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 v3 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 v3Solutions to common problems most developers encounters (too many markers, common j#097;vascript pitfalls)Best practices using HTML/CSS/j#097;vascript and Google MapsWhat you’ll learnBuilding reliable Google Maps web applicationsHow to transfer from version 2 to version 3 of the APIBest practices using HTML/CSS/j#097;vascriptDealing with large amounts of map markersHow to look up addresses and coordinates using GeoCoding and reversed GeoCodingWho this book is forWeb designers/web developers with a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and j#097;vascript, 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.