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PHP Hacks: Create Custom Google Maps

Overview Thankfully, some of the best hiking in the Bay Area is just a walk away. In particular, the hike up Mission Peak is tremendous, both for its scenic vista and for the great workout. To illustrate hikes up Mission Peak, the author always used a wiki page with a bunch of images. But the author always wanted something more interactive - and with the advent of Google Maps and its extensible API, he was able to use a combination of PHP and JavaScript to detail his hike up the mountain, using satellite imagery and interactive markers (how's that for technology and nature converging!).

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	O'Reilly Media	File Format	PDF
Date Published	December 2005	Downloads	6
Format	Book chapters
Topics	Search Strategies, Web Development and Design

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Google and Yahoo! unleash mapping code

Google's Maps API is a free toolkit that developers can embed in their own web pages with JavaScript. Maps API offers free access to Yahoo! began sharing the code that runs their mapping services with outside developers this week, in the hopes that...

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WebWatch
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map,
search,
yahoo,
google

Amazon swings into the map market

Last month, MSN launched its Virtual Earth test site, and Google released a "hybrid" site of its own that lets people see an aerial view of a location with superimposed road maps. Interactive maps with A9's Block View technology are integrated into...

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a9,
maps,
amazon

Ordnance Survey mash-up takes on Google Maps

The JavaScript application programming interface (API) will give individuals access to the OS' mapping data and allow them to develop applications with Google Maps-style features such as the click-and-drag 'slippy' map, markers and bubbles.

Google: How to succeed in the web 2.0 world

At one point, Google realised that the Google Maps homepage had grown to more than 100KB, said Mayer. So we took Google Maps and we put it on a diet, and got it down 20 to 30 per cent. She added: "Even applications like Google Maps for Mobile...

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WebWatch
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web 2.0,
google

Google Maps gets real-time traffic data

The traffic information is integrated with Google Maps and is available in more than 30 cities across the pond, including Chicago, Dallas, New York and San Francisco. Google's maps show only traffic flow, however, and not specific incidents.

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WebWatch
Tags:
google maps,
google

Google boss shows off iPhone

Users can make phone calls directly from Google Maps. Key to Google's belief in the potential of the iPhone is Apple's decision to integrate support for the Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) web-development technique.

Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria

In the past several years, server virtualisation technology has moved quickly and firmly into the IT mainstream. Of the many approaches to system virtualisation available in the market today, VMware's hypervisor architecture has gained the greatest market acceptance. This paper examines the architectural issues, solution support, and enterprise readiness required when deploying such a virtualisation solution.

Publisher:
EMC

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

Publisher:
DataFlux

Optimising Storage with Global File Virtualisation

This white paper will provide an overview on how Rainfinity Global File Virtualisation virtualises unstructured data environments and moves data -including active, open files-without disruption to users or applications. Rainfinity is the only enterprise-class file virtualisation solution, and delivers complete NAS optimisation across geterogeneous environments, such as NAS, CAS, and file servers.

Publisher:
EMC

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