HACKING GOOGLE MAPS AND GOOGLE EARTH(破解 Google 地图) 471790095

在线阅读本书 Book Description This one-of-a-kind resource contains 500 pages of jaw-dropping hacks, mods, and customizations. These include creating mashups with data from other sources such as Flickr, building a space station tracker, hacking Maps with Firefox PiggyBank, and building a complete community site with Maps and Earth. Now you can map out locations, get driving directions, zoom into any point on the globe, display real time traffic, and much more. From the Back Cover Going somewhere? Or just getting back? Great vacation photos—too bad you can't remember where you took them. And wouldn't it have been terrific to find a pizza joint when you bumped into your college buddy in that little ski town? Well, by making Google Maps and Google Earth do your bidding, you can find out not only where you're going, but where you've been. Get an aerial view of the beach in that picture. Pinpoint every Thai takeout in your girlfriend's zip code. Plan the Great International Rollercoaster Tour. Here's how. Get Going Create applications that let you do all this and more 1.Make maps that reveal statistical data 2.Plot routes to include or avoid key factors 3.Build a community site 4.Create a realtor's presentation 5.Calculate distances for routes 6.Show where your holiday photos were taken 7.Merge Flickr photos onto a map 8.Highlight archaeological information Book Dimension length: (cm)19.7width:(cm)12.8 Going somewhere? Or just getting back?

Great vacation photos—too bad you can't remember where you took them. And wouldn't it have been terrific to find a pizza joint when you bumped into your college buddy in that little ski town? Well, by making Google Maps and Google Earth do your bidding, you can find out not only where you're going, but where you've been. Get an aerial view of the beach in that picture. Pinpoint every Thai takeout in your girlfriend's zip code. Plan the Great International Rollercoaster Tour. Here's how.

Get Going

Create applications that let you do all this and moreMake maps that reveal statistical dataPlot routes to include or avoid key factorsBuild a community siteCreate a realtor's presentationCalculate distances for routesShow where your holiday photos were takenMerge Flickr photos onto a mapHighlight archaeological information

Companion Web site

Visit http://maps.mcslp.com to find full source code for all hacks and mods in the book, working examples, ongoing information about Google Maps and Google Earth, a blog, and more.

"Code examples are extensive. A comfortable read in readily understandable 'how to' format."GEO:connexion May 2008 Martin "MC" Brown is the author of numerous computer books and a devoted mapping geek. He's a regular contributor to ServerWatch.com and IBM developerWorks, and he is currently a member of the MySQL Documentation Team. His expertise spans multiple platforms and development languages. Ch. 1Using geographical information3 Ch. 2The Google local interface13 Ch. 3The Google Maps API35 Ch. 4The Google Web API53 Ch. 5Storing and sharing information65 Ch. 6Working with existing address information95 Ch. 7Extending the Google API examples103 Ch. 8Discovering overlays and mash-ups133 Ch. 9Using overlays145 Ch. 10Overlaying statistical data181 Ch. 11Building a community site207 Ch. 12The realtors and archaeologists toolkit227 Ch. 13I need to get to ...251 Ch. 14Merging with Flickr photos279 Ch. 15Introducing Google Earth293 Ch. 16Generating Google Earth feeds309 Ch. 17History and planning with Google Earth327

ISBN	471790095
出版社	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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