hi- thanks for the response. I had not seen mapsdt documented- just stumbled upon it when trying to figure out under what circumstances GGeoxml returns tiles. Doing what you suggested seems to be the safest way to go. thanks, Joe
On Sep 4, 3:15 pm, bratliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 4, 3:31 pm, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > hi, > > > Question #1: > > I'd like to use GGeoxml for adding polygons but need it to always > > return tiles for performance reasons. I have about 200 polygons which > > seems to be too many for IE to draw via vml. I've done the searching > > and have found nothing to indicate that there's a way to ensure > > GGeoxml will return tiles. > > > As a work around I want to create my own tile layer and add it -- the > > catch is that I am using the tiles generated > > byhttp://maps.google.com/mapsdt. > > > For an example see:http://campusmaps.goodbitz.com/map2.htm > > > I was not sure if this was acceptable?? I have seen some others having > > similar questions on maps.google.com/mapsdt but have not seen a > > definitive answer yet on if the terms of service prohibit this. > > > Question #2: > > This is a minor issue using GGeoxml and IE8 beta2. The > > GTileLayerOverlay does not get dragged when hidden from view and the > > map is dragged. When the GTileLayerOverlay is shown again, it appears > > in the wrong location. > > > To view this issue, do the following: > > * open IE 8 beta2 > > * go tohttp://campusmaps.goodbitz.com/map2.htm > > * click the toggle link just below the map to hide the > > GTileLayerOverlay > > * drag the map a little bit, and then toggle the tiles back into view. > > The tiles do not get dragged with the map while hidden. > > > I realize that many will not have IE8 beta2 installed, but there may > > be one or two people out there. > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > Interesting. I was aware of the "mapsdt" service but had no idea what > it did. Is it documented ? > > If your polys do not change often, why not just make your own set of > custom tiles for deep zoom levels ? If you do not abuse it, I suspect > you could use "mapsdt" to produce the tiles for you. I believe Google > prefers to have you host the tiles on your server rather than hit > their server repeatedly. If you use GGeoXml, you have to play games > to obtain a handle for your tile layer making "hide" / "show" > difficult. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
