R: get static Map from the Google server

MapBackground {RgoogleMaps} | R Documentation

## get static Map from the Google server

### Description

get static Map from the Google server

### Usage

    MapBackground(lat, lon, destfile, NEWMAP = TRUE, myTile, zoom = NULL,
        size = c(640, 640), GRAYSCALE = FALSE, mar = c(0, 0, 0, 0),
        PLOT = FALSE, verbose = 1, ...)

### Arguments

`lat` |
`lon` |
`destfile` | File to load the map image from or save to, depending on `NEWMAP`.
`NEWMAP` | if TRUE, query the Google server and save to `destfile`, if FALSE load from destfile.
`myTile` | map tile from previous downloads
`zoom` | Google maps zoom level.
`size` | desired size of the map tile image. defaults to maximum size returned by the Gogle server, which is 640x640 pixels
`GRAYSCALE` | Boolean toggle; if TRUE the colored map tile is rendered into a black & white image, see RGB2GRAY
`mar` | outer margin in plot; if you want to see axes, change the default
`PLOT` | if TRUE, leave the plotting to PlotOnStaticMap, highly recommended
`verbose` | level of verbosity
`...` | further arguments to be passed to GetMap.bbox

### Value

list containing the map tile

### Author(s)

Markus Loecher

[Package RgoogleMaps version 1.4.1 Index]