One other option is terrain map type - it tends to show only the more important labels. It has a nice feel to it, as well.
- pamela On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Diogo Abdalla <[email protected]>wrote: > So, basically: no way. Is just a hotsite and we dont have time / > infrastructure to render our own maps. I wish google could serve a cleaner > version of the map cause it´s getting really overpopulated with information > and sometimes, you dont need it all. > > Anyway, what Im going to to is use the satelite map type and manually mark > the cities I need marked. > > Thanks a lot for the information. > > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Will <[email protected]> wrote: > >> To get what you want you would have to render your own street maps with >> the information you want using a dataset like openstreetmap.org and >> using software tools for rendering such data as maps. Then you would >> have to store and server that map imagery from your own server and >> display it as a custom maptype on the map. >> >> >> Diogo wrote: >> > Hello all. >> > >> > I want to know if there any wat to use the regular "map" map type, but >> > customizing it a bit. I mean: I want to show city names and street and >> > road names, but not numbers, bus icons, nothing else. >> > >> > The thing is: I am displaying a lot of markers and lines all over, but >> > the map is already pretty crowded with information. My client wanted a >> > cleaner map: just roads and city names, no other icons or info beside >> > the custom items we are adding to the map.. And I cant figure out a >> > way to do this. >> > >> > Ive been reading the API and reference docs and it seems that it might >> > be possible my creating a custom MapType or customizing the existing >> > "map" one, but I can find much information about that how to do it. >> > >> > Can someone please tell if what I trying to accomplish here is even >> > possible? If so, where can I find some info in how to do it? >> > >> > Thank you for your atention. >> > >> > -- >> > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-maps-api-for-flash%[email protected]> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en. >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Google Maps API For Flash" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<google-maps-api-for-flash%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en. >> >> >> > > > -- > Diogo Barioni Abdalla > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API For Flash" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-api-for-flash%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" 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-for-flash?hl=en.
