It was brought to our attention that the ActionScript 3.0 export feature wasn’t working properly for older maps. This issue has been resolved in the latest version of the editor that we pushed out yesterday.

The ActionScript 3.0 export feature makes it easy to bring your maps into Flash and further customize them. Keep in mind that you need to have the UMap (AS 3.0) Flash Component (free download) in your Flash project’s library in order for this to work. The export button is located right under the big blue save button. When you click it, it will bring up a window with the ActionScript required to replicate your map in Flash. Simply copy and paste the code presented into your Flash project and you are ready to start customizing!

Check out another review of UMapper on Makeusof.com. The link will send you there through Digg, so if you have a minute, we’d appreciate a Digg.

“Actually, it’s quite similar to previously reviewed (APIs), but with more features.” —Makeuseof.com

Thanks guys!

To round out a week of several new releases, yesterday, we rolled out a new version of the map editor with several new features and bug fixes. New features include:

Data links tool added
This new tool allows you to add data from other UMapper maps to your map. It’s a very early version that has only been tested with our KML specification, so we could really use your help testing it out. We are working on supporting other feeds and if you have any suggestions for any that you would like us to support, please let us know.

The map below mashes two existing maps: Brett’s Excellent Adventures and Walker Map. To add an existing map to your map, go to the view page, click “GET KML” and paste that link into the data link field. That’s all there is to it!

New options added to the right click menu
In edit mode, right click your map. You’ll see some cool new options there.

Map dragging made easier
Now you can click and hold to drag the map, regardless of what is selected, etc. You can also hold spacebar on any tool to drag the map.

Distances in the info window
There is a new option to add the distance of items such as lines and polygons to the info window. It can be really helpful when you are planning stuff like running routes or escapes from Alcatraz.

We need all the help we can get with testing. Let us know if you see any problems or have any suggestions.

The folks over at Widgets Lab recently blogged about UMapper in a post entitled UMapper: Easy to Create and Easy to Embed Map Widgets. They suggested a great feature:

“It would be good if they could put a high spread sharing module in within the map widget too to make it even easier for anyone to share the map widget around.”

The crazy thing is that we were already working on this and released it the same day as the post. Nice timing for us, I suppose. They also gave us a great review:

“Umapper offers the best embeddable maps I have seen so far. Totally recommended for those looking to embed maps in their blogs or social network profiles.” —Widgets Lab

Thanks guys! Keep those suggestions coming, we appreciate your feedback.

This morning, we pushed out a new version of the embed movie that includes link and embed buttons. With these buttons, users can easily share your maps all over the internet!

We’ve also fixed some sizing issues. Now, maps that are less than 250px wide show adjusted controls so they don’t get all jumbled up. Look for more new features soon—we’ve already begun work on the next version.