title: How to preload specific area of Google Map?
body: <p>Let's say you open this map:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8654593,151.2082297,15z" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8654593,151.2082297,15z</a></p>
  
  <p>When you pan, you see that the map is being loaded. It's of course better now, as maps are vectors drawn in a canvas element. But still you need to wait for a while.</p>
  
  <p>The same happens when you use <code>panTo</code> method of a Map object in Google Maps API (<a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference#Map" rel="nofollow">docs</a>). And this is mainly my problem. I want to pan using JavaScript to some area of a Google Map which is already preloaded, so user see the whole view sharp even when animating.</p>
  
  <p>Is there any way to specify a region of a map to preload so you don't see it loading?</p>