April 2007
Intermediate to advanced
1728 pages
47h 51m
English
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Chapter 58. Application: Creating Custom Google Maps
IN THIS CHAPTER
The basics of Google mapping
Converting a physical address into geocoordinates
XML as a Map Language
Using AJAX to Create Google Maps
Seeing as how JavaScript is an incredibly practical technology, it's only fitting that the book should end with perhaps the most practical of all JavaScript examples, a custom interactive map based upon Google's popular Google Maps tool. Google Maps is an online mapping tool that utilizes asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) to provide both a traditional vector map view along with a satellite photography view and even a hybrid view that overlays vector street information onto the photographic satellite map. One of the features that makes Google Maps so interesting is the fact that it is customizable through a programming interface that Google has made available to web developers. Both JavaScript and XML factor heavily into Google Maps and how you go about customizing it. This chapter introduces you to the inner workings of Google Maps and guides you through a complete map customization example.
A Google Maps Primer
Although Google Maps is plenty of fun to tinker with purely from a user's perspective in terms of exploring the built-in map features, it's the development potential that truly makes it an exciting technology. In June of 2005 Google made available to the public an application program interface (API) for Google Maps that allows web developers to build custom mapping applications. ...
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