Multiple Items With Same Location Fix - "Spidering" of Overlapping Markers

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Currently if there are multiple items with the same location, only one blip and 
result will show, and the others are disregarded. 

Unfortunately, the only workaround I've found is to add latitude and longitude 
data with slightly different values.

I think the blip should be able to incorporate multiple entries with a scroll 
feature.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by testdvlp...@gmail.com on 30 Oct 2010 at 2:01

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A great option that uses google maps to do this is http://www.easymapmaker.com 
You can select an item and click through to see other places at the same 
location or use filters to show certain data.

Original comment by customma...@gmail.com on 27 Nov 2013 at 10:53

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I would like to see this adjusted as well.

Original comment by oldschoo...@gmail.com on 11 Feb 2014 at 5:13

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Since the end of ios5 and the start of using apple maps instead of google as 
the default map, locations where there are multiple points at the same address, 
no longer toggle through the various points when touched. This is very 
frustrating as I can no longer go to a location where I have multiple clients 
and ensure I see them all. This was never a problem when Google maps was the 
default map for the app. When will this be fixed?

Original comment by scden...@shaw.ca on 22 Feb 2014 at 2:21

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For me I'm creating at the country level, therefore, I am using eg united 
states and united states of America, this results in two markers. 
This may or may not be helpful to some one

Original comment by derry.ma...@gmail.com on 7 Mar 2014 at 3:11

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I'm mapping locations of ancestors. Many of them live in the same place & need 
to be viewed separately...as in Google Maps. So a spider would be great.

Original comment by wlsad...@gmail.com on 7 Mar 2014 at 4:07

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vote for spider!

Original comment by mars.str...@gmail.com on 12 Mar 2014 at 3:34

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Issue 1375 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by kad...@google.com on 2 Apr 2014 at 1:07

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There's a very good library to add "spidering" of overlapping markers here:

https://github.com/jawj/OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier

What you could do is request the fusion table data via 
google.visualization.Query('http://www.google.com/fusiontables/gvizdata.., and 
add them to the map as markers using the OverlappingMarkerSpiderfier library.
(used this for the photo layers here: http://maps.eyesontheforest.or.id/ )

May not be suitable if you start to have many thousand points though.

Original comment by davidtr...@gmail.com on 2 Apr 2014 at 1:40

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would really appreciate if this was resolved.

Original comment by granaryl...@gmail.com on 4 Apr 2014 at 10:42

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Any chance this is being worked on? Fusion tables is so close to the perfect 
tool for a project I'm working on, but I really need to be able to display 
multiple data points at the same location (the data I collect only goes down to 
the city level, not a street address)

Original comment by mwy...@gmail.com on 1 Aug 2014 at 4:09

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How do I stop receiving emails that have to do with Google Fusion Issue 59?

Original comment by mba...@gnpi.org on 1 Aug 2014 at 4:40

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Hello, I have multiple persons on same location. I think good solution is if it 
can show different points or bigger point were you can see all information, 
when clicked.

Original comment by itim...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2014 at 12:45

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My application is mapping multiple voting precincts that share the same 
location. Each has a different mix of US, state and city officials. 

Original comment by spec...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2014 at 12:14

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My application is mapping multiple voting precincts that share the same 
location. Each has a different mix of US, state and city officials. 

Original comment by spec...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2014 at 12:14

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Would it be possible to get an update on whether or not this issue is being 
worked on and if there is any sort of time frame for an official solution?  I 
have a database with 15000+ data points, but many are in the same location; I 
think a set of buttons within the information popup window allowing you to 
click "next" or "previous" would be a great solution.

Original comment by pck...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2014 at 4:44

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We have a limited number of entries (~150), but they are country based in 
Europe. At present we cannot use Fusion Tables because it shows only one marker 
per country, although there are more rows. I agree with #66, i.e. it'd be nice 
to know when multiple markers will become available.

Original comment by len...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2014 at 10:44

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This feature is not currently being worked on. If the workarounds mentioned 
elsewhere in the comments don't work for you, you would be better off with 
another tool.

Original comment by rmcch...@google.com on 18 Oct 2014 at 4:21

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Tracking points over time would be great the fact that it can only pull up one 
card per location is a huge drawback. For me, this would be best implemented if 
they simply brought up a table showing all records for this point. It seems 
like an easy way to get everyone the information that they need.

Original comment by brian.m....@gmail.com on 23 Nov 2014 at 1:02

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It should be possible to have multiple data at the same location.

It can be done in Google Earth - so the code should exist

Original comment by NLancast...@gmail.com on 22 Jan 2015 at 11:10

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It should be possible to have multiple data at the same location.

Original comment by marcinkr...@gmail.com on 24 Feb 2015 at 1:11

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Still no change at all on this matter, right? I really want it to be possible 
to view multiple points on the same spot.

Original comment by Stee...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 3:50

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#72 - Me too!

Original comment by Glyn.M.R...@googlemail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 3:55

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I would really appreciate to have some news on this issue.

Original comment by unctad.f...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 4:13

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See reply #68 for news on this issue: "This feature is not currently being 
worked on. If the workarounds mentioned elsewhere in the comments don't work 
for you, you would be better off with another tool."

Also notice, this is 4.5 years old.  This is not going to be resolved in fusion 
tables.  Other tools people might be better off with: CartoDB or MapBox.  I'm 
sure Google's Map API has a clustering API as well.

