3d-map-globe

Sample code supporting Google Maps Platform JavaScript API documentation. author(s): Geo Developer IX Documentation Team

HTML

<!doctype html>
<!--
 @license
 Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-->

<html>
  <head>
    <title>3d-map-globe</title>

    <script>
      // prettier-ignore
      (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
            });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <button id="fly-button" class="fly-button" type="button">
      Fly to Sydney Opera House
    </button>
  </body>
</html>

CSS

/*
 * @license
 * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

html,
body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
}

gmp-map-3d {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

.fly-button {
  background: rgb(235, 235, 235);
  color: black;
  border: none;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  /* Top center avoids the default UI controls and Google attribution. */
  position: fixed;
  top: 10px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 1000;
}

.fly-button:hover {
  background-color: #007bff;
  color: white;
}

JavaScript

'use strict';
/*
 * @license
 * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */

async function init() {
  const { Map3DElement } = await google.maps.importLibrary('maps3d');

  const map = new Map3DElement({
    center: {
      lat: 0,
      lng: 135,
      altitude: 0,
    },
    range: 20000000,
    tilt: 0,
    heading: 0,
    mode: 'ROADMAP',
  });

  document.body.append(map);

  const sydneyCamera = {
    center: {
      lat: -33.8568,
      lng: 151.2153,
      altitude: 0,
    },
    range: 1000,
    tilt: 65,
    heading: 0,
  };

  const flyButton = document.getElementById('fly-button');
  flyButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
    map.flyCameraTo({
      endCamera: sydneyCamera,
      durationMillis: 5000,
    });

    map.addEventListener(
      'gmp-animationend',
      () => {
        map.flyCameraAround({
          camera: sydneyCamera,
          durationMillis: 15000,
          repeatCount: 1,
        });
      },
      { once: true }
    );
  });
}

void init();