Nadir view

This sample demonstrates how to initialize the map in a nadir view, looking directly down at the surface at a 90-degree angle.

CSS

html,
body {
    height: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    font-family: 'Roboto', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif;
}

gmp-map-3d {
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

HTML

<html>
    <head>
        <title>3d-map-nadir-view</title>

        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
        <script
            async
            src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?loading=async&key=GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY&libraries=maps3d"></script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <gmp-map-3d
            center="37.803,-122.448,0"
            range="2500"
            tilt="0"
            heading="0"
            mode="roadmap">
        </gmp-map-3d>
    </body>
</html>

Clone Sample

Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. You will also need a Google Maps API key.

The following commands clone the repository, install dependencies, and copy the environment file. 

  git clone https://github.com/googlemaps-samples/js-api-samples.git
  cd js-api-samples
  npm i
  cp .env.template .env

Once you copy the environment file, make sure to open the .env file and replace <Insert your own development API key here> with your actual API key before starting the sample. 

  cd samples/3d-map-nadir-view
  npm start