Hey I'm Niels Musschoot. I've been working with Flash now for a few years. I really like to experiment and learn new things for it.
Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This tutorial was first published in May, 2009.
In this tutorial we’ll see how we can create a map in Flash using the Google Map API. We’ll cover some of the basics such as zooming in on the map and adding some controls. We’ll also look at how we can add markers to our map and how we can load data using an XML file.
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After such a positive response to my first tutorial Implement a Map Using the Google Map API for Flash I decided to write a second. Since that first tut the Google Map API has been updated, allowing developers to (amongst other things) add 3D viewing to maps. This is a great feature and during this tutorial I’ll explain how to use it.
Also, lots of people requested an explanation for adding custom markers; that’s the second thing we’ll discuss here today.
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