[ajug-members] Mapping APIs

[Christopher Fowler]

I'm looking for a simple mapping API to integrate in our J2EE
application.  What I'm looking for is a system that displays the US or
other location and then plots icons based on addresses that are stored
in the database. I've spent several hours looking at Google Maps but
have some reservations.  My #1 issue is that it is not on our server and
requires an external connection to the Internet that we our our
customers may not allow.  It shows roads and satellite images.  We don't
really care about roads.  

I had someone tell me this:

"I would like to see a map of the US with icons depicting were all our
devices were located. I then can look at that map and see any problem
spots."

I'm looking for something that can be contained in the server and
generate the image with the icons.  

Any pointers?