Google Maps API for flex

[Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com>]

Hi all
Does anyone here uses Google maps flash API in a flex app?
I know it is deprecated but it is suppose to be available till spt 2014
and I know for a fact that if you have a key, it works, we have one for a
testing domain we own.
However, I think it is close to impossible to generate a new key for a new
domain, so I'm a bit stuck here...  Would appreciate any experience you
might have, and any idea or Alternative.

To my knowledge, it is either finding a way to get a new key for a new
domain, or re-write the mapping module, which is quite extensive...
and if I will have no choice but to re-write the MapQuest is the only API
for flex which looks like having a decent functionality and hopefully - a
future, their maps however are different significantly in the fact they
present street names in the native language of the country you look at, so
if you have a travel related site and you want to offer English speaking
tourists maps in non-English speaking countries, it will look a bit weird...

any thoughts?
cheers
Yariv

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[Doug McCune <do...@dougmccune.com>]

Yariv,

I highly recommend the combo of ModestMaps AS3 and MapBox, which you've
discovered. From my tests, MapBox's satellite coverage is better than
MapQuest's. It's not as good as Google's (nobody is), but it's good in
Europe/USA, has the best licensing of all of them, and lets you use any map
component to display the tiles. Unlike most other companies, MapBox is
actually in the business of selling you usage of map tiles.

If you need better imagery and can afford an enterprise license (and the
time sink of negotiating that), I'd recommend Bing maps. They will also let
you use ModestMaps if you pay them. That's what we do for our customers, we
offer MapBox maps as our base offering, and then have a premium Bing option
for customers who need better satellite imagery.


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 7:05 AM, Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Lionel
> did you happen to need and succeed to set MapQuest Tiles to use English for
> street labels on all countries?
> I spent hours trying to dig this functionality (set the language) with no
> luck. their maps default is displaying street labels in the native language
> of the country they present, which is useless for tourists from other
> countries looking at your maps.
> I need to find a map provider with the ability to switch maps to display at
> least english street labels, if not more languages...
>
> meanwhile, to those of you that were keen to read till here, let me share
> another streight forward alternative which I found on this quest -
> http://modestmaps.com/, if you scroll down, you'll find an as3 port among
> others. the nice thing about them is that they serve as a (free,
> open-source) tile engine, which means that once you created a dependency,
> coding with their library, you are still free to switch tile providers like
> Microsoft, Yahoo, MapBox (the prettiest alternative out there...) and still
> keep the same API calls. how cool is that?
>
> cheers
> :)
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Lionel A. Pierre <li...@medez.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've worked with Google Maps Flex API (briefly) and the MapQuest API on a
> > larger project.
> > The MapQuest API is very straight forward and easy to use. I had no
> issues
> > integrating it into a mobile project. Have a look at it. I think you get
> a
> > free trial.
> >
> > *Lionel*
> > On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all
> > > Does anyone here uses Google maps flash API in a flex app?
> > > I know it is deprecated but it is suppose to be available till spt 2014
> > > and I know for a fact that if you have a key, it works, we have one
> for a
> > > testing domain we own.
> > > However, I think it is close to impossible to generate a new key for a
> > new
> > > domain, so I'm a bit stuck here...  Would appreciate any experience you
> > > might have, and any idea or Alternative.
> > >
> > > To my knowledge, it is either finding a way to get a new key for a new
> > > domain, or re-write the mapping module, which is quite extensive...
> > > and if I will have no choice but to re-write the MapQuest is the only
> API
> > > for flex which looks like having a decent functionality and hopefully
> - a
> > > future, their maps however are different significantly in the fact they
> > > present street names in the native language of the country you look at,
> > so
> > > if you have a travel related site and you want to offer English
> speaking
> > > tourists maps in non-English speaking countries, it will look a bit
> > > weird...
> > >
> > > any thoughts?
> > > cheers
> > > Yariv
> > >
> >
>

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com>]

While I can see the sense in it, if the language uses an entire different
charachter set, it might be somewhat handy
think Chinese, arabic, hebrew ect... you'd want to have a proximity as to
how to pronounce that which you are looking for.
Besides, we're not looking for a reason to change our requirement, this
thread is after the means to implement a well thought out and agreed
existing requirement. which many providers happen to invest huge resources
in offering it. google maps and mapBox to name but a few...

* *

On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Tom Chiverton <tc...@extravision.com> wrote:

> On 19/08/2013 15:05, Yariv Gilad wrote:
>
>> luck. their maps default is displaying street labels in the native
>> language of the country they present, which is useless for tourists from
>> other
>> countries looking at your maps.
>>
> I don't think so... you want the map you see in the app/web site to match
> what you would see on a local street sign ?
>
> I wouldn't care that the street is called 'City Founders Lane' if all the
> signs pointing me to it say 'Hsklfhsodhfsdoph Lbngw' ...
>
> Tom
>

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[Tom Chiverton <tc...@extravision.com>]

On 19/08/2013 15:05, Yariv Gilad wrote:
> luck. their maps default is displaying street labels in the native language of the country they present, which is useless for tourists from other
> countries looking at your maps.
I don't think so... you want the map you see in the app/web site to 
match what you would see on a local street sign ?

