Google Maps. Page 2: Generating Static Google Maps - Generating Static Images. A static map is generated by sending a request to When requesting this URL, you must include a number of different parameters, used to specify the coordinates, the zoom level and the size of the map.
There are two ways you can specify the location and zoom level of a map. Firstly, you can specify the latitude and longitude of the map centre. When you do this, you must also choose the zoom level of the map. The zoom level is a number in the range of 0 to 19, where 0 will give you a view of the whole world, while 19 is the closest zoom possible. Figure 1 shows an example of a map created by specifying the centre coordinates and a zoom level of 11. Flash Earth ...satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flas. GoogleMapsVision: A Semi-Realtime Edits Viewer. Google Maps just released a semi-realtime viewer of user edits.
Sometime after the edits happen they pop up on the map in little balloons. It’s very similar to Twittervision (or Flickrvision — Radar post) in that you get a sense of what locations your fellow internet users find important. Aside from gaining buzz the viewer will also encourage people to edit locations (there’s a handy box in the top right). Watching the screen for a little while compelled me to correct the placement of my house.