magnifier in maps

so the problem with maps and a slow connection is that it takes ages to Pan or Zoom, and search really doesn't work that well, well atleast not at present time, because unless every spot on the map is tagged by someone, its not searchable. and we are not there yet.

So the Pattern of Usage that I have seen is that people mostly search for the name of the area and then Pan / Zoom, looking for the exact spot they want. Well thats where a magnifier would help.

If there were a magnifier glass which appears, and you can move that around on the map, you wouldn't have to Zoom out in a map, and wouldn't have to Pan out either. That would make looking around for things simpler.

I am not sure if from a performance point of view it would be better or not, since i guess the entire zoomed version of the map will have to be loaded for this to work, still worth a look.