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Gmaps 101 - An Introduction to Google Maps & The Google Maps API

Monday, 17. April 2006, 03:31:02

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Those of you looking for a fast, simple introduction to working with the Google maps API will welcome this online tutorial. In this first article of a three part series on the Google Maps API, readers will discover the fundamental programming constructs for developing web mapping applications using the web mapping application development tools made available from Google. Note... this tutorial looks at using version 2 of the Google Maps API. Once we walk you through this tutorial you will feel comfortable with Google maps, you'll know how to get your own maps key, and be up and running with your own Google map with basic controls. This tutorial is Part 1 of 3 to be published over the coming weeks. See the Tutorial Here

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Canadian Election 2006 Mashup Map

Tuesday, 24. January 2006, 00:02:25

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It's election day here in Canada so we need to find some cool maps, right? Historical maps are easy to find but real-time election maps etc.. are more difficult. Some useful resources: The Potent Pew offers up a pretty decent projection which is highly likely... http://potentpew.blogspot.com/2006/01/canada-election-2006-jan-21-seat.html. Also, preliminary results on election night will be displayed from 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), as soon as the last polling stations close on the West Coast and in Yukon at 7:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Official tallies can be found at http://www.elections.ca/ and see also this useful prediction from Angus Reid - http://www.angus-reid.com/elections%5Fcanada/index.cfm. Leave it up to a clever masher from Ontario to come up with the Canadian Election 2006 Mashup - see http://election2006.kekova.ca/. This is a great site that provides a bubble for each riding along with a prediction and links to more information (like where to go vote) as well as election results.. kudos to the developer (Chris Nolan of Toronto, Canada) of this one! Be sure to click the link for real time election riding map! A weblog to help stay informed of developments is also available at http://kekova.ca/articles/category/election2006

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Batch geocoding from simple text output using Yahoo! maps

Friday, 20. January 2006, 23:45:42

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James Fee (www.spatiallyadjusted.com) provided a pointer to this batch geocoder that I just had to check out. The page requests the user simply provide "any kind" of address data from a "simple" format - ie. simply paste address, city, state, ZIP, description, url from an excel spreadsheet. the app validates the source code, then requests the user to specify columns (I was a bit lost on what exactly step 4 does!). Finally, the geocoder runs and displays the output in tabular format with the geocoding output (lat/long) as well as on a map - using Yahoo! maps. Some info provided about the technology behind the scenes... This tool makes primary use of JavaScript ON Demand (JSOD) and JSON to dynamically call and interact with the Yahoo! REST Geocoding API. All you need is somple simple tabular address data and your web client. Ironically, shortly after posting this I heard from the developer, Phillip Holmstrand. He share's this information about the app... You can copy/paste directly from Excel, geocode, and then copy right back into Excel, and/or see addresses on a map instantly. It uses Yahoo's Geocoding API, which is nothing new, but what's nice is it allows batch processing of tabular data. Best news, it's free, and you can geocode up to 50,000 addresses per day.Check it out at http://www.batchgeocode.com/

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O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference set for June 13-14

Sunday, 15. January 2006, 01:13:27

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Heads-up, it's time for Where 2.0 once again... The thrust of the program for the 2006 conference will answer the question "where's the value"? Also from the announcement... Drill down topics and themes for 2006:
- Yellow pages data providers
- Online local advertisement systems like Google, Yahoo!, MSN
- Demographics information
- New geo map hacking world
- Money-making mash-ups and hot start-ups
- Mobile, like uLocate and Plazes
- Security applications (fraud detection, tracking, surveillance), geospam, privacy
- Enterprise integration of Google Maps, open source tools, etc.
- Adding mashups into small business internal purposes to help efficiency, increase revenue
- Map visualization techniques
See http://conferences.oreilly.com/where/

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Real-time, worldwide earthquake list Yahoo! map Mashup and Tutorial

Saturday, 14. January 2006, 18:14:05

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Ever wanted to create your own mashup? Now you can using Yahoo! maps and the developer tools they provide. Check out this live Earthquake Map of USGS M>2.5 Rasmus Lerdorf, the developer, made a live Map of earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 and gives a step by step tutorial detailing how he did it. On the topic of MAshups... check out this implementation of AJAX with the Yahoo! Maps API... pretty slick navigation! See more at http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/7843/

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