Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML & GeoRSS: From Novice to Professional

Description

Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS is a beginner's guide to creating web mashups using Google mapping technology.

* Serves as a single - source primer to displaying data on Google Maps
* Covers both Mapplets and the Google Maps API
* Provides everything you need to start participating in the geographic Web What you'll learn
* "Mash up" GeoWeb services onto a Google map
* Package your mashup as a mapplet and publish it to maps.google.com
* Enhance your map with driving directions, local search, map advertising, and more
* Discover common Google - mapping mistakes to avoid
* Find out how and when to geocode existing data into mappable coordinates
* Deliver your own data as GeoXML Who this book is for

    This book is for web designers and developers who have not worked with Google Maps or geographic data before. A working knowledge of HTML is required, and some programming experience is beneficial.