The Maps API is very powerful and flexible. You can build just about any kind of map you want with it.
However... The API is a toolkit for JavaScript programming. Do you know how to write JavaScript code? Or have you programmed in any other languages before? If not, you have a very big learning curve ahead of you. Building a Maps API application is a perfectly reasonable way to learn JavaScript along with the API itself, but don't expect that you'll be able to just copy bits and pieces of code out of the various API samples and have it work. I've seen too many people try to build Maps API applications without taking the time to actually learn JavaScript, and that is a recipe for a great deal of frustration and confusion. I don't want to discourage you from tackling Maps API development, just to give you realistic expectations. -Mike On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 5:59 PM, Shaun Buttermore <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a fishing site and I decided to create a map that users can place > thumbtacks on to show their location so other users can see who lives near > them. I love the idea of this being possible but the only problem is that > anyone can change the location of any thumbtack or delete it. I posted this > problem on a Google forum directed me to Google Maps API. > > I have been watching video and reading info on API it’s new to me and I > can’t find the answer to my question. > > Any suggestions? > > -- > 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 > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-maps-js-api-v3%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en. > -- 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
