Google Maps: Power Tools for Maximizing the API (Paperback)

1. Cartography 101: Fitting a Round Planet on a Flat Monitor 2. HTML Mapping: Embedding Maps in Web Pages 3. JavaScript for Google Maps: A Quick Intro to JavaScript 4. Advanced JavaScript: Events and Objects 5. Programming the Google Maps API: The Basic Objects 6. Windows Mapping: Embedding Maps in Windows Applications 7. Markers and Icons: Identifying Locations on the Map 8. Feature Annotation: Drawing Shapes on Maps 9. Interactive Drawing 10. Geodesic Calculations: The Geometry Library 11. The KML Data Format: Persisting Spatial Data 12. GIS on Google Maps: Building a GIS Application 13. The Backend Database: Storing and Querying Spatial Data 14. Marker Clustering: Handling Many Markers on the Map 15. Sharing Maps: Map Generation and Annotation 16. Making Ajax Calls: Updating maps in real time 17. More Google Services: Directions and Geocoding APIs 18. My Place on Earth: Location Aware Applications 19. Heatmaps: Visualizing Spatial Data 20. Mapping with Style: Customize Maps with Styles 21. JavaScript Animation: Animating Items on the Map 22. Advanced Animation: Animated Drawings APPENDIX I: Script Debugging APPENDIX II: Scalable Vector Graphics