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Posted by franks999 4 years 16 weeks ago

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Hi Everybody-

I'm looking for some advice on how to display an address on a map. I've tried Google Maps, Microsoft MapPoint, Yahoo, and even MapQuest. I'm able to get things to work on the desktop (e.g. where I build a URL with location data), but not through a mobile browser. Can anyone recommend a map service that works on a mobile?

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Frank

Posted by Pilot.mobi 4 years ago

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Hi Frank,

Are you trying to display a map for a certain address? I might be able to help.

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Pilot

Posted by Richard Yates 4 years ago

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Try the Yahoo Maps Image API

Posted by haumont 4 years ago

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Landmarks is quite a nice feature that allows you to launch the embedded map application from the browser. It is really easy to add to a web site (check http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/resources/technologies/location_based_services/S60_location_technologies.html)

Well the big drawback is that it works only with some phones (like Nokia's N95, E90, 6110 Navigator...)

You still need another solution for the rest of the mobiles.

Yahoo is free and straighforward, but for non-commercial purpose.
For commercial purpose, you can also consider company like Multimap using their static map API. http://www.multimap.com/apidocs/1.2/web_service/staticmaps.htm
Maporama seems to have a good offer as well (e.g. http://wireless.maporama.com/)

Posted by j2m3 4 years ago

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Is it possible to show google maps on s60 device sis application, or on opera mini?

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Posted by dougor 4 years ago

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J2M3 I did get the maps working on my site.... www.mestate.mobi not sure if the following is what you are looking for or matches your complience.

Here is an exmaple of the link to bring in the map. My program creates the link for all the addresses and then brings up the mobile gmaps page.

http://google.com/m/search?q=6067+MORNINGSIDE CT+GURNEE+60031&site=maps

Posted by ruadhan 4 years ago

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Dougor, great .mobi site. Nice use of google maps. You should get it featured in our showcase at http://mtld.mobi/showcase

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Posted by atrasatti 4 years ago

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Something that might have gone unnoticed is that Google released a "static" version of their maps API. This way you can get an image that you can most likely show easily in a mobile browser.

Here's a link from Google Operating System, API for Static Maps.

Posted by oxygenwebstudio 3 years ago

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Is there any update to this? From what i can see, the best way forward is to use the Google API Static maps posted by Andrea Trasatti.

If anyone has an update, please let me know.

Posted by ruadhan 3 years ago

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I would certainly use the Google Static Maps API - it's a piece of cake to use too.

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