Google Maps Now Has Thailand Street Maps in English

Google Maps now has Thailand street maps in English. COOL! Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/27vlo6

Google Maps – Finding if a Point is on the Map

Here is a quick function to check to see if a point is within the bounds of the current map in Google Maps:

function pointInMapBounds (map, point) {
    var bounds = map.getBoundsLatLng();
    if( point.x < bounds.minX || point.y < bounds.minY ||
         point.x > bounds.maxX || point.y > bounds.maxY ) {
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}

The two parameters passed to the function are:

• map a GMap object and
• point a GPoint object

If you just want to test whether a Lat/Lon is inside the bounds of a map:

function latLonInMapBounds (map, lat, lon) {
    var bounds = map.getBoundsLatLng();
    if( lat < bounds.minY || lat > bounds.maxY ||
         lon < bounds.minX || lon > bounds.maxX ) {
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}

The three parameters passed to the function are:

• map a GMap object and
• lat in decimal degrees
• lon in decimal degrees