That site (fuelmate) is using FusionTables and the FusionTablesLayer: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#FusionTablesLayer
Great for plotting a lot of points. The markers are actually rendered on the server, which overcomes any performance shortcoming of client-side rendering. C On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 1:41 AM, youngpip <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I have a map (V2) which plots abut 2 thousand points using > GMarkerManager. I don't have an issue with how fast Google renders > them, it's just the scrolling around of the map and zooming which is > slow and jerky. > > I found somebody who plotted many many points yet still kept it lovely > and smooth to scroll around and wondered how they did it: > http://www.fuelmate.co.uk/garage-locator > > From closer inspection, it seems they have png tiles containing > multiple dots which are then overlaid onto the map data, so it's a lot > smoother to scroll. I can't find any documentation on this method > though. > > Can anyone help? > > -- > 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]<google-maps-api%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API V2" 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.
