Hacking GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth

Hacking GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth
by Martin C. Brown

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471790095
• ISBN-13: 978-0471790099

Product Description

This one-of-a-kind resource contains 500 pages of jaw-dropping hacks, mods, and customizations. These include creating mashups with data from other sources such as Flickr, building a space station tracker, hacking Maps with Firefox PiggyBank, and building a complete community site with Maps and Earth. Now you can map out locations, get driving directions, zoom into any point on the globe, display real time traffic, and much more.

From the Back Cover
Going somewhere? Or just getting back?

Great vacation photos—too bad you can’t remember where you took them. And wouldn’t it have been terrific to find a pizza joint when you bumped into your college buddy in that little ski town? Well, by making Google Maps and Google Earth do your bidding, you can find out not only where you’re going, but where you’ve been. Get an aerial view of the beach in that picture. Pinpoint every Thai takeout in your girlfriend’s zip code. Plan the Great International Rollercoaster Tour. Here’s how.

Get Going

Create applications that let you do all this and more

1. Make maps that reveal statistical data
2. Plot routes to include or avoid key factors
3. Build a community site
4. Create a realtor’s presentation
5. Calculate distances for routes
6. Show where your holiday photos were taken
7. Merge Flickr photos onto a map
8. Highlight archaeological information

Companion Web site

Visit http://maps.mcslp.com to find full source code for all hacks and mods in the book, working examples, ongoing information about Google Maps and Google Earth, a blog, and more.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I. Basics.

Chapter 1. Using Geographical Information.

Chapter 2. The Google Local Interface.

Chapter 3. The GoogleMaps API.

Chapter 4. The Google Web API.

Chapter 5. Storing and Sharing Information.

Part II. Instant Gratification.

Chapter 6. Working with Existing Address Information.

Chapter 7. Extending the Google API Examples.

Chapter 8. Discovering Overlays and Mash-ups.

Part III. Google Map Hacks.

Chapter 9. Using Overlays.

Chapter 10. Overlaying Statistical Data.

Chapter 11. Building a Community Site.

Chapter 12. The Realtors and Archaeologists Toolkit.

Chapter 13. I Need to Get To.

Chapetr 14. Merging with Flickr Photos.

Part IV. Google Earth Hacks.

Chapter 15. Introducing Google Earth.

Chapter 16. Generating Google Earth Feeds.

Chapter 17. History and Planning with Google Earth.

Appendix. Resources.

Index.

About the Author

Martin “MC” Brown is the author of numerous computer books and a devoted mapping geek. He’s a regular contributor to ServerWatch.com and IBM developerWorks, and he is currently a member of the MySQL Documentation Team. His expertise spans multiple platforms and development languages.

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