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Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial The New York Web Standards Meetup Group 24 January 2008

Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial The New York Web Standards Meetup Group 24 January 2008 Google Maps 101 What You Need to Know Required: HTML CSS JavaScript Google Maps API Optional: Server-side language (PHP, ASP, ColdFusion) If you do not know the above, there’s still hope:

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Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial The New York Web Standards Meetup Group 24 January 2008

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  1. Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps TutorialThe New York Web Standards Meetup Group24 January 2008

  2. Google Maps 101

  3. What You Need to Know • Required: • HTML • CSS • JavaScript • Google Maps API • Optional: • Server-side language (PHP, ASP, ColdFusion) • If you do not know the above, there’s still hope: • Wayfaring • Platial Google Maps API Demo 1 Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

  4. Acquire a Google Maps API Key • http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html • Simple and free, but do read the agreement. Highlights: • There is no limit on the number of page views you may generate per day using the Maps API. • There is a limit of 15,000 geocode requests per day per Maps API key. • The Maps API does not include advertising. • Your service must be freely accessible to end users. • You may not alter or obscure the logos or attribution on the map. • Review the documentation (links at the end of this presentation) Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

  5. Tutorial • The rest of the Google Maps 101 presentation takes place online: http://themechanism.com/demo/gmaps/two.htm Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

  6. Resources

  7. Google Maps API Libraries • GMaps Utility Library—Open source project to be a central repository of utility libraries that can be used with the Google Maps API. • MarkerManager • DragZoomControl (demo) • LabeledMarker • ExtMapTypeControl • ExtInfoWindow • QMaps—Can be used to create very sophisticated editors. • Built on Prototype and script.aculo.us, so a favorite of mine. • Mapstraction—Mapstraction is a library that provides a common API for various JavaScript mapping APIs to enable switching from one to another as smoothly as possible. • Haven't used this yet, but intrigued. Concerned about possible performance implications. Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

  8. Google Maps API Libraries (continued) • VGMap—Vector overlays in Flash. • Another one that looks quite interesting, but I haven't worked with. • Doesn't appear to have changed in two–three years • XMaps—A Google Maps API extension: add filled polygons, put text along a polyline, create circles, add overlays faster, create custom icons and markers • Used a long time ago—not sure of its current state of development • GoogleMapAPI—A PHP library to generate maps. • Yet another one I haven't used. • G Map—Google Map Flash 8 component • Nice way to embed a dynamic map within a Flash app. Used this one once for a demo Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

  9. Books Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax: From Novice to Professional by Michael Purvis, Jeffrey Sambells, and Cameron Turner Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

  10. Websites/Blogs • Google Maps API Developer Guide • Google Maps API Reference • Official Google Maps API Blog—Latest updates to the API • Google Maps API Group—Official group to dicuss API usage • GMaps Utility Library—Open source project to be a central repository of utility libraries that can be used with the Google Maps API • Google Maps API Tutorial—Series of tutorials by Mike ??? • Google Maps Mania—An unofficial blog tracking mashups and tools built on the API Web Mapping Part One—Google Maps Tutorial •The New York Web Standards Meetup Group / 24 January 2008

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