How can i increase speed for loading of google maps embeded on site?

Question

Are there any javascripts or other method which can decrease loading time of google maps? Google maps are added by iframe code.

Update: 12 FEB 2010

Can any jquery plugin be useful for me?

Answer 1

Is it just base maps with no markers causing an extended load time? Maybe a little more elaboration on the exact problem would be helpful, a stab in the dark here - do your maps have a lot of markers? Just assuming this would be contributing to the load time, anyhow, this article may help.

Answer 2

You can use something like this: Using Static Maps to Speed Up Your Dynamic Maps

Answer 3

Google maps are usually fast.
One possible reason to make it really slow is when you have a JS debugger open.

The old versions of Firefox + Firebug(FF < 3.6 & FB < 1.5) were terrible for that. Both new versions does not suffer it anymore.