Essentially, you want to create a database of road networks (or whatever) and then render them into a custom tile layer for display. Here's an example of that (not with roads):
http://www.usnaviguide.com/zip.htm Note how the details change as you zoom in (select hybrid zips for this example). Custom tile layers are constructed from a series of images called "tiles" that are 256x256 pixels each on a side. Here's a detailed explanation of what a custom tile layer is and how it can be used: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYqfT9i1las There's also a presentation and download of all the source, data and other materials: http://www.usnaviguide.com/ws-2008-02 -John Coryat http://maps.huge.info http://www.usnaviguide.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
