Circles

by Luke

HTML

<div id="map"></div>
<!-- Replace the value of the key parameter with your own API key. -->
<script async defer
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyCkUOdZ5y7hMm0yrcCQoCvLwzdM6M8s5qk&callback=initMap">
</script>

CSS

/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
 * element that contains the map. */
#map {
  height: 100%;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html, body {
  height: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

JavaScript

// This example creates circles on the map, representing populations in North
// America.

// First, create an object containing LatLng and population for each city.
var citymap = {
  chicago: {
    center: {lat: 41.878, lng: -87.629},
    population: 2714856
  },
  newyork: {
    center: {lat: 40.714, lng: -74.005},
    population: 8405837
  },
  losangeles: {
    center: {lat: 34.052, lng: -118.243},
    population: 3857799
  },
  vancouver: {
    center: {lat: 49.25, lng: -123.1},
    population: 603502
  }
};

function initMap() {
  // Create the map.
  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
    zoom: 4,
    center: {lat: 37.090, lng: -95.712},
    mapTypeId: 'terrain'
  });

  // Construct the circle for each value in citymap.
  // Note: We scale the area of the circle based on the population.
  for (var city in citymap) {
    // Add the circle for this city to the map.
    var cityCircle = new google.maps.Circle({
      strokeColor: 'gray',
      strokeOpacity: 0.8,
      strokeWeight: 1,
      fillColor: 'white',
      fillOpacity: 0.15,
      map: map,
      center: citymap[city].center,
      radius: Math.sqrt(citymap[city].population) * 100
    });
  }
}