Google Maps API launched!

Opinion
Jun 30, 20051 min

The Google Maps API lets developers embed Google Maps in their own web pages with JavaScript. You can add overlays to the map (including markers and polylines) and display shadowed “info windows” just like Google Maps.

At last! No more ugly Google Maps hacks! Documentation for the Google Maps API is now available. You need to sign up for a Maps API key which, in turn, requires signing up for a Google account.

We expect to see a lot of Web Applications use this service — if you see any you think are particularly cool or for that matter if you create a Web application using the Google Maps API let us know.