Great news!! Thanks for this! An observation:
The HTTP service with JSON output is returning with "Content-Type: application/json", which causes the browser to pop a "file save" dialog instead of displaying the data. Is this intentional? Wouldn't it be better to use "Content-type: text/plain" ? -- Marcelo - http://maps.forum.nu -- On Mar 24, 8:05 pm, Daniel Lee <daniel...@google.com> wrote: > You asked for it, and here it > is!http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2010/03/aint-no-mountain-high... > > We're very excited to announce our new service allowing developers to > query elevation data across the entire globe. You can request > elevation data against any given location using either of the > following two options. > > 1. ElevationService class, featured in the JavaScript Maps API V3: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/v3/services.html#Eleva... > > 2. Elevation Web Service, featuring a standard HTTP interface: > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/elevation/ > > The Elevation service provides elevation data for all locations on the > surface of the earth. This also includes depth locations on the ocean > floor, which will return negative values. If exact elevation > measurements are unknown at the requested location, the service will > interpolate and return an averaged value using four of the nearest > locations. > > Overall, we're hoping the Elevation service will help you build higher- > quality applications catered towards hiking, biking, mobile > positioning, and low resolution surveying. > > ==== > > As always, we'd love to hear your feedback around this exciting new > feature. > > Thanks! > > Dann -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" group. To post to this group, send email to google-maps-js-api...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-maps-js-api-v3+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
