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Trouble with multiple google maps on one table

I have an html table that contains 10 container for Google map
Below is the js function that create the map object
Function takes the lat and the lng of the map + the div element to insert the map to.
function GetMap(lat,lng,number)
{
var show_in=document.getElementsByClassName("map_conteiner")[number];
var mapOptions = {
center: new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng),
zoom: 8,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(show_in,
mapOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position:new google.maps.LatLng(lat,lng),
map: map,
title:"Hotel"
});
$(show_in).fadeIn();
}
The problem is that the map is displayed correctly only on the first invoke of this function
(No matter which div I start with)
after the firts invoke this function will allways present distorted maps (As you can see in the attached picture)

You should trigger the resize-event of the map in the complete-callback of $.fadeIn()
Furthermore you better create only 1 maps-instance for each map_conteiner and on subsequent calls of GetMap only set the new center of the existing map and the new position for the marker.

How to add multiple markers for single location on Google Map

I'm using Google Maps version 3 and would like to add two markers for a single location on the map.
One would be the default marker which appears with Google Maps, but second would show the name of the brand associated with that location.
My code is
function initialize() {
var filterLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(18.928184,72.832601);
var mapOptions = {
center: filterLatlng,
zoom: 19,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: filterLatlng,
title:"Filter Shop"
});
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), mapOptions);
marker.setMap(map);
}

You probably want this library:
http://code.google.com/p/google-maps-utility-library-v3/source/browse/trunk/maplabel/src/maplabel.js?r=303
It will allow you to add a label on the map.
That label will be attached to a hidden marker like you described.
The use is quite simple you should be able to figure it out quite easy.

Toggle Street View

How can I toggle Streetview on an specific map canvas by clicking a button (API v3) ?
function ToggleStreetView(map)
{
//Assume map contains the google.maps.Map object
}

This is the function that I wrote for a maps app that I wrote a while ago:
// Toggles between map and panorama view
function togglePanorama(){
if(isPanorama){
map.streetView.setVisible(false);
$('#message').empty().append('Click here to take a tour of our office.');
isPanorama = 0;
} else{
map.streetView.setVisible(true);
$('#message').empty().append('Back to the map.');
isPanorama = 1;
}
}
Though I was using it with a custom panorama it will work just fine with the default Street View.

Get the 'streetview' of your map then setVisible to 'false' and your streetview should no longer be visible.
// map would be map instance
map.getStreetView().setVisible(false);

I assume you are using Javascript version 3 API from google maps
here is a sample code
<script type="text/javascript">
function initialize() {
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-34.397, 150.644);
var myOptions = {
zoom: 8,
center: latlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),
myOptions);
}
</script>
if you lool carefully you can see line of code
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
you can declare our map variable and than iinside your function change its MapTypeId

Custom Google Maps Icon Using Sprite

I've found custom Google Maps icon images that can be laid out as a sprite (matrix of small pics). I effectively want to create custom icons which are numbered 1-10 (for my 10 results per page) and also have mouseover effects (change color).
I'm not sure how to do this. The relevant code is the following:
$('.entries').each(function(index){
var entry=$(this);
latlng[index]=new google.maps.LatLng($(this).attr('data-lat'),$(this).attr('data-lng'));
marker[index]=new google.maps.Marker({
position:latlng[index],
map:map,
icon:image_url
});
if(marker[index]){
marker[index].setMap(map);
}
Even if I can't make it a sprite (which seems unlikely right now) I'd like to change the icon on mouseover.
I've tried to do so and created a hack that SORT of works. The problem here is that the map flickers occassionally when reset. Is there a better way?
google.maps.event.addListener(marker[index],'mouseover', function(){
entry.addClass('map-hover');
// alert(marker[index].icon);
marker[index].icon='{{site}}media/map-icons/iconb'+(index+1)+'.png'
marker[index].setMap(map);
});
google.maps.event.addListener(marker[index],'mouseout', function(){
entry.removeClass('map-hover');
marker[index].icon='{{site}}media/map-icons/iconr'+(index+1)+'.png'
marker[index].setMap(map);
});

function initialize() {
var mapDiv = document.getElementById('map-canvas');
var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
var map = new google.maps.Map(mapDiv, {
center: latLng,
zoom: 13,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
});
var image = 'http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/images/beachflag.png';
var myLatLng = new google.maps.LatLng(-33.890542, 151.274856);
var beachMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: latLng,
map: map,
icon: image
});
}
​
This code might help you to get an idea about placing custom markers.

google maps kml layer refresh problem

I have a kml layer on my google maps app. I tried to refresh the kml layer by generating a new google.maps.KmlLayer object every 10s. The kml file contains customized icons. It works fine for the first several times of refreshing. However after a few minutes, the kml layer disappears (the icons disappear but they are still clickable). Any ideas why the kml layer disappears?
Here is the snippet of my code:
function initialize() {
var p = new google.maps.LatLng(36.668419,-119.267578);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 5,
center: p,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),
mapOptions);
var kmllayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer('http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/?g=322338#N20&lang=en-us&format=feed-georss'
+ '?key='
+ Math.random(),
({'preserveViewport': true}));
geotaggingLayer.setMap(map);
setInterval(refresh, 10000, kmllayer);
}
function refresh(layer) {
var newkmllayer = new google.maps.KmlLayer('http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/?g=322338#N20&lang=en-us&format=feed-georss'
+ '?key='
+ Math.random(),
({'preserveViewport': true}));
layer.setMap(null);
newkmllayer.setMap(map);
}
Thank you.