We need a Map.getScale() method

[louis-rémi Babé]

Hi,

It is currently possible to display a scale control, but there is no way to access the scale value from code.

I'd like a a .getScale() method to be added to Map objects in the next version of the API.
It should return meters/pixel and feets/pixel values for the current zoom level.

Regards,
loui...@mozilla.com

[Joseph Elfelt]

Someone worked out the following values.

// An array holds values for meters_per_pixel based on the zoom
level
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary = [];
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[0] = 156543.03392;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[1] = 78271.51696;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[2] = 39135.75848;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[3] = 19567.87924;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[4] = 9783.93962;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[5] = 4891.96981;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[6] = 2445.98490;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[7] = 1222.99245;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[8] = 611.49622;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[9] = 305.74811;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[10] = 152.87405;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[11] = 76.43702;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[12] = 38.21851;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[13] = 19.10925;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[14] = 9.55462;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[15] = 4.77731;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[16] = 2.38865;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[17] = 1.19432;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[18] = 0.59716;
masu.meters_per_pixel_ary[19] = 0.29858;

[Chris Broadfoot]

This won't be accurate, because the resolution of a map with the mercator projection (like Google maps) is dependent on the latitude.

It's possible to calculate using this formula:

156543.03392 * Math.cos(latLng.lat() * Math.PI / 180) / Math.pow(2, zoom)

This is based on the assumption that the earth's radius is 6378137m. Which is the value we use :)

Chris

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[Joseph Elfelt]

Chris,

Thanks for the correction and info.

[Totardo Tobing]

Hi, anyone one how many Kilometer 1 px does? My calculation is 1Px = 11.627 Km at maximum zoom. But this is not correct

[Homing Tam]

hi, which scale are you referring to for "maximum zoom"?

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[Andrew Leach]

On Monday, 22 February 2016 22:41:53 UTC, Totardo Tobing wrote:

Hi, anyone one how many Kilometer 1 px does? My calculation is 1Px = 11.627 Km at maximum zoom. But this is not correct

If you look at the Group posts in this topic at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-maps-js-api-v3/hDRO4oHVSeM, there is a formula for calculating it based on latitude. Mercator projection produces a different horizontal scale at different latitudes, and another different vertical scale.

See this post: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-maps-js-api-v3/hDRO4oHVSeM/osOYQYXg2oUJ