\name{genStaticMap}

\alias{genStaticMap}

\title{generates a "static map" from map tiles by "stitching" them together}

\description{necssary because the Google static maps API requires a key now}

\usage{genStaticMap(center, zoom = 15, size = c(640, 640), 

    destfile = tempfile("staticMap", fileext = ".png"), 

    urlBase = "http://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/", tileDir = "~/mapTiles/OSM/", 

    verbose = 0, ...)}

\arguments{

  \item{center}{optional center}

  \item{zoom}{zoom}

  \item{size}{size (in pixels) of "stitched" map}

  \item{destfile}{File to load the map image from or save to, depending on \code{NEWMAP}.}

  \item{urlBase}{tileserver URL, alternatives: , "http://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=m", "http://tile.stamen.com/toner","http://tile.stamen.com/watercolor"}

  \item{tileDir}{map tiles are stored in a local directory, e.g. "~/mapTiles/Google/"}

  \item{verbose}{level of verbosity}

  \item{\dots}{further arguments to be passed to \code{FUN}}

}



\value{list with tiles}



\author{Markus Loecher}









\examples{



if (0){

  lat = c(40.702147,40.718217,40.711614);

  lon = c(-74.012318,-74.015794,-73.998284);

  center = c(mean(lat), mean(lon));

  zoom <- min(MaxZoom(range(lat), range(lon)));

  bb=qbbox(lat,lon)

  

  mt = GetMapTiles(latR =bb$latR , lonR=bb$lonR,zoom=zoom,verbose=1)

  PlotOnMapTiles(mt,lat=lat,lon=lon,pch=20,col=c('red', 'blue', 'green'),cex=2)

  

  mt = GetMapTiles(latR =bb$latR , lonR=bb$lonR,zoom=zoom,

                   tileDir= "~/mapTiles/Google/")

  PlotOnMapTiles(mt,lat=lat,lon=lon,pch=20,col=c('red', 'blue', 'green'),cex=2)

  

}

}