Automatically toggle to satellite view in Google Maps
// ==UserScript==
// @name Google Maps Satellite View Auto-Toggle
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.6
// @description Automatically toggle to satellite view in Google Maps
// @author You
// @match *://www.google.com/maps*
// @grant none
// @run-at document-idle
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
function simulateClick(element) {
const evt = new MouseEvent("click", {
bubbles: true,
cancelable: true,
view: window
});
element.dispatchEvent(evt);
}
function activateSatelliteView() {
// Locate the button by its 'aria-labelledby' attribute pointing to 'widget-minimap-icon-overlay'
const layerButton = document.querySelector('button[aria-labelledby="widget-minimap-icon-overlay"]');
if (layerButton) {
simulateClick(layerButton); // This should toggle the satellite view directly
}
}
setTimeout(activateSatelliteView, 3000); // Delay initial run to ensure elements are loaded
})();