How to achieve this map effect in php

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jimthunderbird
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How to achieve this map effect in php

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Hi All,
Recently I'm invoved in the project where the main task is to create a mapping effect like:
http://www.vrbo.com.

Basically I have a list of areas in the world, an then when a click on each area, a list of sub areas will show on a new map, etc.

I really don't want to manually find out each area's map image, I'm looking for a dynamic way to do it, that means the map is automatically generated with different areas. How to achieve that?

Thank you very much for your help.

With my best,
Jim
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Post by Begby »

The best way is to look into an existing mapping api like google maps or yahoo maps. They have a lot of APIs for different languages that let you plot out locations on a map, then you can have it zoom and what not.

If you want it too look really slick, then look into adobe flex.
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