Heatmap in V3 without Fusion Tables?

Question

The new FusionTablesLayer in Google Maps API version 3 has an option to display as a heatmap instead of points. Here's the example. Is there a way to get the heat map display without using Fusion Tables (but still using the Google Maps API)? I already have my data in my own PostgreSQL/Postgis database. Having Google do the heatmap a preferred alternative to implementing my own tile server.

Answer 1

Heatmap Layer has officially been added to the Google Maps API, no Fusion Table needed.

Answer 2

You could also have a look at gHeat here which might work for you.

http://code.google.com/p/gheat/

Hope it helps

Matt

Answer 3

The best solution I have found so far is heatmap.js. It's a nice browser side solution that works pretty well and is surprisingly efficient. The one downside (and it's a big one) is that it uses HTML canvas,so doesn't work on IE versions before version 9.

Answer 4

You might want to try an external service or library, like Heat Map API. Apart from Fusion Tables Google does not offer a heat mapping service that can be rendered on the Maps API.