Does anyone know if there is an API that will let me download the map as an image ?
I dont want to have to write code to download all the tiles and reassemble.

im guessing youre not planning on putting the image in a browser? youre after working offline on it in some way?

Matt

Obviously.

you can be hard work. what are you trying to do with it then?

Matt

Yes Im a narc. I want to include it in a PDF.

does it need to be automated in any way or is it to load on a pda for running/walking, if the later what about good old PrtScn?

Do you think Id be asking if I could just print screen it.
Honestly.

no, but sometimes people forget the simple things like that.

You could something very hacky along the lines of:

- Maximise browser window
- Check screen resolution (build standard google map sizes for standard resolutions into the app or something more clever?)
- PrtScrn
- Turn that into image
- Crop the image according to the res/map size you worked out earlier

Maybe?

Read all the Google maps API? It has pisca links you can do when you code using the API so it have the ability

I dont think its in the API nexus.

You want to do with many maps ? rightclicking in FF and copy image and pasting (to PSP in my case) works fine.

what about multimap.co.uk ?

dont rerally know this stuff.... but quick and dirty.... went with a post code, then the print link, then just choped the stuff out of the link you cant do (grid co-ords etc..) gave this....

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?scale=10000&coordsys=gb&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=sr28nt&place=&width=600&height=500&db=pc&keepicon=true

that gives a nice single photo.... which should be easier to nick than googles grid thing ?

(unless you need an arial photo of course!)