Hmm... I know Google has a really fancy As3 (Actionscript 3) API. I wonder if it would be a really bad or ok idea to create a Flash SWF that shows Google Maps in fullscreen.

I give As3 lectures and one of my students recently tried out the api and showed me it was more or less trivial to get a zoomable, scrollable map in Flash...

We could then probably implement a search box that pops up and shows a nice dialog for searching for an address... I have to look at the api though, to see what it allows and what it doesn't.

At best, it could make developing a Flash-based Google maps app really easy. At worst, it would be no better than the browser and be a lot more cpu intense...

What do you think?