Google APIs V3 and Google Maps V2 (TiModule 2.1.4)

app.js

var v2 = 'http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/geo?output=json&q=';
var v3 = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?sensor=false&address=';

var xhr = Titanium.Network.createHTTPClient();
var query = 'Sydney Australia'; // or whatever you want to forward geocode
xhr.open('GET', v3 + query);
xhr.onload = function() {
    var json = JSON.parse(this.responseText);
    Ti.API.info(json);
};
//xhr.send();

 
var MapModule = require('ti.map'); 

var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
	backgroundColor : "white",
	layout: 'vertical'
});

var lat, lon;
 Titanium.Geolocation.forwardGeocoder(query, function(e){
 	//var json = JSON.stringify(e.longitude);
   
   lon = e.longitude;
   lat = e.latitude;
   Ti.API.info(lon + ' ' +lat);
 }); 


var map = MapModule.createView({
	//userLocation : true,
	mapType : MapModule.NORMAL_TYPE,
	animate : true,
	region : {
		latitude : -33.8548157,
		longitude : 151.2164539,
		latitudeDelta : 0.1,
		longitudeDelta : 0.1
	}, //Sydney
	top : 0,
	left : 0
});

Ti.API.info(map.region.longitude +" - "+map.region.latitude);

var view = Ti.UI.createView({
	left : 0,
	top : 0,
	width : 300,
	height : 400
});

view.add(map);

var button1 = Ti.UI.createButton({
	top : 15,
	title : "slide view out"
});
button1.addEventListener("click", function() {
	var animation = Ti.UI.createAnimation({
		left : 200,
		duration : 500
	});
	view.animate(animation);
});
var button2 = Ti.UI.createButton({
	top : 15,
	title : "slide view in"
});
button2.addEventListener("click", function() {
	var animation = Ti.UI.createAnimation({
		left : 100,
		duration : 500
	});
	view.animate(animation);
});

win.add(view);
win.add(button1);
win.add(button2);
win.open();