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can i get static maps in Google Maps API V3?

Does anyone know if its possible to get the Static Maps (image maps) for the API V3?

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Haroldo Avatar asked May 11 '10 13:05

Haroldo


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2 Answers

think i've got an answer:

http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3/browse_thread/thread/cfff8fa093c48132/db381fe992d65233?lnk=gst&q=static#db381fe992d65233

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Haroldo Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 12:10

Haroldo


Google Static Maps API is a different API than Google Maps API.

Note than Google Maps API V3 use static map when the map is loading so you can view a map faster. Same technique explain here http://code.google.com/apis/maps/articles/static+js.html for Google Maps API V2.

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gagarine Avatar answered Oct 23 '22 14:10

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