Interface ElevationSampler

Allows for the sampling of elevations at particular locations. The example below shows how you can use this class to determine the highest point along the route from Denver to Grand Junction in Colorado, plot it on a map, and save the map to Google Drive.

// Get directions from Denver to Grand Junction.
var directions = Maps.newDirectionFinder()
    .setOrigin('Denver, CO')
    .setDestination('Grand Junction, CO')
    .setMode(Maps.DirectionFinder.Mode.DRIVING)
    .getDirections();
var route = directions.routes[0];

// Get elevation samples along the route.
var numberOfSamples = 30;
var response = Maps.newElevationSampler()
    .samplePath(route.overview_polyline.points, numberOfSamples)

// Determine highest point.
var maxElevation = Number.MIN_VALUE;
var highestPoint = null;
for (var i = 0; i < response.results.length; i++) {
  var sample = response.results[i];
  if (sample.elevation > maxElevation) {
    maxElevation = sample.elevation;
    highestPoint = sample.location;
  }
}

// Add the path and marker to a map.
var map = Maps.newStaticMap()
    .addPath(route.overview_polyline.points)
    .addMarker(highestPoint.lat, highestPoint.lng);

// Save the map to your drive
DocsList.createFile(Utilities.newBlob(map.getMapImage(), 'image/png', 'map.png'));

See also

Google Elevation API