For displaying that many markers efficiently you have two options: 1. Custom tiles, for which there is a video on YouTube by John Coryat describing the methodology. (Just search YouTube for 'John Coryat')
2. Server side clustering, (2 slightly different versions): http://maps.forum.nu/server_side_clusterer/ http://maps.forum.nu/server_side_clusterer/index2.php (not a free script) -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- On Dec 11, 11:55 am, hitesh kumar yadav <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I use a local search api for my map and overlay the markers by calling > addoverlay() method. > > I have a task to cluster a large number of markers say the number can > be from 2000 to 8000 markers which I get from my database all together > and pass it to the clustering java script after creating an array that > contains markers. > > I use the following method: > var cluster = new ClusterMarker(map, {markers: markersArray} ); > cluster.refresh(); > where markersArray is the array that contains the markers I get from > database. > > The implementation involves overlay of the local search api markers > before the custom markers that I get from my database. > > Is it a good practice to process this much of markers at client side. > Please suggest me if there is any other way. > > I would be obliged for your suggestions. > > Thanks and Regards, > Hitesh -- 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.
