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Distance Matrix Service

  • This example showcases the use of theDistanceMatrixService to calculate and display distances between multiple locations.

  • It utilizes the Google Maps JavaScript API to retrieve distances and display them on a map.

  • The sample code demonstrates how to make a request to the Distance Matrix service and handle the response.

  • It provides both TypeScript and JavaScript code snippets for implementation.

  • Users can interact with the example through JSFiddle or Google Cloud Shell, and can clone the sample code for local execution.

This example demonstrates the use of theDistanceMatrixService object to fetchthe distances between a set of locations.

Read thedocumentation.

TypeScript

functioninitMap():void{constbounds=newgoogle.maps.LatLngBounds();constmarkersArray:google.maps.Marker[]=[];constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map")asHTMLElement,{center:{lat:55.53,lng:9.4},zoom:10,});// initialize servicesconstgeocoder=newgoogle.maps.Geocoder();constservice=newgoogle.maps.DistanceMatrixService();// build requestconstorigin1={lat:55.93,lng:-3.118};constorigin2="Greenwich, England";constdestinationA="Stockholm, Sweden";constdestinationB={lat:50.087,lng:14.421};constrequest={origins:[origin1,origin2],destinations:[destinationA,destinationB],travelMode:google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING,unitSystem:google.maps.UnitSystem.METRIC,avoidHighways:false,avoidTolls:false,};// put request on page(document.getElementById("request")asHTMLDivElement).innerText=JSON.stringify(request,null,2);// get distance matrix responseservice.getDistanceMatrix(request).then((response)=>{// put response(document.getElementById("response")asHTMLDivElement).innerText=JSON.stringify(response,null,2);// show on mapconstoriginList=response.originAddresses;constdestinationList=response.destinationAddresses;deleteMarkers(markersArray);constshowGeocodedAddressOnMap=(asDestination:boolean)=>{consthandler=({results}:google.maps.GeocoderResponse)=>{map.fitBounds(bounds.extend(results[0].geometry.location));markersArray.push(newgoogle.maps.Marker({map,position:results[0].geometry.location,label:asDestination?"D":"O",}));};returnhandler;};for(leti=0;i <originList.length;i++){constresults=response.rows[i].elements;geocoder.geocode({address:originList[i]}).then(showGeocodedAddressOnMap(false));for(letj=0;j <results.length;j++){geocoder.geocode({address:destinationList[j]}).then(showGeocodedAddressOnMap(true));}}});}functiondeleteMarkers(markersArray:google.maps.Marker[]){for(leti=0;i <markersArray.length;i++){markersArray[i].setMap(null);}markersArray=[];}declareglobal{interfaceWindow{initMap:()=>void;}}window.initMap=initMap;
Note: Read theguide on using TypeScript and Google Maps.

JavaScript

functioninitMap(){constbounds=newgoogle.maps.LatLngBounds();constmarkersArray=[];constmap=newgoogle.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"),{center:{lat:55.53,lng:9.4},zoom:10,});// initialize servicesconstgeocoder=newgoogle.maps.Geocoder();constservice=newgoogle.maps.DistanceMatrixService();// build requestconstorigin1={lat:55.93,lng:-3.118};constorigin2="Greenwich, England";constdestinationA="Stockholm, Sweden";constdestinationB={lat:50.087,lng:14.421};constrequest={origins:[origin1,origin2],destinations:[destinationA,destinationB],travelMode:google.maps.TravelMode.DRIVING,unitSystem:google.maps.UnitSystem.METRIC,avoidHighways:false,avoidTolls:false,};// put request on pagedocument.getElementById("request").innerText=JSON.stringify(request,null,2,);// get distance matrix responseservice.getDistanceMatrix(request).then((response)=>{// put responsedocument.getElementById("response").innerText=JSON.stringify(response,null,2,);// show on mapconstoriginList=response.originAddresses;constdestinationList=response.destinationAddresses;deleteMarkers(markersArray);constshowGeocodedAddressOnMap=(asDestination)=>{consthandler=({results})=>{map.fitBounds(bounds.extend(results[0].geometry.location));markersArray.push(newgoogle.maps.Marker({map,position:results[0].geometry.location,label:asDestination?"D":"O",}),);};returnhandler;};for(leti=0;i <originList.length;i++){constresults=response.rows[i].elements;geocoder.geocode({address:originList[i]}).then(showGeocodedAddressOnMap(false));for(letj=0;j <results.length;j++){geocoder.geocode({address:destinationList[j]}).then(showGeocodedAddressOnMap(true));}}});}functiondeleteMarkers(markersArray){for(leti=0;i <markersArray.length;i++){markersArray[i].setMap(null);}markersArray=[];}window.initMap=initMap;
Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet.

CSS

/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */html,body{height:100%;margin:0;padding:0;}#container{height:100%;display:flex;}#sidebar{flex-basis:15rem;flex-grow:1;padding:1rem;max-width:30rem;height:100%;box-sizing:border-box;overflow:auto;}#map{flex-basis:0;flex-grow:4;height:100%;}#sidebar{flex-direction:column;}

HTML

<html>  <head>    <title>Distance Matrix Service</title>    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />    <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>  </head>  <body>    <div>      <div></div>      <div>        <h3>Request</h3>        <pre></pre>        <h3>Response</h3>        <pre></pre>      </div>    </div>    <!--       The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML      document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,      and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See      https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api      for more information.      -->    <script      src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"      defer    ></script>  </body></html>

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Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow theseinstructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.

gitclone-bsample-distance-matrixhttps://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcdjs-samplesnpminpmstart

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