https://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/browse_frm/thread/0481ae1e15bbca8a?hl=en
I never had to complete the project i mentioned in that thread but it might point you in the right direction. Martin. On Nov 29, 12:33 pm, teknocreator <[email protected]> wrote: > Rossko - Okay thanks for the advice. I'll try searching in more > general terms and the server side map is an idea. But, the reason I > was asking in this area is that these are projected overlays of > different fields covering the entire US in PNG format. So, for > example, my one overlay is a continuous temperature field. And I was > wondering if given the overlay image whether there's some sort of way > of accessing its properties when the mouse travels across it, much > like getting and displaying the latitude/longitude values which I've > been able to do. > > Any other suggestions/comments? > > On Nov 25, 12:04 pm, Rossko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What you are asking for is client side image sampling for image > > displayed in a browser. It's not a maps question, so you might find > > something if you search in more general terms ... but I think the > > answer is "no". > > > If the images are being "created" e.g. drawing a line of a certain > > colour then you could access the data used to do the creating (such > > as parsing it out of KML) > > > If you want some kind of interactivity with a bar chart image or > > whatever that you are creating server-side, you might use traditional > > HTML methods and also create an image map server-side that the client > > can use to select areas. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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-js-api-v3?hl=en.
