Displaying Altitude with Google Maps

In conjunction with displaying speed and direction on Google maps I’ve added the ability to view altitude. The approach is a little different in that altitude is not displayed directly on the map, but underneath it. There are quite a few tweaks that I’m working on, but at least it’s in a demonstrable state.

When you mouse over the altitude chart you’ll get a tooltip and the map will recenter to the corresponding location. The user experience is a bit choppy and I’m thinking about recentering on mouse click instead. I’d also like to display an info window when the map is recentered, but I’m not certain how I’ll get this working in the current format. This is more conceptual than something useful and I’m hoping to create a more seamless experience over the next few weeks. Click here or on the image below to see the interactive version.