Original comment by james.la...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 4:19

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I keep seeing this pop-up, and I know how frustrated I was before I figured out 
a solution that fit my relatively simple needs. So in case anybody missed it, 
and it seems like it may work for them...I'm going to call attention to it 
again.

I have a select list of Canadian radio stations each with their own 
entry(row)in a fusion table, and I've displayed them ans some of their details 
on the map by geographic market(city,town etc...)I ran into the same problem 
where larger markets like Montreal, Toronto etc. had more than one station 
associated. This is what I sorted out below (from comment #37):

I realized I could make a filtered card view with a custom layout, publish it 
as an iframe, then set it up so the original filter variable could be replaced 
using a variable from the script. The result was exactly what I needed. A 
simple list of all the stations in an info window using one location marker. 
This might not be suitable for everyone but it is a decent solution for anyone 
just looking to create a simple list of multiple items from one  marker.

google.maps.event.addListener(layer,'click',function(e) {
    var mrkt = e.row['MARKET'].value;

    e.infoWindowHtml = "<iframe width='225' height='300' scrolling='no' frameborder='no' src='https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?viz=CARD&q=select+*+from+(MY_MAP_ID)+where+col3+%3D+'" + mrkt + "'+order+by+col3+asc&tmplt=3&cpr=2'>" + "</iframe>";

Here it is in action
http://www.targetbroadcast.com/target_stations_map_inner.html
(remember to try clicking on somewhere likely to have more than one station)

The requirements I had are pretty straightforward and this met them 
perfectly... I know from some further experimentation that this can be extended 
to relatively sophisticated uses...

Original comment by devin.te...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 4:45

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#76 could you explain what you did with a bit more detail? That's exactly what 
I'm trying to do, but I'm having trouble. 

Original comment by caroline...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 7:33

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I'm a bit busy right at the moment...but when I get a chance I'll setup a
simple guide, and post a link to a commented set of demo html files. Might
not be up until Friday however.  In the meantime if you are still trying it
out and have a specific question I'll try and answer it.

Original comment by devin.te...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 7:41

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This issue tracker is not really meant as a general forum; I would recommend 
starting a thread on the Fusion Tables forum 
(https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/google-fusion-tables) or asking 
a question on StackOverflow so that devin.telfer can post the answer there.

Original comment by rmcch...@google.com on 10 Mar 2015 at 7:54

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First I would like to say that so far this program is great!!  Only a few 
things I wish could be updated are....
- Multiple points per location.  I have a lot of records that have multiple 
cards geocoded to the same point and would like to be able to visually see them 
all on the map.   
- The ability to make mass data changes at once. for example - if you had a 
group of properties all owned by someone and the sold them as a portfolio.. 
Instead of having to go through all the cards individually you could make one 
change and it would change them all. 
- The ability to link cards to each other.  - i.e - same concept as above. 
- Edit cards from the Map view. or have a quick link from the map back to that 
specific card / row. 

Thanks for all the work guys... Keep it up.  

Original comment by jtsamfor...@gmail.com on 19 Jun 2015 at 10:07

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I have a constantly updating map setup, but as I'm working with items being in 
a certain location bound to cities my markers get clustered and overlay so that 
I only see one red dot and can't see the others "underneath".

Is there a simple solution for this?

Original comment by tha.roti...@gmail.com on 23 Jul 2015 at 12:05

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Looking for a simple solution to this as well.  Having to transform the coded 
locations into lat/long then varying them slightly seems to work but it's a 
pretty tedious process.

Original comment by ryangtan...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2015 at 10:12

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Hey there,

can you give an update about whether you are working on such a feature, which 
would visually fan out the marker and/or click through the different datasets 
on one location?

Thanks an dbest
David

Original comment by welcomed...@gmail.com on 1 Aug 2015 at 8:04

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I would appreciate an update as well. This feature is preventing me from using 
Fusion tables, and has prevented me since I was introduced to the app.

Original comment by daddy2...@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2015 at 3:01

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If you look at the history of this thread, the Fusion Table devs have made
it clear that this is *not *a feature they plan on incorporating into the
service.  So, there shouldn't really be any more speculation on whether
they will or won't.  Plus the fact that it's been running for over 3 years
without any sign of resolution would suggest that this thread has hit a
dead end.

Original comment by james.la...@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2015 at 6:08

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Having read the history, I am surprised that the feature is regarded as not 
being important, despite the numbers of people requesting it. From my own point 
of view, I would like to map students attending UK universities. Of course I 
have multiple students attending the same institution...

Original comment by nicholas...@gmail.com on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:59

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Agreed. While I agree with you James that the dev's long ago voiced their 
opinion on this feature, that doesn't mean the discussion is over.  The 
persistent and continual demand for a feature like this is likely the only way 
to get it moved from a medium priority to a high priority.

Original comment by requ...@gmail.com on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:47

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It's just kind of odd that there's a solution for it already on the google
maps API, but it isn't compatible with the fusion API. It's kind of a
deal-breaker for me too, for a tool that otherwise works pretty great.
Hopefully they can allocate some time to it in the near future!

Original comment by r...@yoursports.com on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:59

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On the behalf of the team, I can say that we are not planning to implement this 
feature any time soon. If it's a must-have, you'll need to work with another 
tool.

Original comment by rmcch...@google.com on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:34