On Sep 10, 5:39 pm, "maps.huge.info [Maps API Guru]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not necessarily. If the point is outside the polygon yet inside the > MBR, the result will be wrong. You'll still have to check if one > result comes back for this possibility, unless the polygon is in fact > a rectangle.
John, I realized this after I posted, which is why I added a second post saying "in most cases". ;-) The case you mention, in which the point is outside the polygon and inside the MBR, is the case in which I meant that you get 2, and you need to sort them in your script. This is often the case with non- overlapping, contiguous polygons, like counties. However, there is a worse case: Imagine several polygons consisting of "diagonal stripes", ///// ///// ///// then the point can be inside several MBRs, but this is unusual with couties, states, etc. -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
