Maintaining a geographical frame of reference
An inset map is a smaller map to help the user maintain a geographical frame of
reference. The overview map is synchronized with the bounds_changed
event on
the main map.
Try Sample
Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-inset-map https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.git
cd js-samples
npm i
npm start
Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME
.
git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAME
npm i
npm start