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DINODOD

Mon May 21 2007, 09:53PM

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ok, I've read thru the Google map API and I have my own key for my maps. I only need to know how the devil did you get your maps of LOTRO working?

I've looked over your html code on the map page but I am not sure if I'm reading it right. It looks like there are several files that are stitched together by google maps in order to render it?

Please where is the documentation on how to use your own maps (instead of Google maps of earth)?

Thanks!

jshanman

Mon May 21 2007, 10:06PM

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Hi! I'm glad to help fellow developers... the Maps API is very fun to play with.

Here are some links that should get you started.

http://mapki.com/index.php?title=Add_Your_Own_Custom_Map
http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/googlemaps/custommap.htm

The secret to this map is that I had to use the "Euclidean" map calculation because it is a flat coordinate system, not round like the earth. Here is a link for this: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/googlemaps/customflat.htm

If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.

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Andeh

Tue May 22 2007, 09:21AM

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Sounds so complicated :P you need any knowledge of scripting to start your own map of something?

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DINODOD

Tue May 22 2007, 06:03PM

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I'll have to really sit down and look over the links and try it out. Google maps will surely change the face of many things now that you can host custom maps. I already have an idea for my work to make interactive maps for the visitors and such...

All Hail Google, The true King of the Internet, the One who Rules them All.

DINODOD

Tue May 22 2007, 06:05PM

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From what i've read, you end up with quite a collection of maps (256x256 and then the zoomed in versions of the areas). I've seen a post about using Photoshop which I hope will greatly help as I am a PS user :)

No sleep for me tonight it seems :)

jshanman

Tue May 22 2007, 07:03PM

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Yes. I wrote a php script that extracts the the small 256x256 tile out of numbered large (2048x2048) image so it is much easier to create and update the map.

Here is a thread where I posted the code and discussed the method.
http://groups.google.com.nf/group/Google-Maps-API/browse_thread/thread/31cfefb65484f94a/7a38bd88522f178c

[ Edited Tue May 22 2007, 07:04PM ]

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DINODOD

Tue May 22 2007, 09:55PM

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Darn you. You use PHP :) I'm soley .net here :)

jshanman

Tue May 22 2007, 10:58PM

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DINODOD wrote ...

Darn you. You use PHP :) I'm soley .net here :)

The concepts are the same, just translate it to your language :)

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DINODOD

Thu May 24 2007, 04:31AM

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what i don't see is where to put the script and the main map. How does it know what map to load? I don't see how it knows what mnap to load in the script. Do i need to name the map something in particular

jshanman

Thu May 24 2007, 09:05AM

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Here is my code for the radar map:

... Euclidean Projection Code ...

radarMapGetTileUrl=function(a,b){
countServer(2);
return 'http://ts'+app.sc2+'.arda-online.com/z'+b+'/'+a.x+'_'+a.y+'.jpg';
}
tilelayers = [new GTileLayer(copyrightCollection,0,10)];
tilelayers[0].getTileUrl = radarMapGetTileUrl;
radarMap = new GMapType(tilelayers, new EuclideanProjection(18),'Radar Map',{errorMessage:_mMapError});
var mapTypes = new Array(radarMap,illMap);
map = new GMap2(mapDiv, {mapTypes: mapTypes});
var p = new GLatLng(43.68507385253906,-6.876068115234375);
map.setCenter(p, 10, radarMap);

Good luck!

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