Yahoo AS3 Maps: Real Estate Schtuff ·
16 May 2008, 11:39
A couple months ago, I created a Yahoo! map component for a real estate project my team worked on. I have talked about the Yahoo! Map API before, and well, just figured I’d post this project.
I really like how easy it is to integrate your own graphic elements into Yahoo! maps. Adding markers is also a breeze. You can associate a marker with a groups for easy referencing ( marker management was a pain in the previous version ).
☆ Jonathan Greene
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Google Maps AS3 API ·
15 May 2008, 17:43
I am excited to see that Google has finally released a AS3 api for Google Maps ! While I have not really spent any time playing around with it, I did have a quick look at the API Reference and it looks promising. The one thing that caught my eye was the GroundOverlay class, which lets you attach an image to a lat/lon bounding box. Pretty neat.
All in all Google Maps will have a tough time winning me over from the amazing Yahoo! Maps API, but perhaps if they start to integrate Street View and some of the other features that make Google Maps so cool, Yahoo! will have some close competition.
☆ Jonathan Greene
Yahoo! Maps: AS3/Flex vs. AS2/Flash ·
16 November 2007, 13:48
Given the visibilty of mapping APIs today, it is not a supprise that many of our clients are requesting mapping elements on their site. Since I am a flash developer, I hold a particular affinity for creating solutions with Yahoo! maps over Google maps.
Since the Yahoo! maps component is an AS2 movie at its core, the AS3 API essentially wraps the AS2 map and communicates with it via the Yahoo! AS3 Maps Communication Kit. While the AS3 API lets you use all the AS2 functionality, the big kicker: it requires you use the Flex framework (adding 200kb+) to your project.
☆ Jonathan Greene
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