This example allows you to drag and drop GeoJSON onto the map. Download a sample GeoJSON file to test dragging from the device.
For more information about how to work with the map data layer, see the google.maps.Data class.
TypeScript
let map: google.maps.Map; function initMap(): void { // set up the map map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement, { center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0), zoom: 4, }); } function loadGeoJsonString(geoString: string) { try { const geojson = JSON.parse(geoString) as any; map.data.addGeoJson(geojson); } catch (e) { alert("Not a GeoJSON file!"); } zoom(map); } /** * Update a map's viewport to fit each geometry in a dataset */ function zoom(map: google.maps.Map) { const bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(); map.data.forEach((feature) => { const geometry = feature.getGeometry(); if (geometry) { processPoints(geometry, bounds.extend, bounds); } }); map.fitBounds(bounds); } /** * Process each point in a Geometry, regardless of how deep the points may lie. */ function processPoints( geometry: google.maps.LatLng | google.maps.Data.Geometry, callback: any, thisArg: google.maps.LatLngBounds ) { if (geometry instanceof google.maps.LatLng) { callback.call(thisArg, geometry); } else if (geometry instanceof google.maps.Data.Point) { callback.call(thisArg, geometry.get()); } else { // @ts-ignore geometry.getArray().forEach((g) => { processPoints(g, callback, thisArg); }); } } /* DOM (drag/drop) functions */ function initEvents() { [...document.getElementsByClassName("file")].forEach((fileElement) => { fileElement.addEventListener( "dragstart", (e: Event) => { // @ts-ignore e.dataTransfer.setData( "text/plain", JSON.stringify(files[Number((e.target as HTMLElement).dataset.value)]) ); console.log(e); }, false ); }); // set up the drag & drop events const mapContainer = document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement; mapContainer.addEventListener("dragenter", addClassToDropTarget, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragover", addClassToDropTarget, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("drop", handleDrop, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragleave", removeClassFromDropTarget, false); } function addClassToDropTarget(e: Event) { e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); document.getElementById("map")!.classList.add("over"); return false; } function removeClassFromDropTarget(e: Event) { document.getElementById("map")!.classList.remove("over"); } function handleDrop(e: DragEvent) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); removeClassFromDropTarget(e); const files = (e.dataTransfer as DataTransfer).files; if (files.length) { // process file(s) being dropped // grab the file data from each file for (let i = 0, file; (file = files[i]); i++) { const reader = new FileReader(); reader.onload = function (e) { loadGeoJsonString(reader.result as string); }; reader.onerror = function (e) { console.error("reading failed"); }; reader.readAsText(file); } } else { // process non-file (e.g. text or html) content being dropped // grab the plain text version of the data const plainText = (e.dataTransfer as DataTransfer).getData("text/plain"); console.log(plainText); if (plainText) { loadGeoJsonString(plainText); } } // prevent drag event from bubbling further return false; } function initialize() { initMap(); initEvents(); } const files = [ { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Polygon", coordinates: [ [ [-99.49218749999999, -11.867350911459294], [24.960937499999996, -11.867350911459294], [24.960937499999996, 47.517200697839414], [-99.49218749999999, 47.517200697839414], [-99.49218749999999, -11.867350911459294], ], ], }, }, ], }, { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [81.2109375, 50.064191736659104], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [103.35937499999999, -47.98992166741417], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-46.05468749999999, 64.01449619484472], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-113.203125, 37.996162679728116], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-73.828125, -32.249974455863295], }, }, ], }, { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "LineString", coordinates: [ [147.65625, -5.266007882805485], [118.47656249999999, 43.83452678223682], [80.85937499999999, -30.145127183376115], [35.15625, 51.83577752045248], [-15.468749999999998, -23.563987128451217], [-29.53125, 44.33956524809713], [-73.47656249999999, -32.842673631954305], [-104.765625, 35.460669951495305], ], }, }, ], }, ];
JavaScript
let map; function initMap() { // set up the map map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0), zoom: 4, }); } function loadGeoJsonString(geoString) { try { const geojson = JSON.parse(geoString); map.data.addGeoJson(geojson); } catch (e) { alert("Not a GeoJSON file!"); } zoom(map); } /** * Update a map's viewport to fit each geometry in a dataset */ function zoom(map) { const bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(); map.data.forEach((feature) => { const geometry = feature.getGeometry(); if (geometry) { processPoints(geometry, bounds.extend, bounds); } }); map.fitBounds(bounds); } /** * Process each point in a Geometry, regardless of how deep the points may lie. */ function processPoints(geometry, callback, thisArg) { if (geometry instanceof google.maps.LatLng) { callback.call(thisArg, geometry); } else if (geometry instanceof google.maps.Data.Point) { callback.call(thisArg, geometry.get()); } else { geometry.getArray().forEach((g) => { processPoints(g, callback, thisArg); }); } } /* DOM (drag/drop) functions */ function