NY, United States', 'Buffalo', 'blue' ], ['Baltimore MD, United States', 'Baltimore', 'pink' ], ['Albany NY, United States', 'Albany', 'blue' ], ['Allentown PA, United States', 'Allentown', 'green'] ]); var url = 'https://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/icons-land/vista-map-markers/48/'; var options = { zoomLevel: 6, showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true, useMapTypeControl: true, icons: { blue: { normal: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Azure-icon.png', selected: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Right-Azure-icon.png' }, green: { normal: url + 'Map-Marker-Push-Pin-1-Chartreuse-icon.png', selected: url + 'Map-Marker-Push-Pin-1-Right-Chartreuse-icon.png' }, pink: { normal: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Pink-icon.png', selected: url + 'Map-Marker-Ball-Right-Pink-icon.png' } } }; var map = new google.visualization.Map(document.getElementById('map_div')); map.draw(data, options); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="map_div" style="height: 500px; width: 900px"></div> </body> </html>
Styling Maps
The Map Visualization comes with the ability to set custom styles, allowing you to create one, or several, custom map types.
  You can define a custom map type by creating a map style object and putting it under its
  identifier (mapTypeId) under the maps option. For example:
  var options = {
    maps: {
      <map style ID>: <map style object>
    }
  };
You can later refer to this custom map type by the map style ID you assigned to it.
  Your map style object contains a name, which will be the display name in the
  map type control (it does not have to match its mapTypeId), and a styles
  array, which will contain style objects for each element you wish to style. The
  Google Maps API reference
  contains a list of the different element, feature, and style types with which you can create a
  custom map type.
  Note: Your custom mapTypeId must be placed under the
  maps option.
var options = { mapType: 'styledMap', zoomLevel: 12, showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true, useMapTypeControl: true, maps: { // Your custom mapTypeId holding custom map styles. styledMap: { name: 'Styled Map', // This name will be displayed in the map type control. styles: [ {featureType: 'poi.attraction', stylers: [{color: '#fce8b2'}] }, {featureType: 'road.highway', stylers: [{hue: '#0277bd'}, {saturation: -50}] }, {featureType: 'road.highway', elementType: 'labels.icon', stylers: [{hue: '#000'}, {saturation: 100}, {lightness: 50}] }, {featureType: 'landscape', stylers: [{hue: '#259b24'}, {saturation: 10}, {lightness: -22}] } ]}} };
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/charts/loader.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> google.charts.load('current', { 'packages': ['map'], // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project. // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings 'mapsApiKey': 'AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY' }); google.charts.setOnLoadCallback(drawMap); function drawMap () { var data = new google.visualization.DataTable(); data.addColumn('string', 'Address'); data.addColumn('string', 'Location'); data.addRows([ ['Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830, United States', 'Walt Disney World'], ['6000 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819, United States', 'Universal Studios'], ['7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, United States', 'Seaworld Orlando' ] ]); var options = { mapType: 'styledMap', zoomLevel: 12, showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true, useMapTypeControl: true, maps: { // Your custom mapTypeId holding custom map styles. styledMap: { name: 'Styled Map', // This name will be displayed in the map type control. styles: [ {featureType: 'poi.attraction', stylers: [{color: '#fce8b2'}] }, {featureType: 'road.highway', stylers: [{hue: '#0277bd'}, {saturation: -50}] }, {featureType: 'road.highway', elementType: 'labels.icon', stylers: [{hue: '#000'}, {saturation: 100}, {lightness: 50}] }, {featureType: 'landscape', stylers: [{hue: '#259b24'}, {saturation: 10}, {lightness: -22}] } ]}} }; var map = new google.visualization.Map(document.getElementById('map_div')); map.draw(data, options); } </script> </head> <body> <div id="map_div" style="height: 500px; width: 900px"></div> </body> </html>
  In addition to creating custom map types, you can also specify which maps the user can
  view in the map type control with the mapTypeIds option. By default all map types,
  including your custom map types, will appear in the map type control. The
  mapTypeIds option accepts an array of strings of the map types you wish to allow the
  user to view. These strings must refer to either the predefined names for the default map
  styles (i.e. normal, satellite, terrain, hybrid), or the map style ID of a custom map type you
  defined. By setting the mapTypeIds option, your map will only make available the map types
  you specify in this array.
  You can also use this in conjunction with the mapType option to set a map style as
  the default, but not include it in the mapTypeIds array. This will cause that map to
  only display on the initial load.
var options = { mapType: 'styledMap', zoomLevel: 7, showTooltip: true, showInfoWindow: true, useMapTypeControl: true, // User will only be able to view/select custom styled maps. mapTypeIds: ['styledMap', 'redEverything', 'imBlue'], maps: { styledMap: { name: 'Styled Map', styles: [ {featureType: 'poi.attraction', stylers: [{color: '#fce8b2'}]}, {featureType: 'road.highway', stylers: [{hue: '#0277bd'}, {saturation: -50}]}, {featureType: 'road.highway', elementType: 'labels.icon', stylers: [{hue: '#000'}, {saturation: 100}, {lightness: 50}]}, {featureType: 'landscape', stylers: [{hue: '#259b24'}, {saturation: 10},{lightness: -22}]} ]}, redEverything: { name: 'Redden All The Things', styles: [ {featureType: 'landscape', stylers: [{color: '#fde0dd'}]}, {featureType: 'road.highway', stylers: [{color: '#67000d'}]}, {featureType: 'road.highway', elementType: 'labels', stylers: [{visibility: 'off'}]}, {featureType: 'poi', stylers: [{hue: '#ff0000'}, {saturation: 50}, {lightness: 0}]}, {featureType: 'water', stylers: [{color: '#67000d'}]}, {featureType: 'transit.station.airport', stylers: [{color: '#ff0000'}, {saturation: 50}, {lightness: -50}]} ]}, imBlue: { name: 'All Your Blues are Belong to Us', styles: [ {featureType: 'landscape', stylers: [{color: '#c5cae9'}]}, {featureType: 'road.highway', stylers: [{color: '#023858'}]}, {featureType: 'road.highway', elementType: 'labels', stylers: [{visibility: 'off'}]}, {featureType: 'poi', stylers: [{hue: '#0000ff'}, {saturation: 50}, {lightness: 0}]}, {featureType: 'water', stylers: [{color: '#0288d1'}]}, {featureType: 'transit.station.airport', stylers: [{color: '#0000ff'}, {saturation: 50}, {lightness: -50}]} ]} } };
Loading
  The google.charts.load package name is "map".
