Free AJAX API Offered By Mapsolute

Filed in archive AJAX on June 13, 2006

Mapsolute has come up with a free Map24 AJAX API in order to integrate advanced mapping technology into websites. In order to support the new Web 2.0 API, the company has also introduced an extensive developer network which provides detailed information on AJAX API including API documentation, manuals, source codes, tutorials and FAQs.

Mentioned below are the key features and benefits of Map24 AJAX:

Reduces development time:

The API is easy to use and only requires a few lines of code for basic mapping functionality.

Does not require additional server software to be installed:

The Map24 Free AJAX API is a thick client and is platform independent.

Increased performance:

Only necessary data is transferred when a web page is refreshed and static page content is not transferred over and over again. The Map24 AJAX API is downloaded only one time and then cached by the browser. If a new version of the API becomes available, a small patch is downloaded automatically. The patch updates the Map24 AJAX API in the browser's cache.

Interactive Maps:

Map24 interactive maps rely on the unique vector map streaming technology MapTP™. This technology provides vector data compression and incremental updates, the key requirements for interactive and fast maps. For example all objects can be displayed on the map. Labels, locations, polylines or polygons can be displayed not only on the highest level of the map, but can also be integrated into separate map layers, as in the road network.

Dynamic Maps:

The MapTP interfaces allow developers to create and change customer layers dynamically. This means users can move very quickly in any direction and zoom in and out of seamlessly. Developers can also set colors, contours of streets, transparent picture of houses or even house Footprints.

It can be availed for free by registering at devnet.map24.com.