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Change the map mode

Select platform: Android iOS JavaScript

The following 3D map modes are available in the 3D Maps in Maps JavaScript:

ROADMAP displays the default roadmap view with basemap labels.
SATELLITE displays a photorealistic map based on aerial imagery.
HYBRID displays the satellite map view with basemap labels.

Here's an example of the 3D map in ROADMAP mode:

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TypeScript

asyncfunctioninit(){
const{Map3DElement}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary('maps3d');
constmap=newMap3DElement({
center:{
lat:37.79334535092104,
lng:-122.400742086205,
altitude:0,
},
range:2400,
tilt:65,
heading:0,
mode:'ROADMAP',
internalUsageAttributionIds:['gmp_git_jsapisamples_v1_3d-rendering'],
});
document.body.append(map);
// Create the controls container
constcontrols=document.createElement('div');
controls.id='controls';
controls.classList.add('map-mode-control');
// Create the select element
constselector=document.createElement('select');
selector.id='map-mode';
constmodes=['ROADMAP','SATELLITE','HYBRID'];
modes.forEach((modeName)=>{
constoption=document.createElement('option');
option.value=modeName;
option.textContent=modeName;
if(modeName==='ROADMAP'){
option.selected=true;
}
selector.appendChild(option);
});
selector.addEventListener('change',function(){
map.mode=this.valueasgoogle.maps.maps3d.MapMode;
});
controls.appendChild(selector);
document.body.appendChild(controls);
}
voidinit();index.ts

JavaScript

asyncfunctioninit(){
const{Map3DElement}=awaitgoogle.maps.importLibrary('maps3d');
constmap=newMap3DElement({
center:{
lat:37.79334535092104,
lng:-122.400742086205,
altitude:0,
},
range:2400,
tilt:65,
heading:0,
mode:'ROADMAP',
internalUsageAttributionIds:['gmp_git_jsapisamples_v1_3d-rendering'],
});
document.body.append(map);
// Create the controls container
constcontrols=document.createElement('div');
controls.id='controls';
controls.classList.add('map-mode-control');
// Create the select element
constselector=document.createElement('select');
selector.id='map-mode';
constmodes=['ROADMAP','SATELLITE','HYBRID'];
modes.forEach((modeName)=>{
constoption=document.createElement('option');
option.value=modeName;
option.textContent=modeName;
if(modeName==='ROADMAP'){
option.selected=true;
}
selector.appendChild(option);
});
selector.addEventListener('change',function(){
map.mode=this.value;
});
controls.appendChild(selector);
document.body.appendChild(controls);
}
voidinit();index.js

CSS

html,
body{
height:100%;
margin:0;
padding:0;
font-family:'Roboto','Helvetica','Arial',sans-serif;
}
gmp-map-3d{
height:100%;
width:100%;
}
.map-mode-control{
position:fixed;
bottom:24px;
right:75px;
display:flex;
align-items:center;
background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
padding:8px;
border-radius:8px;
box-shadow:04px20pxrgba(0,0,0,0.15);
backdrop-filter:blur(8px);
z-index:1;
}
.map-mode-controlselect{
font-size:13px;
padding:4px8px;
border:1pxsolid#dadce0;
border-radius:6px;
background-color:white;
color:#3c4043;
cursor:pointer;
outline:none;
transition:
border-color0.2s,
box-shadow0.2s;
}
.map-mode-controlselect:hover{
border-color:#1a73e8;
}
.map-mode-controlselect:focus{
border-color:#1a73e8;
box-shadow:0002pxrgba(26,115,232,0.2);
}
style.css

HTML

<html>
 <head>
 <title>3d-map-roadmap</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
 <script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
 <script>
 // prettier-ignore
 (g=>{var h,a,k,p="The Google Maps JavaScript API",c="google",l="importLibrary",q="__ib__",m=document,b=window;b=b[c]||(b[c]={});var d=b.maps||(b.maps={}),r=new Set,e=new URLSearchParams,u=()=>h||(h=new Promise(async(f,n)=>{await (a=m.createElement("script"));e.set("libraries",[...r]+"");for(k in g)e.set(k.replace(/[A-Z]/g,t=>"_"+t[0].toLowerCase()),g[k]);e.set("callback",c+".maps."+q);a.src=`https://maps.${c}apis.com/maps/api/js?`+e;d[q]=f;a.onerror=()=>h=n(Error(p+" could not load."));a.nonce=m.querySelector("script[nonce]")?.nonce||"";m.head.append(a)}));d[l]?console.warn(p+" only loads once. Ignoring:",g):d[l]=(f,...n)=>r.add(f)&&u().then(()=>d[l](f,...n))})({
 key: "GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY",
 v: "alpha" 
 });
 </script>
 </head>
 <body></body>
</html>index.html

Use cases

Roadmap: Best for navigation-heavy apps where legibility and street-level data are primary.
Satellite and hybrid: Ideal for real estate, environmental monitoring, or tourism apps where visual fidelity and terrain context are essential.