Yahoo! Yippee! Etc! Yahoo has just released two new APIs for its mapping service. Web developers can use the new
Yahoo Maps AJAX API and the Yahoo Maps Flash API to create their own Yahoo maps in any web-based (or just web
connected) application. Now Neave will need to roll the Yahoo info into his Flash
map. The API includes hooks for other live data from Yahoo sources like their trakkic tracker and more. Plus the
Flash API comes in a Flex flavor for RIA developers looking to roll maps and live data into their applications. I would
like to see this added to a live pizza ordering application that shows a highlighted delivery route and availability map
that allows a user to click on their house and even draw out a map. Heck, while we're thinking of map drawing, let's
create an interactive app that multiple users can log into at the same time and watch a leader draw a live route on the
map (with notes) to give directions to a meeting (or something).Yahoo! Maps Flash API released
Yahoo! Yippee! Etc! Yahoo has just released two new APIs for its mapping service. Web developers can use the new
Yahoo Maps AJAX API and the Yahoo Maps Flash API to create their own Yahoo maps in any web-based (or just web
connected) application. Now Neave will need to roll the Yahoo info into his Flash
map. The API includes hooks for other live data from Yahoo sources like their trakkic tracker and more. Plus the
Flash API comes in a Flex flavor for RIA developers looking to roll maps and live data into their applications. I would
like to see this added to a live pizza ordering application that shows a highlighted delivery route and availability map
that allows a user to click on their house and even draw out a map. Heck, while we're thinking of map drawing, let's
create an interactive app that multiple users can log into at the same time and watch a leader draw a live route on the
map (with notes) to give directions to a meeting (or something).Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Christophe Coenraets put together an example of collaborative map browsing, including drawing, as a Flex overlay to an AJAX-powered Google maps. Fun stuff...
http://www.coenraets.com/viewarticle.jsp?articleId=100
Posted at 10:08PM on Apr 25th 2006 by Kevin Hoyt
1. Hi Mike,
After reading your post, I would like to suggest a site for you to take a look at. It is www.vyew.com, which is a browser-based conference/collaboration site, where users can interact with one another in real-time whiteboard environment. One feature that Vyew.com has incorporated into its platform is the Yahoo! Maps api.
Your quote, "Heck, while we're thinking of map drawing, let's create an interactive app that multiple users can log into at the same time and watch a leader draw a live route on the map (with notes) to give directions to a meeting (or something)" is exactly why Vyew was created: real-time collaborative interaction between multiple participants.
Users can pull up a Yahoo! Maps in their Vyew.com session and use the annotation tools (draw, shapes, text) to highlight specific routes or directions. You can, then, save the file to your desktop, to your remote storage (vyew provides 25mb) or email it.
Please email me at fred [at] simulat [dot] com if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Posted at 8:35PM on Apr 25th 2006 by Fred Han