I wouldn't care that the street is called 'City Founders Lane' if all 
the signs pointing me to it say 'Hsklfhsodhfsdoph Lbngw' ...

Tom

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com>]

Hi Lionel
did you happen to need and succeed to set MapQuest Tiles to use English for
street labels on all countries?
I spent hours trying to dig this functionality (set the language) with no
luck. their maps default is displaying street labels in the native language
of the country they present, which is useless for tourists from other
countries looking at your maps.
I need to find a map provider with the ability to switch maps to display at
least english street labels, if not more languages...

meanwhile, to those of you that were keen to read till here, let me share
another streight forward alternative which I found on this quest -
http://modestmaps.com/, if you scroll down, you'll find an as3 port among
others. the nice thing about them is that they serve as a (free,
open-source) tile engine, which means that once you created a dependency,
coding with their library, you are still free to switch tile providers like
Microsoft, Yahoo, MapBox (the prettiest alternative out there...) and still
keep the same API calls. how cool is that?

cheers
:)


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Lionel A. Pierre <li...@medez.com> wrote:

> I've worked with Google Maps Flex API (briefly) and the MapQuest API on a
> larger project.
> The MapQuest API is very straight forward and easy to use. I had no issues
> integrating it into a mobile project. Have a look at it. I think you get a
> free trial.
>
> *Lionel*
> On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all
> > Does anyone here uses Google maps flash API in a flex app?
> > I know it is deprecated but it is suppose to be available till spt 2014
> > and I know for a fact that if you have a key, it works, we have one for a
> > testing domain we own.
> > However, I think it is close to impossible to generate a new key for a
> new
> > domain, so I'm a bit stuck here...  Would appreciate any experience you
> > might have, and any idea or Alternative.
> >
> > To my knowledge, it is either finding a way to get a new key for a new
> > domain, or re-write the mapping module, which is quite extensive...
> > and if I will have no choice but to re-write the MapQuest is the only API
> > for flex which looks like having a decent functionality and hopefully - a
> > future, their maps however are different significantly in the fact they
> > present street names in the native language of the country you look at,
> so
> > if you have a travel related site and you want to offer English speaking
> > tourists maps in non-English speaking countries, it will look a bit
> > weird...
> >
> > any thoughts?
> > cheers
> > Yariv
> >
>

Re: Google Maps API for flex

["Lionel A. Pierre" <li...@medez.com>]

I've worked with Google Maps Flex API (briefly) and the MapQuest API on a
larger project.
The MapQuest API is very straight forward and easy to use. I had no issues
integrating it into a mobile project. Have a look at it. I think you get a
free trial.

*Lionel*
On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
> Does anyone here uses Google maps flash API in a flex app?
> I know it is deprecated but it is suppose to be available till spt 2014
> and I know for a fact that if you have a key, it works, we have one for a
> testing domain we own.
> However, I think it is close to impossible to generate a new key for a new
> domain, so I'm a bit stuck here...  Would appreciate any experience you
> might have, and any idea or Alternative.
>
> To my knowledge, it is either finding a way to get a new key for a new
> domain, or re-write the mapping module, which is quite extensive...
> and if I will have no choice but to re-write the MapQuest is the only API
> for flex which looks like having a decent functionality and hopefully - a
> future, their maps however are different significantly in the fact they
> present street names in the native language of the country you look at, so
> if you have a travel related site and you want to offer English speaking
> tourists maps in non-English speaking countries, it will look a bit
> weird...
>
> any thoughts?
> cheers
> Yariv
>

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[Yariv Gilad <ya...@gmail.com>]

thank you all for your replies!
Yariv


 lot of sample code on their site and they have a good sample viewer to

> start.
>>
>
> if you're old school GIS, yes ESRI's API is hard to beat but its tied to
> their arcGIS servers & again their data/coverage is not in google's
> ballpark (even in the US/europe).
>

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[Paul Hastings <pa...@gmail.com>]

On 8/19/2013 10:12 PM, quick6black wrote:
> I would try the ESRI Flex API,  here <https://developers.arcgis.com/en/flex/>
> is a link. I have done a few mobile and a lot of web applications. There is
> a lot of sample code on their site and they have a good sample viewer to
> start.

if you're old school GIS, yes ESRI's API is hard to beat but its tied to their 
arcGIS servers & again their data/coverage is not in google's ballpark (even in 
the US/europe).

Re: Google Maps API for flex

[quick6black <an...@gmail.com>]

I would try the ESRI Flex API,  here <https://developers.arcgis.com/en/flex/>  
is a link. I have done a few mobile and a lot of web applications. There is
a lot of sample code on their site and they have a good sample viewer to
start. 



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