Features & Benefits

The Developer Zone features include:

High Level API

  • Get turn-by-turn directions, overview map, and maneuver maps in a single request
  • Easily overlay icons and text on maps
  • Handle a variety of address formats
  • Painlessly manage image URL's

Web & Mobile Client Support

  • GIF, JPG, PNG
  • URL or Base64 encoded

Knowledge Base

  • Online Developers Forum
  • Developers Guide

Functionality

  • Maps
  • Driving Directions
  • Geocode and Reverse Geocode
  • Points of Interest (POI)

Sample Code

  • XML examples
  • Java examples
  • License-free sample dataset

Industry Standard

  • XML-over-HTTP Web Service
  • Java (J2SE) Client API
  • OpenLS 1.0 XML Interface