A "pointless misunderstanding"? Average users don't understand the "complete replacement" that happens when you zoom-in. It's confusing to them. "Slightly tigh

A "pointless misunderstanding"? Average users don't understand the "complete replacement" that happens when you zoom-in. It's confusing to them. "Slightly tighter in, one is more likely to be familiar with the area, and want to know the smaller details." Someone usually consults a map because they aren't familiar with an area. Do you look at a map to find your way home every day from work/school? The point of zooming-in is to offer a clearer view. How are you doing that if you're removing details? Instead of creating clarity for the user, you're creating chaos. "When zoomed in a bit, there's more small towns that can be displayed (collectively covering up Miami)." Except that the average user is more likely to be using the map to reference Miami and not the smaller towns. Larger cities are of greatly more interest to the average user than the small towns surrounding them; this creates a more than reasonable case for continuing to display the larger cities as you zoom-in. Just consider how many people vacation in Miami as opposed to Hialeah, the city that Miami is replaced with as you zoom-in.