Adding Google Maps to your Uno Platform-WASM App
Google Maps is the leading location data and visualization platform for the web, but the functionality of Google Maps extends well beyond its mobile app — if you are building a mobile, web, or desktop app and want to include location displays in any way, Google Maps offers developer APIs that give access to Google’s geographical data. Google Maps API allows you to display and leverage interactive maps to help users create itineraries, routes, and more. Its data also refreshes in real-time, meaning that maps you create with Google API will always be up to date for visitors. Recently, a new Uno Platform user was looking to implement Google Maps into his Uno Platform WASM application but was running into some blockers since MapControl does not provide WASM support yet. Luckily, you can integrate Uno-WASM Web Applications with existing JavaScript components and it’s quite simple. In this article, Martin Zickmund works through a step-by-step guide on how you can easily implement Google Maps into your WASM application. Get the Google Maps API key You can follow any tutorial available on the web like here on how to get an API key via the Google Developer Console. It involves creating a