    
  Note that you will need to get your own mapsApiKey for your project, rather
  than just copying the one used in examples here, to avoid degredation of the map data service
  for your users.  For more details, see
  
    Load Settings.
google.charts.load("current", { "packages":["map"], // Note: you will need to get a mapsApiKey for your project. // See: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/basic_load_libs#load-settings "mapsApiKey": "AIzaSyD-9tSrke72PouQMnMX-a7eZSW0jkFMBWY" });
The visualization's class name is google.visualization.Map.
  Because the shortened name, Map, conflicts with the JavaScript Map
  class, the ChartWrapper will not automatically load this package when you specify
  chartType: 'Map'. But you can instead specify
  chartType: 'google.visualization.Map'.
var visualization = new google.visualization.Map(container);
Data Format
Two alternative data formats are supported:
- Lat-Long pairs - The first two columns should be numbers designating the latitude and longitude, respectively. An optional third column holds a string that describes the location specified in the first two columns.
- String address - The first column should be a string that contains an address. This address should be as complete as you can make it. An optional second column holds a string that describes the location in the first column. String addresses load more slowly, especially when you have more than 10 addresses.
Note: The Lat-Long pairs option loads maps much faster, especially with large data. We recommend that you use this option for large data sets. Please visit Google Maps API to find out how to transform your addresses to lat-long points. The map can display a maximum of 400 entries; if your data holds more than 400 rows, only the first 400 will be shown.
Configuration Options
| Name | |
|---|---|
| enableScrollWheel | If set to true, enables zooming in and out using the mouse scroll wheel. Type: boolean Default: false | 
| icons | 
          Holds set(s) of custom markers. Each marker set can specify a  var options = {
  icons: {
    default: {
      normal:   '/path/to/marker/image',
      selected: '/path/to/marker/image'
    },
    customMarker: {
      normal:   '/path/to/other/marker/image',
      selected: '/path/to/other/marker/image'
    }
  }
};Type: object Default: null | 
| lineColor | If showLine is true, defines the line color. For example: '#800000'. Type: string Default: default color | 
| lineWidth | If showLine is true, defines the line width (in pixels). Type: number Default: 10 | 
| maps.<mapTypeId> | 
          An object containing properties of a custom map type. This custom map type will be
          accessed by the  
 Type: object Default: null | 
| maps.<mapTypeId>.name | 
        The name of the map that will be displayed in the map control if
         Type: string Default: null | 
| maps.<mapTypeId>.styles | Holds the style objects for the various elements of a custom map type. 
          Each style object can contain 1 to 3 properties:  {
  featureType: 'roadway.highway',
  elementType: 'labels.text.fill',
  stylers: [{hue: '#ff0000}, {saturation: 50}, {lightness: 100}]
}See the Maps documentation for more information on the different features, elements, and stylers. Type: array Default: null | 
| mapType | The type of map to show. Possible values are 'normal', 'terrain', 'satellite', 'hybrid', or the ID of a custom map type, if any were created. Type: string Default: 'hybrid' | 
| mapTypeIds | 
        If using the map type control ( Type: array Default: null | 
| showInfoWindow | 
        If set to true, shows the location description in a separate window when a
        point marker is selected by the user. This option used to be called  Type: boolean Default: false | 
| showLine | If set to true, shows a Google Maps polyline through all the points. Type: boolean Default: false | 
| showTooltip | 
        If set to true, shows the location description as a tooltip when the mouse is positioned
        above a point marker. This option used to be called  Type: boolean Default: false | 
| useMapTypeControl | Show a map type selector that enables the viewer to switch between [map, satellite, hybrid, terrain]. When useMapTypeControl is false (default) no selector is presented and the type is determined by the mapType option. Type: boolean Default: false | 
| zoomLevel | An integer indicating the initial zoom level of the map, where 0 is completely zoomed out (whole world) and 19 is the maximum zoom level. (See "Zoom Levels" in the Google Maps API.) Type: number Default: automatic | 
Methods
| Method | |
|---|---|
| draw(data, options) | Draws the map. Return Type: none | 
| getSelection() | 
        Standard 
         Return Type: Array of selection elements | 
| setSelection(selection) | 
        Standard 
         Return Type: none | 
Events
| Name | |
|---|---|
| error | Fired when an error occurs when attempting to render the chart. Properties: id, message | 
| select | Standard select event Properties: None | 
Data Policy
Map are displayed by Google Maps. Please refer to the Google Maps Terms of Service for more information on data policy.