Check if lat/long point is within a set of polygons using google maps

The Google maps API does not already provide a method for checking points in polygons. After researching a bit I stumbled across the Ray-casting algorithm which will determine if an X-Y coordinate is inside a plotted shape. This will translate to latitude and longitude. The following extends the google.maps.polygon.prototype to use this algorithm. Simply include this code at a point in the code after google.maps has loaded:

google.maps.Polygon.prototype.Contains = function (point) {
    var crossings = 0,
        path = this.getPath();

    // for each edge
    for (var i = 0; i < path.getLength(); i++) {
        var a = path.getAt(i),
            j = i + 1;
        if (j >= path.getLength()) {
            j = 0;
        }
        var b = path.getAt(j);
        if (rayCrossesSegment(point, a, b)) {
            crossings++;
        }
    }

    // odd number of crossings?
    return (crossings % 2 == 1);

    function rayCrossesSegment(point, a, b) {
        var px = point.lng(),
            py = point.lat(),
            ax = a.lng(),
            ay = a.lat(),
            bx = b.lng(),
            by = b.lat();
        if (ay > by) {
            ax = b.lng();
            ay = b.lat();
            bx = a.lng();
            by = a.lat();
        }
        // alter longitude to cater for 180 degree crossings
        if (px < 0) {
            px += 360;
        }
        if (ax < 0) {
            ax += 360;
        }
        if (bx < 0) {
            bx += 360;
        }

        if (py == ay || py == by) py += 0.00000001;
        if ((py > by || py < ay) || (px > Math.max(ax, bx))) return false;
        if (px < Math.min(ax, bx)) return true;

        var red = (ax != bx) ? ((by - ay) / (bx - ax)) : Infinity;
        var blue = (ax != px) ? ((py - ay) / (px - ax)) : Infinity;
        return (blue >= red);

    }

};

Here we have extended the functionality of google.maps.Polygon by defining a function with name ‘Contains’ which can be used to determine whether the latitude longitude provided in function parameter are within the polygon or not. Here we make use of Ray-casting algorithm and developed a function using the same. After doing this much of exercise now, we can check a point as follows:

var point = new google.maps.LatLng(52.05249047600099, -0.6097412109375);
var polygon = new google.maps.Polygon({path:[INSERT_PATH_ARRAY_HERE]});
if (polygon.Contains(point)) {
    // point is inside polygon
}

For complete code and demo please go to: http://counsellingbyabhi.blogspot.in/2013/01/google-map-check-whether-point-latlong.html

I'd go the Open Layers plugin; fetch it, and you can then even add whatever dynamic layer to your map and export.

*Before doing so, ensure you have your project CRS(EPSG) set to WGS84, and that 'on the fly' CRS transformation is enabled under your Project Properties settings.

Hope this helps.