Google debuts Maps Engine API for customized, cloud-based maps

Google has introduced a new API for its Maps Engine, touted as a way to let developers build “endless kinds of applications” hosted in the Internet giant’s cloud.

To recall, the Maps Engine is essentially the reincarnation of Google Earth Builder, which lets developers use Google’s cloud infrastructure for storing and managing their own geospatial data and maps.

Users can also use the service to share their custom Google Maps with other employees, clients, and the public at large.

Touted to be supported by “any platform” (Web,
Android, iOS, and so on), the new API will provide a link…

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