On May 19, 12:22 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> I'm trying to solve a problem and I have a crude solution already. I
> have started a hackerspace and we are looking for the best location to
> rent our actual space. So I have plotted all the current members and I
> am using a polygon in the shape of a circle to plot a radius of 20 or
> 25 miles depending on how far the member is willing to travel to the
> place.
>
> These polygons overlap and cause the overlaping sections to be darker.
> The darker the section the more likely it is that everyone will be
> happy with the location we select.
>
> The problem is 20 miles radius from any point is not the same as
> driving 20 miles.
>
> So how can I select the point on the map and then get all the points
> in a 360 degree radius which is 20 driving miles from that point. This
> would result in a much more interesting polygon and also be a more
> accurate representation of what I am after.
>
> Anyone care to help solve this problem?

I think marcelo already did, see this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_frm/thread/f6534ca3da2b07dc/e7e9a8d9f085ff31?lnk=gst&q=marcelo+driving+equal#e7e9a8d9f085ff31

  -- Larry
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