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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697362413-18032009>are you using a "Marker"
layer or a "Vector" layer?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697362413-18032009>If you are using a
"Vector" layer for your "Points" then you can use the clustering
stratgy.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697362413-18032009>The "Vector" layer can do
<EM>almost</EM> everything the "Marker" layer can to and more, and is prefered
by most people.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697362413-18032009>The "Marker" layer is
sorta the<EM> old way</EM> of doing things, but still has some
benifits.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=697362413-18032009>In your case I think
moving to a "Vector" layer so you can use clustering is probably the way to
go.</SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<B>From:</B> users-bounces@openlayers.org [mailto:users-bounces@openlayers.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Craig Stanton<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:00
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Ivan Grcic; users@openlayers.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[OpenLayers-Users] Markers that are too close to distinguish<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Ahh clustering. I've been searching for all manner of things related to the
problem but not 'clustering' which is the name of the solution. No vectors here
as far as I can tell. I just mean points. In KML I'd say placemarks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV> Craig<BR><BR>>>> Ivan Grcic <igrcic@gmail.com>
17/03/2009 9:14 p.m. >>><BR>Hi, <BR><BR>youre talking about vectors
here right? Have you tried cluster strategy?<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>2009/3/17 Craig Stanton <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:c.stanton@niwa.co.nz">c.stanton@niwa.co.nz</A>></SPAN><BR>
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<DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
<DIV>I'm trying to display a load of points (ranging from 5-2000 depending on
user prefs) across New Zealand and many of them end up very close to another
one. So close that you'd have to zoom in well below the level that the
baselayer becomes a blur before being able to tell them apart. I like the way
Google Earth in all it's 3D goodness smoothly separates coincident markers but
I've been searching for a while and seen no such solution for any web based
mapping tool. It seems like something others would come across too and I'd
rather not write something to recalculate the marks at each zoom, grouping
them together as the user zooms out. Has anyone here dealt with this problem
and found a good solution?</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Craig</DIV><BR>
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