Multimap API v1.1: Read me first

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This version of the Multimap API is now obsolete and will shortly be withdrawn:
please ask your Multimap account manager to upgrade your Multimap API service to the latest version (V1.2).

Please follow this link to view the Multimap API V1.2 Documentation.

Thank you.

Multimap
March 2008

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This document explains how to implement your Multimap API service. Please see below for contact details.

Who Should Read This Document?

This document is for programmers, web developers, project managers and other IT personnel who are implementing solutions based on the Multimap API.

Assumptions

This document explains how to implement solutions based on the Multimap API and assumes that, as a developer, you have:

• a good working knowledge of HTML, including working with CSS and Document Object Model (DOM); and
• a good working knowledge of JavaScript and object-oriented programming concepts.

Scope of Document

This document covers:

• getting started with your service;
• testing the compatibility of the user's browser with the Multimap API;
• panning and zooming the map;
• adding widgets, markers and info boxes to the map;
• extracting properties from the map;
• working with the event handling features of the Multimap API;
• working with the Geocoding module of the Multimap API;
• customizing and re-styling elements of the Multimap API; and
• integrating the Multimap API with other Multimap services, such as XML Storefinder.

Please note that we do not suggest how to design your own web pages.

Copyright

Please note that the maps and data used to provide this service represent copyrighted material which is owned by our data partners. Do not copy, store, cache, or manipulate in any way any of the maps generated by this service. Any violation of this instruction could result in the cancellation of your service.

Conditions of Use of Geocoded Data

Please note you may use geocoding provided by Multimap only as part of a Multimap service. If you use the geocoded information for any application other than Multimap's, additional charges apply. The fee charged is based on the data used and the number of addresses geocoded.