http://simonwillison.net/2009-08-26T09:01:43+00:00Simon Willison2009-08-26T09:01:43+00:002009-08-26T09:01:43+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Aug/26/google/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2009/08/static-maps-api-v2-encoded-paths.html">Static Maps API v2</a></strong></p> The new version of the Google Static Maps API (static images generated using arguments in a URL, no JavaScript required) adds support for paths, areas and automatically geocoding addresses to specify locations of markers and the centre of the map. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps">google-maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mapping">mapping</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/staticmapsapi">staticmapsapi</a></p>