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Hey guys,
A client of mine wants some specific things with an embedded Google map.
Background/functionality needed:
Currently, embedded on their page is a Google Map that shows their 300+ distributor stores around the country. Each has its own pin that shows the business name, address details and contact number.
They have 3 different types of distributor: Preferred, Midteir, and people who have an account with my client, but not a huge range (low tier). Each pin for the different types is a different colour and they preferred to have a star symbol instead of a pin.
Now here is where the client is picky. In google maps, we want the star-pins of the preferred distributor to show up ontop of the other distributor pins if there is any overlap. This is automatically done if you arrange the different distributor types.
By putting that blue one at the bottom, it puts the blue pins as the top layer on the map.
However, the client has noticed when he goes into the Maps and searches for a location to find a local distributor, the listed results show the red ones first (low tier distributors), and the blue ones last (priority distributors). Obviously, we would like the preferred suppliers (blue) listed first in the search results and the red last, while still having the blue pins show on the top layer.
Does anyone know how I can do this with Google Maps? If not, can anyone recommend an alternative map software that I can use and embed on the site?
A client of mine wants some specific things with an embedded Google map.
Background/functionality needed:
Currently, embedded on their page is a Google Map that shows their 300+ distributor stores around the country. Each has its own pin that shows the business name, address details and contact number.
They have 3 different types of distributor: Preferred, Midteir, and people who have an account with my client, but not a huge range (low tier). Each pin for the different types is a different colour and they preferred to have a star symbol instead of a pin.
Now here is where the client is picky. In google maps, we want the star-pins of the preferred distributor to show up ontop of the other distributor pins if there is any overlap. This is automatically done if you arrange the different distributor types.
By putting that blue one at the bottom, it puts the blue pins as the top layer on the map.
However, the client has noticed when he goes into the Maps and searches for a location to find a local distributor, the listed results show the red ones first (low tier distributors), and the blue ones last (priority distributors). Obviously, we would like the preferred suppliers (blue) listed first in the search results and the red last, while still having the blue pins show on the top layer.
Does anyone know how I can do this with Google Maps? If not, can anyone recommend an alternative map software that I can use and embed on the site?
