Beginning Google Maps API 3
Gabriel Svennerberg
Apress
This book is about the next generation of the Google Maps API. It will provide the reader with the skills and knowledge necessary to incorporate Google Maps version 3 on web pages in both desktop and mobile browsers. It also describes how to deal with common problems that most map developers encounter at some point, like performance and usability issues with having too many markers and possible solutions to that.      Introduction to the Google Maps API version 3      Solutions to common problems most developers encounters (too many markers, common JavaScript pitfalls)      Best practices using HTML/CSS/JavaScript and Google Maps   What you’ll learn     Building reliable Google Maps web applications      How to transfer from version 2 to version 3 of the API      Best practices using HTML/CSS/JavaScript      Dealing with large amounts of map markers      How to look up addresses and coordinates using GeoCoding and reversed GeoCoding   Who this book is for             Web designers/web developers with a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as well as people with knowledge of the old Google Maps API that needs help to easily transfer to the new API. And, this book is for anyone interested in learning how to integrate Google Maps on their web page.               Table of Contents     Introducing the Google Maps API      Transferring from Version 2 to 3      Creating Your First Map      Taking the Map Further with MapOptions      X Marks the Spot      Marker Icons      InfoWindow Tips and Tricks      Creating Polylines and Polygons      Dealing with Massive Numbers of Markers      Location, Location, Location