Can't we just replicate what they did using the Javascript APIs? On Jan 15, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Tolga Kaya wrote:
> *Note*: The Google Maps API for Flash has been officially deprecated as of > September 2, 2011. The API will continue to work until September 2, 2014. > We encourage you to migrate your code to version > 3<https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/> of > the Maps JavaScript API. > > https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/flash/tutorial-flex > > 2013/1/15 Harbs <harbs.li...@gmail.com> > >> Forgive my ignorance, but what did the swcs provide that we're losing? >> >> On Jan 15, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote: >> >>> Google is changing their API, and dropping support for the old version >> next >>> year. The SWC they currently support only supports their "v1" API which >> is >>> retiring. They are not making a new one. >>> >>> I wonder if ModestMaps will support the new API.... >>> >>> -Nick >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 1:36 AM, Avi Kessner <akess...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> What does the js Api return that is different from the flex api? And >> can >>>> we build a converter before Sept 14' ? >>>> On Jan 15, 2013 7:02 AM, "Paul Hastings" <paul.hasti...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 1/15/2013 11:34 AM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I use ESRI's maps in my applications with great success. I even use >>>> them >>>>>> in my mobile apps. I highly recommend them. >>>>>> >>>>>> The POI is not nearly as populated as Google's, but they are leaps and >>>>>> bounds ahead of everybody else. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ESRI's flex API is pretty good (our bread & butter GIS apps are all >> based >>>>> on it but these are all tied to client's big buck arcGIS servers) but >>>> their >>>>> public spatial data is nowhere near google's, especially larger scaled >>>> data >>>>> in urban areas. ESRI's coarser data also effects other functionality >> like >>>>> elevation profile & routing. >>>>> >>>>> google dropping flex was a crying shame. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >>
