google-static-maps

I have a Google Maps Circle drawn on v3 api. When the user has plotted there circle (or polygon if they choose), they can save the data to the server. If the user has picked a radial search, the Centre coordinates and the radius in feet is stored to the database. This means when the user reloads his search, it can pull through the circle again (like below). I'm having 1 problem, however, which is when the user selects what search they would like to use. It loads the polygon fine, if they drew a polygon, and if it's a circle it pulls through the marker on the center. However what I need is a

My program uses google maps directions for web Services to find a route between two points. The result is parsed and stored in variable. This variable is then used to compose google static map URL. The parse and the URL are working correctly. The problem is that the drawn "route" passes through a lake and mountains. { String GPS = "-22.978823,-43.233249"; String link = MAPS_BASE_URL + "center=brazil," + GPS + "&markers=color:blue|brazil," + GPS + "&path=color:0xff0000ff" + "%s" + "&zoom=13&size=1024x1024&sensor=false"; String htmlContent = ""; String direction_URL= ""; URL url = null; String

I have in my project list of generated places with mini maps. There should be 2 points on the map and colored road direction between this two points. it should looks somehow like this: This should be static image, because there will be many such pictures with different directions on the page. But as I see, Google Static map didn't allow to draw such image. There can be only direct line between two points, like this: But I need direction on it... I decided to use static map, because in my web application I receive coordinates of those 2 points, and it's easy to put it as variables in my PHP