links - maps google

API

• FAQ http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/web/frequently-asked-questions google maps API FAQ Google : 2008
• Google Maps API http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/ The official documentation for the Google Maps API Google : 2008
• Google Maps api documentation http://mapspot.com/ Google maps api documentation in usable linked format. Mapspot : 2008
• Google Maps API FAQ http://code.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=10028 Frequently asked questions about the google maps API Google : 2008
• Google Maps API Home http://www.google.com/apis/maps/ Where it starts.
  
  • need developer key
  • key for site will work on all subdirectories, but not subdomains.
  • can register for base domain, and then will work for subdomains.
  • don't need if running on local machine from filesystem ... but it won't work from local web server!
  Google : 2008
• Google Maps API Reference http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html Reference page for the Google Maps API Google : 2008

API-examples

• *** Google Maps API Tutorial http://econym.googlepages.com/ Howtos for the basic code. Very useful explanations! Mike Williams : 2007
• API examples http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/ Nice and simple for getting started. All of the examples contained within the Google Maps API documentation set Google : 2008
• Bill Chadwick's Maps API Demos http://www.bdcc.co.uk/Gmaps/BdccGmapBits.htm ?? : 2007
• Esa's Google Maps API Examples http://koti.mbnet.fi/ojalesa/exam/ Solving problems like markers too close together, error tiles, and more way cool stuff. Somewhat advanced. Esa : 2007
• Google Mapki http://www.mapki.com/ Wiki for "sharing ideas, implementations, and help for the Google Maps API." Lots of info and code. Mapki : 2007
• Marcelo's Maps API Experiments http://maps.forum.nu/ ?? : 2007
• Mark McClure's Encoded Polyline Examples http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/GoogleMaps/EncodePolyline/ ?? : 2007
• USNaviguide's Maps API Examples http://maps.huge.info/examples.htm US naviguide : 2007

Forums

• Forum http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API Google Maps API Forum Google : 2008
• Google Earth and Maps News and Notes http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/ The latest features and cool stuff. Google Earth and Maps Team : 2008

Tutorials

• Beginning making a map http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=74725&topic=11364 Creating your first map. Google : 2008
• FishCakesMedia http://wiki.fishcakesmedia.com/Google_Maps_Guidelines/ Very useful tutorial, code, for using the API. FishCakesMedia : 2008
• Google Maps API Blogspot http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/ ?? : 2007
• Google Maps User Guide http://maps.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=68259 Detailed Guide to using Google Maps Google : 2008
• Google tutorials http://code.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=11364 ... Google : 2008

books

• Ajax Hacks: Tips and Tools for creating responsive websites, http://url O'Reilly 2006
  Google maps - Chapter 4: sec 28, 29 30
  - getting map from lat/long
  - mashing with yahoo driving directions. : 2006
• Google Maps Hacks http://url O'Reilly 200?
  : 200?
• Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Second Edition http://safari.oreilly.com/ How to do all the things Michael Miller : 2006
• PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects http://url Packt 2007
  

  Google maps - Chapter 6, p.203

  matching google maps with flickr photos

  show photos in InfoWindow, p.277

  use REST to make request to flickr from our site.

  making a Google Map marker.

  Google maps API - Chapter 6, p.235

  details - making a Google Map marker.

  can add custom icon to marker, also custom info box.

  ("InfoWindows")

  can draw lines on the map.

  can "override the map tiles" (use your own maps(?))

  Flickr API - Chapter 6, p.244

  : 2007
• Professional Web 2.0 Programming http://url Wrox 2007
  

  Google maps - p.417-419

  gives summary of how it works, with basic code for displaying map.

  : 2007

debugging

• Debugging http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=87133&topic=11364 using debugging tools with the Google API Google : 2008

example apps

• Charlottetown Transit Map http://ruk.ca/wiki/Charlottetown_Transit_Map excellent Map with full source code available and tutorial on how to implement it. ?? : 2007
• Find by Click http://www.findbyclick.com/ Find by click ... FindByClick : 2008
• GeoURL http://geourl.org add your site, and some code with your lat/long in head of your web page, and it generates map of where you are located. 2 march 2008 having some problem. GeoURL : 2008
• GISuser http://gisuser.blogspot.com/ Google Maps mashups GISuser : 2008
• GISuser find by click http://gisuser.blogspot.com/2007/11/findbyclick-mobile-location-aware.html Google Maps mashups GISuser : 2008
• GISuser sites list http://gisuser.blogspot.com/index.php?option=com_akogallery&Itemid=97&func=viewcategory&catid=256 A ton of apps here GISuser : 2008
• Google Map Demo http://conversationswithmyself.com/googleMapDemo.html app to show lat/long. Links to other apps also. conversationswithmyself : 2008
• Google Maps demo gallery http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/demogallery.html links to many apps Google : 2008
• maps mashup http://www.voidberg.org/blog/python_symbian_gps_drupal_and_google_maps.html Pythos, Symbian, GPS, Drupal, and Google maps voidberg : 2008
• Marco Geocoder http://www.onemarco.com/examples/Geocoder an ok geocoder that is really for example of making an app. March : 2007
• MyGmaps http://mygmaps.com 2 march 2008 having some problem. MyGmaps : 2008
• Real Liverpool http://www.realliverpool.com/ excellent site with customised Google Maps. ?? : 2007
• Scriptaculous http://script.aculo.us/ cross-browser user interface javascript libraries .. animation, drag and drop, ajax controls, dom utilities. Add-on to the Prototype framwork. Some demos. Integration with php as well as many other languages. script.aculo.us : 2008
• Train route http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2007/04/nokia-n95-gps-google-earth-tracking.html author : 2008

