Google Maps API

http://doug.ricket.com/jp

Japan Developer Series
December 2006

Doug Ricket
dricket@google.com

Slides originally by Steffen Meschkat

1. Introduction

2. Google Maps

3. API Examples

4. Code

<script src="http://maps.google.com/?file=api&v=2&key=..."></script>
<div id="map" style="width:100%;height:100%"></div>
<script>
function load() {
    var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
    map.setCenter(new GLatLng(33.670, 139.771), 10);
    map.openInfoWindow(map.getCenter(),
                       document.createTextNode("Hello, world"));
}
</script>

5. Q&A

6. Editable Examples

Coverage: USA, Canada, UK, Japan, Everywhere.
Map types: Street Maps, Satellite/Aerial Imagery, Both.
User interface: Pan & zoom, Map type, Scale.
Content: Marker, Infowindows, Polylines. (Clear.)