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What Is Google Maps API?

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What Is Google Maps API?

Google Maps API is an application programming interface that allows developers to add a Google Maps element to their projects. Google has worked with over 500,000 businesses — including some of the world's largest travel sites — using the API to embed maps in their sites and applications. The API makes it easier for users to find directions and location-specific information about a business.

The Google Maps API makes updating and improving your mapping experience super easy. With just a few lines of code, you can display maps to your users, add markers or images, and use the rich set of directions data that drives traffic to your business.

 

•         Location maps

•         Geospatial visualization

•         Mobile apps

•         Customized maps

 

 How do I use Google Maps API?

 

The Google Maps API lets you access the same data Google uses to build and power Google Maps. With the Google Maps API, you can embed a map on a web page and enable users to search for and view locations. The API also lets you add overlays, like traffic, onto the map.


How does Google Maps API monitor Google maps?


Google Maps API uses a mixture of both manual and automatic approaches to application performance monitoring (APM) to track their system to see if the application can keep up with the load.

Google Maps API Dedicated Hosts Tools. An API service is a tool to automatically monitor the status of the maps. It is used to collect and monitor the latest data from all the dedicated host tools.

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