Google has introduced a new API for its Maps Engine, touted to enable developers to build "endless kinds of applications" all while hosted in the Internet giant's cloud. To recall, The Maps Engine is ...

Google announced its Google Maps Engine API today (via TNW) enabling organizations and businesses to build custom maps based on Google’s Mapping platform. The API provides direct access to Maps Engine ...

Yesterday we showed you a map of the maximum available zoom level found in Google Maps. If you don’t already have it, download this KML file to view it in Google Earth. Today we are looking at general ...

As we have mentioned before, the maximum zoom available in Google Maps varies between 7 and 22. However, if we correct for the magnification at the poles, the minimum becomes 9. Below you can see ...