faq

• Mapki FAQ http://mapki.com/wiki/FAQs "These are issues that have been brought up many times on the Google Groups discussion list." Google Groups : 2008

gps

• MGMaps http://www.mgmaps.com/ Using GPS? MGmaps : 2008
• N95 info ... http://nokian95.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2252c623b8fdb00d4142ade7f3c7f.html Some info for Nokia N95 ... ? Nokia : 2008
• Nokia N95 Users Group http://nokian95.groups.vox.com/ Forum for Nokia N95 Nokia : 2008
• Shozu http://shozu.com/ Using GPS? Shozu : 2008
• SportsTracker http://research.nokia.com/research/projects/SportsTracker/ SportsTracker app to keep gps points. Blogs on site with info. Nokia : 2008

kml

• KML files and Google Maps http://code.google.com/apis/maps/sitemap.html Drive More Search Traffic to Your Maps API Site by Including KML Files in a Sitemap. The Google Maps API allows you to create great maps mashups, but how can you ensure that web searchers are able to find your mashup site? Including KML files in a sitemap.xml file (see http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html) allows you to provide information to Google about the geolocated data in your mashup; we'll crawl the KML files you specify in the sitemap and direct users to your site when they search for matching content. As an added bonus, since KML is a standard format, users will be able to view your content within Google Earth. Google : 2008

markers

• Custom icons for google maps http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2007/09/custom-icons-for-your-maps.html " ... now you can use any image on the web for your placemarks. Just click on the new 'Add an icon' link in the icon menu, type the URL into the dialog box, and you're good to go. I typed in http://google.com/mapfiles/turkey.png to get my majestic bird." Good links to other marker resources. Google Earth and Maps Team : 2007
• Custom Shadowmaker http://www.cycloloco.com/shadowmaker/ Online automatic shadow maker for Google Maps icons Cycloloco : 2008
• google earth icons http://econym.googlepages.com/geicons.htm econym.googlepages.com Mike Williams : 2008
• Making overlays http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/overlays.html "overlays" means markers, polylines, tiles, and custom overlays. Google Code : 2008
• Mapki image sets http://mapki.com/wiki/Icon_Image_Sets links to collections of custom images for markers Mapki : 2008
• Maps Icon collection http://www.visual-case.it/cgi-bin/vc/GMapsIcons.pl the standard icons used for google maps, with shadows. visual-case : 2008
• Marco custom tooltips code http://www.onemarco.com/ Some very nice code that makes tooltips on the marker. March : 2007
• Marker Maker http://www.gmaplive.com/marker_maker.php Choose marker, choose color, download GmapLive : 2008
• Marker Optimization Tips http://mapki.com/wiki/Marker_Optimization_Tips ?? : 2007
• Markers and Icons Overview http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/#Markers_and_Icons_overview ?? : 2007
• Official Custom Markers Tutorial http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2005/11/happy-turkey-day.html ?? : 2007
• Resources for making custom markers http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API/web/examples-tutorials-custom-icons-for-markers Tutorials and icon resources Google Groups : 2008
• Using markers http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GMarkerOptions How to use markers. Google : 2008

php/mysql

• Using php/mysql with Google Maps http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=65622&topic=11364 with XML file as intermediary Google Code : April 2007

tools - code

• jMapping: Create Google Maps From Semantic Markup http://www.w3avenue.com/2010/07/02/jmapping-create-google-maps-from-semantic-markup/ "jMapping is jQuery plugin that allows you to implement Google Map by specifying list of the locations in your HTML. All you need to do is make sure your HTML has a div element for the Google map, and there is a container element with some locations and their data." W3Avenue : July 2010

tools - create map

• Gmap Live http://www.gmaplive.com/ "Provide the average person with a user friendly interface through which they can add custom information to online maps. User can now add lines and markers to their own maps and attach information, including text and photographs, to those objects." "Create Maps, Save/Edit Maps, Add Map Legends, Publish Maps Online, Embed Maps On Your Site, Export Maps Code, Share Maps With Others, and more." You can strip the resulting code and use on your own site. Dixon Info Systems : 2008
• MapMaker http://mapmaker.donkeymagic.co.uk/ Click on the map and get lat/long DonkeyMagic : 2007

tools - geocoders

• Geonames Geocoder http://www.geonames.org/ The most excellent. Shows choices if multiple locations, with more location info, alternate names, type, more Geonames : 2008
• How to get latitude and longitude from google maps http://NOT HERE - See javascript code below Get your location at google maps, then paste this into address bar:
  javascript: void(prompt('', gApplication.getMap() . getCenter()));
  But - your location has to be exactly centered! If there's an info balloon it might not be. I haven't figured this part out yet. Google Maps and others : 2008
• iTouchMap lat/long tool http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html get latitude and longitude for anywhere; uses google maps iTouchMap : 2008

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