Archive for mai, 2007

GoogleMaplet: Map Widgets….

After the announce of Street View by Google, a great enhancement for Google Map, Google mad another great announce today: The Google Maplets. Maplets are to mapping what Widgets are for Web sites: small application that can be easily added to your own map.
This interesting peace was missing with MyMaps, as it was only possible [...]

Using WMS layers with j2memap library….

In the latest release of J2memap library, a new interface has been defined: MapCustomOverlay
If you create a class that implements MapCustomOverlay, you will have the ability to dsiplay new layers on top of an existing map.
The implementation is easy, there are two methods:
   String getTileURL(int x,int y,int z,int sizeSq,boolean isSat);
and
    public boolean isTransparent();
  The last [...]

J2memap V09.20

Better feedback when a map is not found at a certain level of zoom
upgrade with new googlemap version….
Imrpvoed support of KML file (with custom icon support)

A separed post about the KML support later on

MappyMobi: is this a joke?

I’ve just downloaded “MappyMobi“, an application from “Mappy“, one of the leading map provider in France….This sounded good, maps, navigation, and much more from your mobile! Great, so I’ve downloaded the app: 22 kb! Waoww, sounds to be higly optimized!!!
So the app start and…..start a wap connection with the wap site of mappy? So the [...]

Want to participate in J2meMap project and future extensions?

Interested by creating cool mobile mashup, or by helping this nice project?
We are looking for some help/ideas in the following areas:- You have some mashup ideas that you would like to implement?- You want to participate to the project and you are a server side developper (Ruby On Rails?)- You have some j2me knowledge- Or [...]