This is a FAQ, but since the group's search isn't working you have to use www.google.com to find previous posts: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=land+or+water+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2FGoogle-Maps-API&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=7b823cb19394de08
-- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- On Aug 26, 11:30 am, Jonas Kaufmann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am currently looking into a problem where I should classify places > whether they are coastal or inland places. Coastal places are places > that are up to 10km away from an ocean or "bigger" inland sea (Great > Lakes, Baltic Sea...). To do this, I would need the following > information from the maps API: > > - is a given location over land or over water? > - if it is over water, how big is the area covered by water? > > The first question would already be sufficient for a start. > > I could build up a circle with 10km radius around every one of my > given places and use sample points and check whether they are over > water. When I find a water point, I would then have to look if it is > only a small lake or an ocean. > > Do you know if this is possible using the Google Maps API? If not, is > there another API or webservice available that I could use for this > problem? Or do you have another approach to this problem? > > Thank you in advance! > > Best regards, > Jonas Kaufmann --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
