Thanks, this seems to deal with fitting the zoom level to a given marker set. In the case I am dealing with there is only one marker. I need to figure out how to set the zoom level so that at least one map feature is shown.
Example try Lat -1.283374 Lon 36.814824 at zoom level 12. Lots of map features visible. Now try Lat 1.783052 Lon 39.999806 same zoom level. Not very informative! Zoom to level 10. We need to zoom out a long way before we see any geography at all let alone roads. What I need is a smart zoom that fits the map features available. Regards Bob On Oct 3, 9:10 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 10:56 pm, Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I use the API to live track vehicles in a competetive motoring event. > > In my country (Kenya) map coverage varies greatly. If the vehicle > > position is somewhere in the capital Nairobi then showing a map icon > > on a map at zoom level 14 is great. But if it's in the Chalbi Desert > > then zoom level 10 will still show the icon in a blank square. > > > Now in a tradional GIS API I can have a loop that increments the zoom > > level while the number of GIS objects in the viewport == 0. > > > Any ideas how I could get this effect with the Google API? > > from Mike Williams' tutorial: > Part 14 Fitting the map zoom to the datahttp://econym.org.uk/gmap/basic14.htm > > > > > > > Regards Bob > > > PS & OT. The Google Maps street coverage of Nairobi City increased > > dramatically a few months back. But in Google Earth the old > > (hopelessly inaccurate) coverage remains. Will the two eventually be > > re-synched? Not sure where to ask this one.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
