Google Maps API Profile, Mashups, and News

The Google Maps API allow for the embedding of Google Maps onto web pages of outside developers, using a simple JavaScript interface or a Flash interface. The API includes language localization and geocoding, and has mechanisms for enterprise developers who want to utilize the Google Maps API within an intranet.

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Google Maps: Highlights

Summary: Mapping services

Category: Mapping

Tags: mapping

Protocols: JavaScript

Data Formats: XML, VML, JSON, KML

API home: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html

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Google Maps: Specifications

Functionality

API Groups: Uses a JavaScript object model

Example API Methods: GMap2, GMarker, GPolyline, GIcon, GEvent, GBounds, GSize, GClientGeocoder

Client Install Required: No

Signup and Licensing

Signup Requirements: Developer key required

Developer Key Required: Yes

Account Required: No

Commercial Licensing: Contact provider

Provider: google.com

Company: Google

Non-Commercial Lic.: As per terms of service

Data Licensing

Usage Fees: None specified

Usage Limits: 50,000 geocode requests per day

Terms of Service: code.google.com/apis/maps/terms.html

Security

Authentication Model: API Key

SSL Support: No

Read-only Without Login: Yes

Support

Vendor API Kits: JavaScript library

Community API Kits

API Blog: googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/

Site Blog

API Forum: groups-beta.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?pli=1

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September 01, 2009 at 15:07: Comment by: boycho
I am very happy with Google Maps for Bulgaria.
http://www.frombulgaria.net

July 20, 2009 at 20:59: Comment by: googleions
Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite.http://www.googleeastereggs.com/