Layer Tag - Google Maps - REST API.

[El_BoukfaouiReda]

Hi Everybody,

[INDENT]I'm adding a Google Maps Base Map on my viewer.
Just wanna know more about the viability of the url below into the Flex layer tag :

<layer id="google" visible="true" type="tiled" alpha="1"
         url="http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer?f=gmaps">
</layer>

I'm particularly confused at the request level : the ?f=gmaps thing.[/INDENT]



Flex Viewer 2.5
ArcGIS Server 10 REST API.

[AnthonyGiles]

bkfreda,

Why do you need to add the layer in as Google base maps when its coming from an ArcGIS Server. Just use the REST endpoint in your flex application:

http://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer

Regards

Anthony

[El_BoukfaouiReda]

ad_giles@hotmail.com

You didn't understand my question.
I just wanna tell you that I wanna add a Google Maps Base Map not a World_Street_Map in the Flex Viewer.

Check this for the all the formats
http://atlas.resources.ca.gov/arcgis/SDK/REST/formattypes.html

is there anyway we can add the base map layer as a Layer tag for Flex with or without the REST API ? is there any script code for this ?

[AnthonyGiles]

bkfreda,

Technically, it is possible to embed Google Maps data into the Viewer. However, from a legal/licensing standpoint the answer is a little more complicated as there are legal constraints applied by Google that will not allow you to use their data outside of their APIs . Check this thread out:

http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/14719-Flex-Viewer-and-Google-Maps

Regards

Anthony