initEvents() { [...document.getElementsByClassName("file")].forEach((fileElement) => { fileElement.addEventListener( "dragstart", (e) => { e.dataTransfer.setData( "text/plain", JSON.stringify(files[Number(e.target.dataset.value)]) ); console.log(e); }, false ); }); // set up the drag & drop events const mapContainer = document.getElementById("map"); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragenter", addClassToDropTarget, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragover", addClassToDropTarget, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("drop", handleDrop, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragleave", removeClassFromDropTarget, false); } function addClassToDropTarget(e) { e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); document.getElementById("map").classList.add("over"); return false; } function removeClassFromDropTarget(e) { document.getElementById("map").classList.remove("over"); } function handleDrop(e) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); removeClassFromDropTarget(e); const files = e.dataTransfer.files; if (files.length) { // process file(s) being dropped // grab the file data from each file for (let i = 0, file; (file = files[i]); i++) { const reader = new FileReader(); reader.onload = function (e) { loadGeoJsonString(reader.result); }; reader.onerror = function (e) { console.error("reading failed"); }; reader.readAsText(file); } } else { // process non-file (e.g. text or html) content being dropped // grab the plain text version of the data const plainText = e.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain"); console.log(plainText); if (plainText) { loadGeoJsonString(plainText); } } // prevent drag event from bubbling further return false; } function initialize() { initMap(); initEvents(); } const files = [ { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Polygon", coordinates: [ [ [-99.49218749999999, -11.867350911459294], [24.960937499999996, -11.867350911459294], [24.960937499999996, 47.517200697839414], [-99.49218749999999, 47.517200697839414], [-99.49218749999999, -11.867350911459294], ], ], }, }, ], }, { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [81.2109375, 50.064191736659104], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [103.35937499999999, -47.98992166741417], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-46.05468749999999, 64.01449619484472], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-113.203125, 37.996162679728116], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-73.828125, -32.249974455863295], }, }, ], }, { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "LineString", coordinates: [ [147.65625, -5.266007882805485], [118.47656249999999, 43.83452678223682], [80.85937499999999, -30.145127183376115], [35.15625, 51.83577752045248], [-15.468749999999998, -23.563987128451217], [-29.53125, 44.33956524809713], [-73.47656249999999, -32.842673631954305], [-104.765625, 35.460669951495305], ], }, }, ], }, ];
CSS
html { height: 100%; } body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; } #map { height: 100%; } #map.over { opacity: 0.5; background-color: rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.5); } #sidebar { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; overflow: auto; } .file { display: flex; flex-flow: column; margin-top: 1em; cursor: move; text-align: center; } .file:hover .material-icons { color: darkorange; } .file:hover .filename { font-weight: bold; } .file .material-icons { font-size: 50px; color: orange; } .file .material-icons:hover { color: darkorange; } .file .filename { margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 20px; color: #333333; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #container { height: 100%; display: flex; } #sidebar { flex-basis: 15rem; flex-grow: 1; padding: 1rem; max-width: 30rem; height: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; } #map { flex-basis: 0; flex-grow: 4; height: 100%; }
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Data Layer: Drag and Drop GeoJSON</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <link href="https://unpkg.com/material-components-web@6.0.0/dist/material-components-web.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" /> <script src="./index.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="map"></div> <div id="sidebar" class="mdc-typography"> <div class="file" draggable="true" data-value="0"> <span class="material-icons">text_snippet</span> <div class="filename">polygons.geojson</div> </div> <div class="file" draggable="true" data-value="1"> <span class="material-icons">text_snippet</span> <div class="filename">points.geojson</div> </div> <div class="file" draggable="true" data-value="2"> <span class="material-icons">text_snippet</span> <div class="filename">polyline.geojson</div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initialize&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>
All
