Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets

by Michael Young

Overview

Have a Google Maps mashup that you'd like to expose to millions of users on maps.google.com? New to the mapping craze, but have an idea for a killer map–based application? Want to learn how to create GeoRSS and KML feeds with your geotagged content, exposing your customer to new ways of exploring and navigating your content?

Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets

• Is the first book to cover Google's Mapplet technology
• Shows you how to create Google Maps–based applications and publish to maps.google.com
• Provides a single–source resource and practical guide to Mapplets and mashups
• Teaches you how to mash up Mapplets using location–specific data
• Includes examples of real–world applications

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430209966
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	07/17/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Michael Young is a technologist in the research and development group of the New York Times Company. He is focused on building new digital media products and services, primarily in the mobile space. Michael won the award for "Best Hack" at Yahoo! BBC Hack Day 2007 (with colleague Nick Bilton) for the Shifd.com project. He has also created numerous Google Maps mashups, including the AP News + Google Maps mashup, 81nassau.com. He has a degree in computer science and mathematics from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Michael lives in New York City with his wife, Kim.

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Google Mapplets.- Introducing Google Mapplets.- Using Remote Data in Your Mapplets.- Creating the Mashup.- Geocoding Web Content.- Creating Geocoded Data Feeds.- Finalizing the Mashup.