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How to remove parameters enabling Street View in Google Maps URL

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
1 year ago1,589 views

Is there a simple solution how to remove parameters (or other portions of the URL) when linking to Google Maps?
I.e. there is an URL which automatically opens a Street View window and there is no need for this. Thanks beforehand!

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

1 year ago #

A sample link here:
maps.google.com/maps?f=q&h ...

Sander [PersonRank 4]

1 year ago #

Of course you could have easily tried it your self, but removing the layer=c part from the url seems to do what you want. Change the number of z=13 to zoom in/out.

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

1 year ago #

Many thanks, there was so many possibilities that I was not sure what is the correct parameter :)

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

1 year ago #

Close Street View before generating the URL.

Haygood [PersonRank 0]

1 year ago #

Building a Google Street View URL

Basic Google Map URL
maps.google.com/maps?q=
q= Query – anything passed in this parameter is treated as if it had been typed into the query box on the maps.google.com page.

Basic url to display GPS cords location
maps.google.com/maps?q=31.3351 ...

maps.google.com/maps?q=&la ...
layer= Activates overlays. Current options are "t" traffic, "c" street view. Append (e.g. layer=tc) for simultaneous.

maps.google.com/maps?q=&la ...
cbll= Latitude,longitude for Street View
maps.google.com/maps?q=&la ...

maps.google.com/maps?q=&la ...
cbp= Street View window that accepts 5 parameters:
1. Street View/map arrangement, 11=upper half Street View and lower half map, 12=mostly Street View with corner map
2. Rotation angle/bearing (in degrees)
3. Tilt angle, -90 (straight up) to 90 (straight down)
4. Zoom level, 0-2
5. Pitch (in degrees) -90 (straight up) to 90 (straight down), default 5

The one below is: (11) upper half Street View and lower half map, (0) Facing North, (0) Straight Ahead, (0) Normal Zoom, (0) Pitch of 0
This one works as is, just change the cords and if you want to face a different direction (the 0 after 11)
maps.google.com/maps?q=&la ...

For more code interpertation
mapki.com/index.php?title=Goog ...

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

1 year ago #

[put at-character here]Ionut: Thanks for reminding this

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

1 year ago #

[put at-character here]Haygood: Very detailed and useful instructions. Thanks Haygood! I will bookmark this forum thread for future use.

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