Google map api

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Contents 1 Conceptual model 1.1 Operations 2 Prerequisites 3 How accessed/used 4 Google Map API

[edit] Conceptual model

The Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your 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. It is javascript based API.

[edit] Operations

Google Map API is loaded into a web page using javascript code

<script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&key=abcdefg' type="text/javascript"></script> To register for a key, please check Prerequisites on this page.

GMap2 is base class which provides map. For example, click here. Right click on the page and view the source.To access more examples, click here.

[edit] Prerequisites

To use Google Maps API, a key is required. To get a key click here

[edit] How accessed/used

[edit] Google Map API