The tiles you are going to create are simply jpg or png or other image files so you will have to regenerate them when you want to update.
On Jun 24, 2:47 pm, Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm new to this, so apologies in advance to the likely naïveté of my > question. > > I'd like to create a custom map using Custom Map Types (http:// > code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ > overlays.html#CustomMapTypes). The image for the map will be a single > vector file, which I will then slice up into smaller tiles. The map > will include a hundreds of "hotspots" which I'd like to identify with > markers. > > Here's my problem: I expect that over time there will be subtle > changes/shifts to the underlying vector file, and the coordinates of > the "hotspots" will therefore change. I don't want to have to re- > record the coordinates of all the "hotspots" every time this > happens. > > How should I approach this? I want to set up a system where the > vector file is "smart" and knows the location of the hotspots and can > therefore easily update the coordinates if changes are made to the > vector file. > > I'm just starting to build this system, so I can use any approach. > Let me know if I'm thinking about this problem in the wrong way or if > I should be using a completely different set of tools. -- 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.