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Data Layer: Drag and Drop GeoJSON</title> <script src="https://polyfill.io/v3/polyfill.min.js?features=default"></script> <link href="https://unpkg.com/material-components-web@6.0.0/dist/material-components-web.css" rel="stylesheet" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons" /> <style type="text/css"> html { height: 100%; } body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; } #map { height: 100%; } #map.over { opacity: 0.5; background-color: rgba(100, 100, 100, 0.5); } #sidebar { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; overflow: auto; } .file { display: flex; flex-flow: column; margin-top: 1em; cursor: move; text-align: center; } .file:hover .material-icons { color: darkorange; } .file:hover .filename { font-weight: bold; } .file .material-icons { font-size: 50px; color: orange; } .file .material-icons:hover { color: darkorange; } .file .filename { margin-top: 0.5em; font-size: 20px; color: #333333; } /* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */ html, body { height: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } #container { height: 100%; display: flex; } #sidebar { flex-basis: 15rem; flex-grow: 1; padding: 1rem; max-width: 30rem; height: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; } #map { flex-basis: 0; flex-grow: 4; height: 100%; } </style> <script> let map; function initMap() { // set up the map map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), { center: new google.maps.LatLng(0, 0), zoom: 4, }); } function loadGeoJsonString(geoString) { try { const geojson = JSON.parse(geoString); map.data.addGeoJson(geojson); } catch (e) { alert("Not a GeoJSON file!"); } zoom(map); } /** * Update a map's viewport to fit each geometry in a dataset */ function zoom(map) { const bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds(); map.data.forEach((feature) => { const geometry = feature.getGeometry(); if (geometry) { processPoints(geometry, bounds.extend, bounds); } }); map.fitBounds(bounds); } /** * Process each point in a Geometry, regardless of how deep the points may lie. */ function processPoints(geometry, callback, thisArg) { if (geometry instanceof google.maps.LatLng) { callback.call(thisArg, geometry); } else if (geometry instanceof google.maps.Data.Point) { callback.call(thisArg, geometry.get()); } else { geometry.getArray().forEach((g) => { processPoints(g, callback, thisArg); }); } } /* DOM (drag/drop) functions */ function initEvents() { [...document.getElementsByClassName("file")].forEach((fileElement) => { fileElement.addEventListener( "dragstart", (e) => { e.dataTransfer.setData( "text/plain", JSON.stringify(files[Number(e.target.dataset.value)]) ); console.log(e); }, false ); }); // set up the drag & drop events const mapContainer = document.getElementById("map"); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragenter", addClassToDropTarget, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("dragover", addClassToDropTarget, false); mapContainer.addEventListener("drop", handleDrop, false); mapContainer.addEventListener( "dragleave", removeClassFromDropTarget, false ); } function addClassToDropTarget(e) { e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); document.getElementById("map").classList.add("over"); return false; } function removeClassFromDropTarget(e) { document.getElementById("map").classList.remove("over"); } function handleDrop(e) { e.preventDefault(); e.stopPropagation(); removeClassFromDropTarget(e); const files = e.dataTransfer.files; if (files.length) { // process file(s) being dropped // grab the file data from each file for (let i = 0, file; (file = files[i]); i++) { const reader = new FileReader(); reader.onload = function (e) { loadGeoJsonString(reader.result); }; reader.onerror = function (e) { console.error("reading failed"); }; reader.readAsText(file); } } else { // process non-file (e.g. text or html) content being dropped // grab the plain text version of the data const plainText = e.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain"); console.log(plainText); if (plainText) { loadGeoJsonString(plainText); } } // prevent drag event from bubbling further return false; } function initialize() { initMap(); initEvents(); } const files = [ { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Polygon", coordinates: [ [ [-99.49218749999999, -11.867350911459294], [24.960937499999996, -11.867350911459294], [24.960937499999996, 47.517200697839414], [-99.49218749999999, 47.517200697839414], [-99.49218749999999, -11.867350911459294], ], ], }, }, ], }, { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [81.2109375, 50.064191736659104], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [103.35937499999999, -47.98992166741417], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-46.05468749999999, 64.01449619484472], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-113.203125, 37.996162679728116], }, }, { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "Point", coordinates: [-73.828125, -32.249974455863295], }, }, ], }, { type: "FeatureCollection", features: [ { type: "Feature", properties: {}, geometry: { type: "LineString", coordinates: [ [147.65625, -5.266007882805485], [118.47656249999999, 43.83452678223682], [80.85937499999999, -30.145127183376115], [35.15625, 51.83577752045248], [-15.468749999999998, -23.563987128451217], [-29.53125, 44.33956524809713], [-73.47656249999999, -32.842673631954305], [-104.765625, 35.460669951495305], ], }, }, ], }, ]; </script> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="map"></div> <div id="sidebar" class="mdc-typography"> <div class="file" draggable="true" data-value="0"> <span class="material-icons">text_snippet</span> <div class="filename">polygons.geojson</div> </div> <div class="file" draggable="true" data-value="1"> <span class="material-icons">text_snippet</span> <div class="filename">points.geojson</div> </div> <div class="file" draggable="true" data-value="2"> <span class="material-icons">text_snippet</span> <div class="filename">polyline.geojson</div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Async script executes immediately and must be after any DOM elements used in callback. --> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initialize&libraries=&v=weekly" async ></script> </body> </html>
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