Note: Be sure to include markerclusterer.js or markerclusterer_packed.js in your HTML document.
<script src="/path/to/markerclusterer.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
To use a marker clusterer, create a MarkerClusterer object.
In the simplest case, just pass a map to it.
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
var options = {
'zoom': 13,
'center': center,
'mapTypeId': google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), options);
var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map);
You may also specify a number of options to fine-tune the marker clusterer's performance. These options are passed via an object.
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
var options = {
'zoom': 13,
'center': center,
'mapTypeId': google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), options);
var mcOptions = {gridSize: 50, maxZoom: 15};
var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map, [], mcOptions);
Once you create a marker clusterer, you will want to add markers to it.
You can add markers using the
addMarker() or addMarkers()method or by
providing an array of markers to the constructor:
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
var options = {
'zoom': 13,
'center': center,
'mapTypeId': google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), options);
var mcOptions = {gridSize: 50, maxZoom: 15};
var markers = [...]; // Create the markers you want to add and collect them into a array.
var mc = new MarkerClusterer(map, markers, mcOptions);
This example will show 100 markers on map.
var center = new google.maps.LatLng(37.4419, -122.1419);
var options = {
'zoom': 13,
'center': center,
'mapTypeId': google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
};
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), options);
var markers = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
var latLng = new google.maps.LatLng(data.photos[i].latitude,
data.photos[i].longitude);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({'position': latLng});
markers.push(marker);
}
var markerCluster = new MarkerClusterer(map, markers);
View example (simple_example.html)
With this example, you can test a marker clusterer with
different maximum zoom levels, grid sizes and styles, all the options.
View example (advanced_example.html)
This example compares adding markers with a marker clusterer to the normal method of adding markers, and display the time for each.
View example (speed_test_example.html)
This example shows how to add event listeners to a marker clusterer.