NAME
    HTML::GoogleMaps - a simple wrapper around the Google Maps API

SYNOPSIS
      $map = HTML::GoogleMaps->new(key => $map_key,
                                   db => $geo_coder_us_db);
      $map->center(point => "1810 Melrose St, Madison, WI");
      $map->add_marker(point => "1210 W Dayton St, Madison, WI");
 
      my ($head, $body) = $map->render;

DESCRIPTION
    HTML::GoogleMaps provides a simple wrapper around the Google Maps API.
    It allows you to easily create maps with markers, polylines and
    information windows. If you have Geo::Coder::US installed, it will be
    able to do basic geocoding for US addresses.

CONSTRUCTOR
    $map = HTML::GoogleMaps->new(key => $map_key);
        Creates a new HTML::GoogleMaps object. Takes a hash of options. The
        only required option is *key*, which is your Google Maps API key.
        You can get a key at http://maps.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html .
        Other valid options are:

        db => Geo::Coder::US database
            If given, the add_marker and add_polyline methods will be able
            to map US addresses, as well as longitude/latitude pairs.

        height => height in pixels
        width => width in pixels

METHODS
    $map->center($point)
        Center the map at a given point.

    $map->zoom($level)
        Set the zoom level

    $map->controls($control1, $control2)
        Enable the given controls. Valid controls are: large_map_control,
        small_map_control, small_zoom_control and map_type_control.

    $map->dragging($enable)
        Enable or disable dragging.

    $map->info_window($enable)
        Enable or disable info windows.

    $map->map_type($type)
        Set the map type. Either map_type or satellite_type.

    $map->add_icon(name => $icon_name, image => $image_url, shadow =>
    $shadow_url, image_size => [ $width, $height ], shadow_size => [ $width,
    $height ]);
        Adds a new icon, which can later be used by add_marker. Optional
        args include icon_anchor and info_window_anchor.

    $map->add_marker(point => $point, html => $info_window_html)
        Add a marker to the map at the given point. If html is specified,
        add a popup info window as well. icon can be used to switch to
        either a user defined icon (via the name) or a standard google
        letter icon (A-J).

    $map->add_polyline(points => [ $point1, $point2 ])
        Add a polyline that connects the list of points. Other options
        include color (any valid HTML color), weight (line width in pixels)
        and opacity (between 0 and 1).

    $map->render
        Renders the map and returns a two element list. The first element
        needs to be placed in the head section of your HTML document. The
        second in the body where you want the map to appear.

ONLINE EXAMPLE
    <http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~nmueller/fsbo_open_houses.pl>

SEE ALSO
    <http://maps.google.com/apis/maps/documentation> <http://geocoder.us>

AUTHORS
    Nate Mueller <nate@cs.wisc.edu>