Google Maps in Max

download

https://github.com/tkzic/internet-sensors

folder: google-maps

files

main Max patch

• googlemaptest.maxpat

html and javascript for Google API

• js/ (folder containing javascript code for map client)
• markers.html (web client)

• mapserver.rb (Osc and Websockets server)

node.js (optional)

• nodeserver.js (local node.js webserver)

running node.js local web server (optional)

To run the project locally, you will either need to install node.js or have a local web server. The instructions assume that you have installed node, as well as the http package.

If you don’t want to bother with node, there is also an online version of the web client running at  http://zerokidz.com/gmap/markers/markers.html

intalling ruby gems

Running Ruby 2.0 as well as the following gems:

• osc-ruby
• em-websocket
• json

instructions

1. If you are using the online Web client, go to this URL in a Google Chrome browser: http://zerokidz.com/gmap/markers/markers.html then skip to step 4.

2. In a terminal window start the node webserver

3. Launch a Google Chrome web browser and type in this URL

4. In another terminal window start the ruby server for Osc and websockets

5. Now in the Web Client (Chrome) press the “OSC” button underneath the map – to open the web sockets connection with the ruby server.

6. Open the Max patch:

7. Now you should be able to click on the message boxes for Bethel and Rumford in the Max patch to add location markers to the map in the browser.