Static Maps
Endlich bietet auch Google “Static Maps”.
Welcome to the developer documentation for the Google Static Maps API! The Google Static Maps API lets you embed a Google Maps image on your webpage without requiring JavaScript or any dynamic page loading. The Google Static Map service creates your map based on URL parameters sent through a standard HTTP request and returns the map as an image you can display on your web page!
Bei Yahoo! gab es dieses Feature schon länger.