newest AGS Flex API and Google Maps

Question

I didn't see anything specifically mentioning this, but does the newest Flex API and ArcGIS Server 10 allow for the use of the Google Maps base map?  My guess is that it doesn't, but I'd like to make sure.

Thanks,

Jonathan Harahush

BjornSvensson · Answer

The ArcGIS API for Flex does not have built-in support for Google map tiles.  This is because Google does not allow direct access to their map tiles - see for example
http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-api-i...detail?id=1396 "Legally permit direct access to the tiles"

ZahidChaudhry · Answer

I didn't see anything specifically mentioning this, but does the newest Flex API and ArcGIS Server 10 allow for the use of the Google Maps base map?  My guess is that it doesn't, but I'd like to make sure.

Thanks,

Jonathan Harahush

Google released Google Maps API for Flash that you can use in Adobe Flex environment to create base map. here is the url to download API.
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/

As far as integration with Flex API from ESRI, I haven't tried yet but i think after looking at ESRI javascript API for Google, its pretty easy to mash em up...
Zahid