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Looks like they are using a custom tileset to host there own map tiles and use the Google Maps API to do the panning/zooming stuff:

From there source (the code is obfuscated, but there are some easily recognizable bits):

var Ag=new google.maps.TileLayer(
                new google.maps.CopyrightCollection("gothere.sg"),
                10,22,{isPng:true,opacity:1});

This is one of the first things you have do do when you are setting up your own TileLayer.

I have answered a question previously which included a HowTo for implementing this sort of thing. You can find it here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1058988/marking-streets-in-google-maps/1061003#1061003

They are also setting up there own GUI elements on top of the map to customize their look and feel.

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In the other answer I show a simple example of a custom tileset implementation. You can find the doco for it here:

http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/overlays.html#Tile%5FLayer%5FOverlays.

You can put anything you like in your custom tilesets, you certainly aren't limited to cities that Google has mapped. Here are a few other examples of custom tilesets:

Cannonade 2009-08-25 04:20:59

Thanks for the reply.Yes, I came to the same conclusion that they're using custom tilesets. But I can't seem to find reference on how to achieve this, like setting up a custom map server.And also is there a way to map a city where google map hasn't shown yet? Perhaps transforming the map from other mapping service into google compatible tilesets?Once again, thank you. :)

2009-08-25 07:28:27

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