Thats not part of any API or other published service, so you lucky it
works at all.

Somehow dont think Google will comment about upgrading a 'service' you
not even meant to access.

As rossko says they may publish an API around directions, but havent yet.



On 03/10/2009, Joseph Dao <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>  Hello,
>
>  I have a question regarding Google map's URL query mechanism.
>
>  If I am looking for directions by car and want to output it via KML, I
>  can enter the following URL:
>
>  
> http://maps.google.com/maps?output=html&f=d&source=s_d&saddr=131+central+st+somerville+ma+02145&daddr=1+cambridge+center+cambridge+ma&ie=UTF8&hl=en&dirmode=driving&dirflg=d&output=kml
>
>  ...and would receive a KML file with the correct data.
>
>  However, if I am looking for directions via public transit and want to
>  output it via KML, I enter the following URL:
>
>  
> http://maps.google.com/maps?output=html&f=d&source=s_d&saddr=131+central+st+somerville+ma+02145&daddr=1+cambridge+center+cambridge+ma&ie=UTF8&hl=en&dirmode=transit&dirflg=r&output=kml
>
>  ...and I get a blank KML file. Is there a reason for this? Am I
>  formulating the query incorrectly? Or is this not supported yet? If
>  it's not supported yet, any ideas when it will be supported?
>
>  Thanks so much for your time.
>
>  Joseph Dao
>  [email protected]
>  (401) 440-5819
>
>  >
>


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