map application usage

[chhoda]

Hi all,

I need to call the map application that is present in the device from my app. Is it possible ? how ? If yes, is it possible to pass commandline parameter instructing it to show a street view ? Directions ?

in another note, google map says their street view is a collection of short flash movies, and iphone does not support flash, so how do they manage to show street view in their map application ?

thanks and regards
Jagat

[jnic]

I need to call the map application that is present in the device from my app. Is it possible ? how ?

I'm not aware of a URL scheme for the Google maps app (some searching shows comgoogleearth:// may be a possibility, though I've not found details). Probably worth emailing them to check.

in another note, google map says their street view is a collection of short flash movies, and iphone does not support flash, so how do they manage to show street view in their map application ?

As it's their data they're likely to have it in a variety of formats. Packet sniffing will show what's coming back from their servers; flash seems unlikely.

[macfanboy]

use http://maps.google.com/(somecodeforlatitude/longitude)
i forgot the exact url, but a simple google search for that should bring the answer (its not complicated)