Google Map Tools

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Adjusting Map Center, Zoom, Width, Height

I found it a cumbersome process to find the right combination of zoom factor, latitude, longitude, width, and height when trying to create maps that showed just the geographic region I wanted AND fit nicely into my web page. I ended up writing this tool to help myself

Hints:

  • Drag the map to keep it centered where you want
  • Use the [+]/[-] map buttons to zoom in and out
  • You may click to add markers, then auto-adjust map to match them. (To remove a marker, click on it)
  • Experiment with width/height combinations in conjunction w/zoom to get the map you want.