Google Maps Without the Scripting

This is pretty cool and could come in handy in certain situations.

Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 10:50:00 AM
Posted by Tom Manshreck, Maps API Team
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you probably already use the Google Maps API and love it as much as we do! But you may find it not useful for certain cases: the Google Maps API requires JavaScript, can take a while to load over slow connections, and requires some overhead to maintain a dynamic website.

The Google Static Maps API provides a simpler way to add maps to your website. Rather than use JavaScript, the Google Static Maps API creates map images on the fly via simple requests to the Static Maps service with HTTP requests. No JavaScript, no overhead. Just create a special URL as the src attribute within an <> tag and let the Static Maps service create your image.

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