Chapter 11. INTERACTIVE MAPPING CONTROLS

INTERACTIVE MAPPING CONTROLS

Updated 7/3/08

Three cool mapping controls

Mapping has been commoditized. It's gone from something that only big companies could afford to do, with the hardware requirements and the maps licensing, to something that can be done by anyone on any budget. Why? Because of Google Maps.

Google Maps revolutionized mapping with both its easy user interface and its wonderful API that allowed maps to be placed on any web page. Success breeds competition, of course, and now there are several similar mapping services from companies including Yahoo! and Microsoft.

In this chapter, I'll demonstrate how to use the Flex version ...

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