Google Maps API Tools

Introduction

In the course of our work, we have created some useful JavaScript classes for working with the Google Maps API. We've documented them on this site, and we're offering them free for non-commercial use. (Please refer to our license agreement.) For a fee, you can also use these classes in a commercial project.

Check back to see significant improvements, and more Google Maps API-based classes, coming soon.

BpBrowser

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All of the other classes depend on this class. Encapsulates browser, os, and version information. Free for commercial and non-commercial use.
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BpControl

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A simple control class which shows a message on the map. Free for commercial and non-commercial use.
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BpDownloadUrl

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A more fully-featured version of GDownloadUrl, allowing you to execute POST and synchronous AJAX requests. Free for commercial and non-commercial use.
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BpLabel

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A robust GOverlay subclass. Lets you put HTML on the map as an overlay. Free for non-commercial use.
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BpMarker

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A GMarker subclass with a few extra options. Free for non-commercial use.
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BpMarkerLight

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A light-weight GOverlay subclass with image & icon swapping, tooltip support, etc.
The fact that it's light-weight allows you to add hundreds of markers to a map quickly. Free for non-commercial use.
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BpMarkerList

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Encapsulates a map sidebar which holds divs which represent markers.
Allows for sorting, managing div content and events through the use of HTML templates, and more. Free for non-commercial use.
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BpWindow

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An infoWindow-type tool which can open outside the map. As a result, the map will never automatically pan to show its contents. It also can open outside of its iframe, and open up, right, left, or down, depending on what direction will allow it to open within existing page borders. Free for non-commercial use.
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