How to get a picture of a place from google maps or places API
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Places Searchbox</title>
<style>
/* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div
* element that contains the map. */
#map {
height: 50%;
}
/* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window. */
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#description {
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 300;
}
#infowindow-content .title {
font-weight: bold;
}
#infowindow-content {
display: none;
}
#map #infowindow-content {
display: inline;
}
.pac-card {
margin: 10px 10px 0 0;
border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
outline: none;
box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
background-color: #fff;
font-family: Roboto;
}
#pac-container {
padding-bottom: 12px;
margin-right: 12px;
}
.pac-controls {
display: inline-block;
padding: 5px 11px;
}
.pac-controls label {
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 13px;
font-weight: 300;
}
#pac-input {
background-color: #fff;
font-family: Roboto;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 300;
margin-left: 12px;
padding: 0 11px 0 13px;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
width: 400px;
}
#pac-input:focus {
border-color: #4d90fe;
}
#title {
color: #fff;
background-color: #4d90fe;
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: 500;
padding: 6px 12px;
}
#target {
width: 345px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<input id="pac-input" class="controls" type="text" placeholder="Search Box">
<div id="map"></div>
<div id="place-list"></div>
<script>
// This example adds a search box to a map, using the Google Place Autocomplete
// feature. People can enter geographical searches. The search box will return a
// pick list containing a mix of places and predicted search terms.
// This example requires the Places library. Include the libraries=places
// parameter when you first load the API. For example:
// <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&libraries=places">
function initAutocomplete() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
center: {lat: -33.8688, lng: 151.2195},
zoom: 13,
mapTypeId: 'roadmap'
});
// Create the search box and link it to the UI element.
var input = document.getElementById('pac-input');
var searchBox = new google.maps.places.SearchBox(input);
map.controls[google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_LEFT].push(input);
// Bias the SearchBox results towards current map's viewport.
map.addListener('bounds_changed', function() {
searchBox.setBounds(map.getBounds());
});
var markers = [];
// Listen for the event fired when the user selects a prediction and retrieve
// more details for that place.
searchBox.addListener('places_changed', function() {
var places = searchBox.getPlaces();
if (places.length == 0) {
return;
}
// Clear out the old markers.
markers.forEach(function(marker) {
marker.setMap(null);
});
markers = [];
// For each place, get the icon, name and location.
var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();
places.forEach(function(place) {
if (!place.geometry) {
console.log("Returned place contains no geometry");
return;
}
var icon = {
url: place.icon,
size: new google.maps.Size(71, 71),
origin: new google.maps.Point(0, 0),
anchor: new google.maps.Point(17, 34),
scaledSize: new google.maps.Size(25, 25)
};
var photoUrl = place.photos[0].getUrl({maxWidth: 400, maxHeight: 400});
var img = document.createElement("img");
img.setAttribute('src', photoUrl + "photo.jpg");
document.getElementById('place-list').appendChild(img);
// Create a marker for each place.
markers.push(new google.maps.Marker({
map: map,
icon: photos[0].getUrl({'maxWidth' : 35,maxHeight' : 35})
title: place.name,
position: place.geometry.location
}));
if (place.geometry.viewport) {
// Only geocodes have viewport.
bounds.union(place.geometry.viewport);
} else {
bounds.extend(place.geometry.location);
}
});
map.fitBounds(bounds);
});
}
</script>
<script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=<KEY_API>&libraries=places&callback=initAutocomplete"
async defer></script>
</body>
</html>
The Places API just added the ability to request photos directly in the API: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places#places_photos
The Places API now supports the return of one place photo if available for a Place Search request and up to ten place photos for a Place Details request.
If a photos array is returned with your request, you can pass the photo_reference from a contained photo object to a Place Photo request with the maxheight and/or maxwidth, sensor and key parameters:
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/photo?maxwidth=400&photoreference=CnRvAAAAwMpdHeWlXl-lH0vp7lez4znKPIWSWvgvZFISdKx45AwJVP1Qp37YOrH7sqHMJ8C-vBDC546decipPHchJhHZL94RcTUfPa1jWzo-rSHaTlbNtjh-N68RkcToUCuY9v2HNpo5mziqkir37WU8FJEqVBIQ4k938TI3e7bf8xq-uwDZcxoUbO_ZJzPxremiQurAYzCTwRhE_V0&sensor=false&key=AddYourOwnKeyHere
Please see the documentation for more details.
The Places API will give you the coordinates (latitude and longitude) in the place detail response; you can then send the coordinates to the Panoramio API.
For example (drawing from examples in the API docs):
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?reference=<big long key for place>&sensor=true&key=AIzaSyAiFpFd85eMtfbvmVNEYuNds5TEF9FjIPI
Response:
{
"html_attributions" : [],
"result" : {
"address_components" : [
{
"long_name" : "48",
"short_name" : "48",
"types" : [ "street_number" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Pirrama Road",
"short_name" : "Pirrama Road",
"types" : [ "route" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "Pyrmont",
"short_name" : "Pyrmont",
"types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "NSW",
"short_name" : "NSW",
"types" : [ "administrative_area_level_1", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "AU",
"short_name" : "AU",
"types" : [ "country", "political" ]
},
{
"long_name" : "2009",
"short_name" : "2009",
"types" : [ "postal_code" ]
}
],
"formatted_address" : "5/48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW, Australia",
"formatted_phone_number" : "(02) 9374 4000",
"geometry" : {
"location" : {
"lat" : -33.8669710,
"lng" : 151.1958750
}
},
"icon" : "http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/place_api/icons/generic_business-71.png",
"id" : "4f89212bf76dde31f092cfc14d7506555d85b5c7",
"international_phone_number" : "+61 2 9374 4000",
"name" : "Google Sydney",
"rating" : 4.60,
"reference" : "CnRlAAAAAfV6JIqSzL8Cf4VnXn0EaI1d5k3IPhdkEonq0MxiUbQFFSVuptVbXbNH4mrevb0bc7G8yWqTUv76i4KTuO_Wf3OrRHjCJJwzQ0mNLjbYGSVqy2eqyrgOUkl6S_sJfTbHzWZYrfPy7KZaet0mM5S6thIQJYuy5v_JD--ZxXEJLWTQRRoU5UaciXBBo89K-bce18Ii9RsEIws",
"types" : [ "store", "establishment" ],
"url" : "http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=10281119596374313554",
"vicinity" : "5/48 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont",
"website" : "http://www.google.com.au/"
},
"status" : "OK"
}
We can see that the coordinates are "location" : { "lat" : -33.8669710, "lng" : 151.1958750 }
Then we can send a request to Panoramio, inserting the coordinates, plus a little wiggle room on either side (I did +/- 0.002 degrees, a shape 200 m x 200 m square at the equator, generally smaller).
http://www.panoramio.com/map/get_panoramas.php?set=public&from=0&to=20&minx=-33.868&miny=151.193&maxx=-33.864&maxy=151.197&size=medium&mapfilter=true
You may need to do some filtering of the responses to get the closest photo, but this should give you something to work with.