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Posted by Tom Manshreck, Maps API Team If you're a regular reader of this blog, you probably already use the Google Maps API and love it as much as we do! But you may find it not useful for certain cases: the Google Maps API requires JavaScript, can take a while to load over slow connections, and requires some overhead to maintain a dynamic website.
Google Maps Without the Scripting
imageViewer.dimensions x,y: -32,-272 tile 0,0 at 0,3 tile 1,0 at 0,1 tile 2,0 at 0,2 tile 0,1 at 1,3 tile 1,1 at 1,1 tile 2,1 at 1,2 tile 0,2 at 2,3 tile 1,2 at 2,1 tile 2,2 at 2,2 tile 0,3 at 3,3 tile 1,3 at 3,1 tile 2,3 at 3,2 tile 0,4 at -1,3 tile 1,4 at -1,1 tile 2,4 at -1,2 The original image is 16,384 x 16,384 pixels, but the javascript on this page requests only the visible 256 x 256 pixel tiles needed to fill the smaller window. As the image is dragged, tiles are repositioned and images re-requested to maintain the illusion of smooth scrolling. In theory (hah!) the original image can be infinite in size. This is the same technique used by Google Maps to render the street and satellite maps, and by Zoomify to speed up image viewing.
GSV: Pan & Scan
GMap Module
The GMap module provides an interface to the Google Maps API within Drupal. It integrates with the Location module to provide users a clickable map for entering latitude and longitude, as well as to display maps of Drupal nodes and users. GMap can be used to create interactive maps with various map markers and content in map bubbles, taking advantage of Drupal's other content management features.