On June 11, 2006, Google added Geocoding capabilities to the API,
satisfying what it called the most requested feature for this service.
The processing of SAR data,
such as importing and multi-looking into power images, Geocoding with the help of SRTM DEM and Landsat ETM+ orthorectified image,
and generation of backscatter images, was carried out using SARSCAPE software.
Although initially only a JavaScript API, the Maps API was expanded to include an API for Adobe Flash applications(but this has been deprecated), a service for retrieving static map images,
and web services for performing Geocoding, generating driving directions, and obtaining elevation profiles.