Google Maps samples

I was looking for a few Google Maps examples for a simple Google map with multiple location geocoding and information blocks that pop up with details on each location and a “directions” link. This is something fairly simple, but it’s always good to see how others are doing this.

As with most things, when you start searching, you can really open a can of worms. I fell in love with a few sites this weekend. I really love all of the ingenuity that Google Maps has unleashed! People are coming up with some wonderful uses of Google maps. Take a look at these. It just might get you thinking differently!

• ESA’sGoogle Maps API experiments - http://koti.mbnet.fi/ojalesa/exam/index.html
  You should find some really great examples leveraging the features available in the Google Maps API including geodesic polyline, circle, Gploygon clock, Map contents from a text file, coordinates of mouse cursor.
• Marcelo’s Map API experiments - http://maps.forum.nu/
  points of interest along a route, flight path along a great circle, and others that might be less useful, but kinda cool.
• Mark McClure’s Encoded Polyline Examples - http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/EncodePolyline/
  a couple of real nice utitlities that might be useful.

I know that there are a lot more out there, but these are definitely worth a look.