On Feb 8, 5:29 pm, Manu <[email protected]> wrote: > This is pretty much what I'm looking for. I was hoping to avoid a > Javascript solution, because I'm implementing this offline, i.e. not > in a browser.
Then you'd need a Premier license. The free license requires that your maps be public and that they be in a browser. -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- > But, I will look closer at the API and see if I can't figure out what > you're referring to. > > On Feb 8, 11:24 am, Marcelo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Feb 8, 5:08 pm, Manu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I've done extensive research on this topic, but I haven't been able to > > > find information on how to obtain the lat/lon bounds for a map that is > > > returned using the Static Maps API. > > > To get the exact bounds, I don't think there is any other way than > > using the projection to do the calculations, based on center, zoom and > > map size. > > However, if you're only at zoom 13 and higher, and the latitudes do > > not vary much, you could just use the API to calculate an approximate > > delta latitude, (height), and delta longitude, (width), and hold those > > values in an array. > > Perhaps if you tell us what you need the bounds for, we might be able > > to suggest a better approach. > > > -- > > Marcelo -http://maps.forum.nu > > -- > > > > For example, suppose I enter this > > > query:http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=Brooklyn+Bridge,New+... > > > > How do I then obtain the lat/lon bounds for the bottom-right and top- > > > left pixels? Is there a scaling factor from the 'zoom' and 'center' > > > parameters to the lat/lon bounds for the image, without having to get > > > into the nitty-gritty of map projections? I just need a quick-and- > > > dirty approximation of a linear scale factor, since I'm looking at > > > zoom factors of 13 and higher, where map distortions aren't terribly > > > significant in my application. > > > > Can I access this information using a JSON script or some other return > > > mechanism? Oh, please let there be! Feel free to let me know if I'm > > > barking up the wrong tree. > > > > I've looked through the API here > > > already:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/ > > > > My thanks in advance. > > > > Manu -- 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.
