Check out this thread and my posts in it:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_frm/thread/e9696444518ac079?hl=en

That's: http://preview.tinyurl.com/4e6q85

The links to the text copy of the PHP script that i use for this
purpose should(!) still work.

Martin.

On 19 Dec, 00:58, Tim <[email protected]> wrote:
> My Goal: allow users to save an image of the Google Map that is
> embedded in my webpage.  The user selects from many possible overlay
> images (custom data imagery as PNG to be made available to public),
> the overlay is shown on the map and I then need user to be able to
> save the image to their computer.
>
> Problem: the Google Maps API does not provide "convert to static
> image" functionality, and I am having trouble coming up with a way to
> do it myself in an OS/browser independent way and without telling the
> user "hey, if you're on ______ OS, do a screen capture or print to
> file like ______."  My best hope so far was to use the Google Static
> Maps API, but including a custom GGroundOerlay and/or GScreenOverlay
> is not appear to be supported (as far as I can tell).  Please tell me
> that I'm wrong!!
>
> Legal Issues
> Since most posts on this topic seem stunted by the legal topic (the
> Legal Notice, Terms of Use and Terms of Service for the API mention
> restrictions on making copies), I want to mention that I have read
> them over and it seems that as long as no fees are charged for any
> distributed items that all is fine.  The other clause being that no
> more than 5,000 copies of sales material be printed.  We have no
> reason to assume our users would print anything other than for their
> personal use.  No sales.  No fees.  No marketing.
>
> A big thanks for any info.
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