On Apr 30, 2:35 pm, kremk <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to create a web page using the google map api and I have some > kml data that I want to place on the map. I want the end user to be > able to see the markers on the map but not to be able to download the > kmls I am using. Is this possible using ggeoxml or egeoxml or do I > have to find another solution?
Anything which is used by the browser is available to the end user. So the only answer is not to publish the data in a form which can be used by the browser -- that means, custom tiles which are created server- side. All the browser gets (and all that is available to the end user) is an image. Even that's not completely immune, because the user can find the location of your markers with a little code and some time and effort -- basically re-geocoding your data for themselves. If you need to make the data interactive -- to make the markers on the custom tiles clickable -- then the browser needs to know where those hotspots are, which means the user can find them very easily. Ultimately, if you need to keep something secret, don't publish it. If you publish it, someone will find a way to get the data. Some ways of publishing make access more difficult, but if the data is available, it's available. -- 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.
