I actually found we can do something with REST query. Here is a sample:
http://maps.google.com/maps/nav?output=js&q=50321%20to%2050265&key=your_key
Output:
{"name":"50321 to
50265","Status":{"code":200,"request":"directions"},"Placemark":[{"id":"","address":"Des
Moines, IA
50321","AddressDetails":{"Country":{"CountryNameCode":"US","AdministrativeArea":{"AdministrativeAreaName":"IA","SubAdministrativeArea":{"SubAdministrativeAreaName":"Polk","Locality":{"LocalityName":"Des
Moines","PostalCode":{"PostalCodeNumber":"50321"}}}}},"Accuracy":
5},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.672465,41.532734,0]}},{"id":"","address":"West
des Moines, IA
50265","AddressDetails":{"Country":{"CountryNameCode":"US","AdministrativeArea":{"AdministrativeAreaName":"IA","SubAdministrativeArea":{"SubAdministrativeAreaName":"Polk","Locality":{"LocalityName":"West
des Moines","PostalCode":{"PostalCodeNumber":"50265"}}}}},"Accuracy":
5},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.733354,41.550736,0]}}],"Directions":{"copyrightsHtml":"Map
data \u0026#169;2009 Tele Atlas ","summaryHtml":"7.0\u0026nbsp;mi
(about 17
mins)","Distance":{"meters":11291,"html":"7.0\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":1042,"html":"17
mins"},"Routes":[{"Distance":{"meters":11291,"html":"7.0\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":1042,"html":"17
mins"},"summaryHtml":"7.0\u0026nbsp;mi (about 17
mins)","Steps":[{"descriptionHtml":"Head
\u003Cb\u003Esouth\u003C\/b\u003E on \u003Cb\u003ESW 42nd
St\u003C\/b\u003E toward \u003Cb\u003ESW 64th
Ave\/\u003Cwbr\/\u003EArmy Post
Rd\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":661,"html":"0.4\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":95,"html":"1
min"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.674240,41.532730,0]},"polylineIndex":0},{"descriptionHtml":"\u003Cb\u003ESW
42nd St\u003C\/b\u003E turns slightly
\u003Cb\u003Eright\u003C\/b\u003E and becomes \u003Cb\u003ESW 64th
Ave\/\u003Cwbr\/\u003EArmy Post
Rd\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":1885,"html":"1.2\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":171,"html":"2
mins"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.674500,41.526810,0]},"polylineIndex":4},{"descriptionHtml":"Turn
\u003Cb\u003Eright\u003C\/b\u003E at
\u003Cb\u003EIA-28\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":4844,"html":"3.0\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":315,"html":"5
mins"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.697070,41.526590,0]},"polylineIndex":9},{"descriptionHtml":"Turn
\u003Cb\u003Eleft\u003C\/b\u003E at \u003Cb\u003ERailroad
St\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":1267,"html":"0.8\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":209,"html":"3
mins"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.703100,41.569420,0]},"polylineIndex":28},{"descriptionHtml":"Turn
\u003Cb\u003Eleft\u003C\/b\u003E at \u003Cb\u003ES 11th
St\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":475,"html":"0.3\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":53,"html":"53
secs"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.718320,41.569830,0]},"polylineIndex":30},{"descriptionHtml":"Turn
\u003Cb\u003Eright\u003C\/b\u003E to stay on \u003Cb\u003ES 11th
St\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":110,"html":"361\u0026nbsp;ft"},"Duration":{"seconds":11,"html":"11
secs"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.716880,41.565900,0]},"polylineIndex":36},{"descriptionHtml":"Slight
\u003Cb\u003Eright\u003C\/b\u003E","Distance":{"meters":2049,"html":"1.3\u0026nbsp;mi"},"Duration":{"seconds":188,"html":"3
mins"},"Point":{"coordinates":[-93.717570,41.565120,0]},"polylineIndex":40}],"End":{"coordinates":[-93.735720,41.552703,0]},"polylineEndIndex":48}],"Polyline":{"id":"route","points":"qzn|f~vvzpjuez...@^??`@dajvabfqa...@??sqjigf@whpaop~f_indev~juihc}ffaid\\ufxyoiuud...@qz?cukqmdmnc@okm??qab~a??hbe...@tigr@a...@fcqd??j@@`...@vlanb??t@x...@xapcvetopvnilnxblcf]zj@nGvK","levels":"b??bb???b...@?????@????????bbb...@?bb??bb???????b","numLevels":4,"zoomFactor":16}}}
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 6:29 PM, [email protected]
<[email protected]>wrote:
>
> On Mar 17, 1:51 pm, Ravi Chandra Prodduturi <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Does the API support RSS? I mean can I get the result back in RSS format
> by
> > using a REST query?
>
> Not for directions.
>
>
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Rossko <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > I want to use the maps API to calculate the routes between places.
> Could
> > > you
> >
> > > You're not allowed to do that unless you display the results on a map.
> >
> > > > let me know if there's any other way?
> >
> > > Not that I know of, you could look at the terms for other well-known
> > > services like Yahoo ?
> >
> > > cheers, Ross K
> >
>
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