Know your web toys: Google static maps

Thursday, June 12, 2008, 10:21 AM
Website Design by John

Here's something you may not have been aware of: Google Static Maps.

It serves up Google maps, without the JavaScript. This is ideal for websites that for some reason cannot push their users into deploying JavaScript (I guess that would most be warez and hacking sites, cause I can't imagine who else would still have lots of users scared of JS).

OK, maybe a more practical use would be that you have one map you want your users to look at, and you don't want them wandering off. I could also imagine a use for desktop apps that retrieve data from your server.

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John Crawford
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