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Google Releases Maps API for External Use

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

bahree writes "Google now has officially released their API's for Google Maps; till now there were a few hacks in place such as my where I work, but now its all supported. You would need to get a key, which is associated with a specific url, you can get that here and also read up on all the fun details here." CT: Sorry for the dupe. Teach me to forget to relaunch my mail client.

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  1. my favorite google map hacks :) by professorhojo · · Score: 5, Informative

    HousingMaps
    Google/Yahoo Traffic Maps
    Traffic Monitor
    Cheap Gas
    Chicago Crime Map
    Earthquake Viewer
    Google Maps Plugin for Mac OS X

    can't wait to see what's next :)))

  2. More Maps APIs by TimeTraveler1884 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, these guys at Google are good, I mean real good. For them to release not just one, but two APIs for Google maps within 24hrs of each other, that place must be swelling with brain-power. They probably don't even have to walk from point A to B, just levitate themselves using their psychokinetic abilities. Flying around the room back and forth as they communicate faster than thought with each other non-verbally that to us mortals, sounds just like a high pitched squeel.

    Now only if Slashdot editors had a just fraction of those kind of mental resources, they could maybe... possibly... bang a keyboard with their clubs made human bones while in a circle of gigantic monoliths and type "Google Maps API" in a search before posting a story. But until then, I for one welcome our new Google Maps API-Producing Psychokinetic -Squeeling Duplicate Post-Inducing overloards

  3. ex girlfriend maps... by Alex+P+Keaton+in+da · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long before we get ex girlfriend maps?
    There are a few I would like to see, including- best chili dog map and cheap beer map.
    How long before someone finds out the next time google is going to be taking pictures, and writes something really raunchy on their property in huge letters.
    This would also be a great way to advertise... Hey look, those cars are parked in such a way to spell out slashdot as seen from the sattelites!!!!
    If a man speaks in the forest, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong?

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    And All I Ask is a Tall Ship And a Star to Steer Her By
  4. "Re:50K Pageviews" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    I suppose the question is, do they consider each tile you load from their map server a page view? If they do, it wouldn't take many users scrolling around on the maps to get their.

    "A "page view" is the number of times users download the JavaScript, not the number of map tiles, so it is a fairly high limit for most sites. Also, we are not restricting use of the API to small sites -- we are just asking that sites who have more page views than 50K contact us first to ask permission so we can make sure we can handle the load.

    Bret Taylor
    Product Manager, Google Maps"

  5. More Shameless plugs... by Mz6 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I integrated Google Maps with Storm Data.

    http://www.stormreportmap.com.

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    Hmmm.