> As I understand the presentation tells about constructing
> custom maps.

You've maybe missed the useful part, you can build your own maps so
that they overlay the regular maps provided by Google, so that you'll
see them in the background.

> I don't want to create maps. I only want to use Google maps
> as a background in a window, where I draw line segments
> and enter transport network (as in GIS, for example).

Yup.  It depends how complex your un-described transport network is.
If you draw just a few lines, fine, overlay them as simple polylines
on a standard map.

If its more complex - say, the rail system of a country - you'll hit
the limits of the technology in drawing more than a few hundred line
segments.  It is only client-side javascript, after all.

There are then alternatives as they've been pointing out.   One such
way is to store all your 'lines' still as lines, but use server-side
processing to create images of the lines to overlay on maps at the
client side, thus taking the workload off the client.

> So the question again: is Google maps API  that tool
> which can help in this situation, or I am wrong?

Yes it is.  There is even more than one way to use it, which is what
they've been telling you.

cheers, Ross K

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