3D for Google Maps

The Google Maps for Flash API now has 3D! Check out this screencast of some examples of the new 3D option and then check out the awesome demos below:

UK Weather Tour	ArcGIS Services	PaperVision3D Scene
Ian Watkins	Nianwei Liu	Satoshi Ueyama
Eiffel Tower KMZ	3D Driving Simulator	Weather Radar GroundOverlay
Masashi K	Katsuomi.K	Andrew Trice

Via: Google Geo Developers Blog: 3D Perspective in the Maps API for Flash!

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Drawing on Google Maps

Scribble Maps

Scribble Maps is a fun new map created using the Google Maps API for Flash. The map allows you to draw on Google Maps and is a quick and easy way to rapidly make and share your own maps.

Scribble Maps lets you draw shapes and scribble directly on top of a Google Map. You can also place markers and text, save your map as an image or send your map to friends. This is a great way to create a custom map if you don't want to dabble with the Google Maps API

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Goodies for the Google Flash Maps API

The Google Maps team have today announced the "Google Maps API for Flash Utility Library" open-source project. The three initial libraries are a marker manager, a KML parser and Planetary Map Types (Google Moon, Mars and Sky).

Via: Google Geo Developers Blog: Open-Sourced Goodies for your Flash Maps: KMLParser, MarkerManager, and Planetary MapTypes

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