How would I go about creating a Google map that allows the user to zoom beyond the default zoom levels for the map? Would I have to create a new map type that has a greater maximum zoom? Are there any tutorials out there that show how to do this?
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Check out the documentation for Google Maps API. One of the things you can do is place more detailed information (an "overlay") on a map. Note that you won't be able to get better imagery than is already there but, for example, the Google Campus itself has quite high-rez imagery.
Olie
2008-11-13 07:05:28
A:
What you want to work with is the GTileLayerOverlay. It allows you to add custom tiles to the map, providing you have higher resolution versions of the tiles. Is this your goal or were you looking for a way to get back higher resolution tiles from google? (in which case you are out of luck, except for the cases outlined here)
micmcg
2008-11-13 22:58:51