Google Maps
Google Maps is a nice product offered by Google. What is even more cool of this product is the fact Google provides the API. If you want to make an interactive maps on your website everything is there for you. If you're less inclined to use the javascript api and still want to embed a map with some information, you can use "My Maps" function on the Google Maps site.
If you want to see what you can do go to SeeYourHotel.com, that is a site I did. You can also go to the lens about this site SeeYourHotel Lens. Check out for Google Developer Day the 30 of may 2007, I'll be there and we'll certainly get new gadgets.
Mapplets
Google added gadgets to maps and they called them Mapplets. I've done one that allow to draw circles and get the radii. This would be even more helpful if I could manipulate the markers already on the map, but I guess this could compromise security. Check it out Official Google Maps Links
- Google Maps
- The official site.
- Google Maps API
- The official API site.
- Google Maps API Blog
- The Blog where Google people will talk about all thing related to Google Maps.
Google Maps Fan Site
- Google Maps Mania
- A blog about sites, mashups and tools related to Google Maps.
- ongopongo.com
- A site where you can submit, search and share Google Maps related site. You can vote for submission Digg style.
References sites
- Google Maps Help Group
- Friendly place to ask question and learn about Google Maps
- Google Mapki
- A wiki with information on Google Maps
- Google Maps API Tutorial
- Many tutorial to get you started and even keep you going.
- JavaScript Utilities
- Some Google Maps javascript utilities to use.
- Tom Mangan's Fun With Google Maps
- Some sample use of Google Maps and some javascript utilities.
- Google Maps - Wikipedia
- Classic Wikipedia entry.
- Maps.Huge.Info Mapping Programs
- Sample usage and interesting product.
- Some experiments with the Google Maps API
- A collections of interesting experiments with the Google Maps API.
- Mark's Google Maps
- Some more samples and an explanation on encoded points for polylines and polygons.
Other sites you want to add
Books on Google Maps
Beginning Google Maps Applications with Rails and Ajax: From Novice to Professional
Amazon Price: $23.09 (as of 09/06/2008)
Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax: From Novice to Professional
Amazon Price: $23.09 (as of 09/06/2008)
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