On Dec 26, 2:54 pm, Lawmaps <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have advice on how to draw a buffer circle around a given > point?
Investigate the results of this search: http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/search?group=Google-Maps-API&q=drawCircle&qt_g=Search+this+group If you run into trouble or have questions, post a link to an example map where you are attempting to draw a circle and failing. -- Larry > My particular interest is in criminal buffer zones. Under various > criminal statutes a crime can be committed or enhancements can be > added simply for being in a particular "zone" or buffer area. For > example: > You can be imprisoned for up to five years if you have a gun in a "gun- > free zone" - schools have a 1,000 foot buffer from the school site > under the federal gun-free zone act. Some states expand this to > include parks, etc. Needless to say, millions of people likely are in > violation of this every day. > Restraining orders usually denote 100 yards from particular locations. > > Other such laws are: can't be within 2,500 feet of school if you are a > convicted sex offender (Florida), sentence enhancement for > distributing drugs within 1,000 feet of school (California), etc. > > This kind of map would be useful to anyone seeking to stay on the > "straight and narrow" so to speak, as well as to those who face > charges. > > Essentially, one would want to poll the Google maps site for POIs > within a given local (e.g. schools within a given town or zip) or a > given address and draw buffer areas around the resulting data points. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
