Since you're dealing with less than a couple thousand markers you will probably get better results by building an array of marker objects, then loading them all at once with MarkerManager.
http://code.google.com/p/google-maps-utility-library-v3/wiki/Libraries # (markermanager is down the list, there isn't really a good specific link) -- Stephen On Apr 11, 8:49 am, bu_bruiser <timothy.mil...@l-3com.com> wrote: > I am trying to load placemarks onto a map as quickly and efficiently > as possible. I've noted that loading approximately 325 placemarks > takes somewhere between 1.5 and 2 seconds. I've specifically tracked > the delay to the assignment of a placemark to a map object (via > MarkerOptions). If I remove the line of code that assigns the > placemark to a map, I can run through the creation of my list of > placemarks in milliseconds; however, as soon as I uncomment the line > that ties the placemark to a map, the delay begins to occur. > > I've looked for a way in the API to either disable the rendering of > individual placemarks until all of my placemarks are created or some > way to create placemarks on the map in batches; however, I could not > see a way to do either. I'm guessing that the delay could be tied to > rendering all 325 placemarks one at a time rather than rendering them > in a batch once. > > Has anyone else experienced similar issues? Any ideas on how I might > be able to resolve or work around this performance issue? > > Thanks in advance for the help! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
