Thanks for the insight, very helpful! I'd love to use the linked solution, but I am already using a Clusterer for the sheer volume of markers, don't think I can combine the Clusterer with the Spider-solution though...
On Aug 1, 2:37 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 1, 9:13 am, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all. I have a question posted over at StackOverflow that is drawing > > flies, so I am hoping for some more feedback here if possible. > > > Here is the question: > > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6873567/gmaps-dozens-of-entries-at... > > > In a nutshell, I have a map that contacts are mapped onto, and by the > > nature of the dataset I am using, there are cases where there may be > > dozens of contacts at the same address, meaning that their markers are > > effectively 'stacked' on top of each other, with a click only bringing > > up the data for the last person added (top z-index). I am sure this > > must be a fairly common issue, but can't seem to find any clear > > direction on how to handle this issue. Can anyone suggest any > > solutions, or point me at any examples on how to handle multiple > > 'things' sharing effectively the dame marker? > > This is one solution I have > seen:http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/browse_frm/threa... > > The other options are: > 1. tabbed infoWindows, one tab per contact (problematic if you have > dozens at the same location) > 2. processing the locations to combine the information in the > infowindow for markers at the same location so there is only one > marker > 3. adding a random offset to the markers so all the markers are > "clickable" (they are not on top of each other. > > -- Larry > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, truly appreciated! -- 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.
