Migrating from Google Maps JavaScript API V2 to V3, encoded polygons?

Question

The application I'm migrating takes heavy advantage of encoded polygons, for example, for one polygon, the coordinates are in the format:

Encoded coords: ih}rJ|ixk^lLuJhM_i@fG?zGnKlG?|E_G|FwSaDf]yGhhBaBv}BcDvBwNwHsM~D}EWuJaH{Nf_@{Da^sTofAF_LjDePtH}KFmZ`E?fQad@jEsC

Level code: PEGEDGDICEHEEDEGJDDHDEFEDP

However, I've searched the net and can't seem to find a definitive answer if V3 accepts these encoded polygons? These are the only coordinates I have... I don't have the lat/lng coordinates, so am I screwed? Can the application be migrated to V3?

Answer 1

The v3 API supports decoding the encoded coordinates.

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#encoding

Paste your encoded polygon string into here:

http://www.geocodezip.com/blitz-gmap-editor/test5.html

click "generate polygon from encoded"

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