Decodes an encoded polyline string back into an array of points.

// Decodes a string representation of the latitudes and longitudes of// Minneapolis and Milwaukee respectively.constpolyline='qvkpG`qhxPbgyI_zq_@';constpoints=Maps.decodePolyline(polyline);for(leti=0;i <points.length;i+=2){Logger.log('%s, %s',points[i],points[i+1]);}

Parameters

Return

Number[] — An array of latitude longitude pairs (lat0, long0, lat1, long1, ...).

See also

• Encoded Polyline Format

Encodes an array of points into a string.

// The latitudes and longitudes of New York and Boston respectively.constpoints=[40.77,-73.97,42.34,-71.04];constpolyline=Maps.encodePolyline(points);

Parameters

Return

String — An encoded string representing those points.

See also

• Encoded Polyline Format

Creates a new DirectionFinder object.

Return

DirectionFinder — A new direction finder object.

Creates an ElevationSampler object.

Return

ElevationSampler — A new elevation sampler object.

Creates a new Geocoder object.

Return

Geocoder — A new geocoder object.

Creates a new StaticMap object.

Return

StaticMap — A new static map object.

Enables the use of an externally establishedGoogle Maps APIs Premium Plan account,to leverage additionalquotaallowances. Your client ID and signing key can be obtained from the Google EnterpriseSupport Portal. Set these values tonull to go back to using the default quotaallowances.

Note: This method doesn't work with API keys. Additionally,please note that Premium Plan is no longer available for new customers. If you don't alreadyhave a Premium Plan license, please don't callsetAuthentication(clientId, signingKey). You are able to usetheMaps methods with the default quota allowances.

Maps.setAuthentication('gme-123456789','VhSEZvOXVSdnlxTnpJcUE');

Parameters