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Google Thematic Map Tiles
Friday, February 22, 2008 10:39 PM

Google Maps Api has made creating point-based maps easy. Almost anyone with some rudimentary knowledge of html and Javascript can plug in some addresses and get a fairly dynamic map. And it is entirely fun to be able to mix in images, videos., etc. However, making a thematic map is still far from easy. The first challenge is to create the reservoir of tiles ... Read More...

by xxxd

Filed under: Google Map API, thematic maps, map tiles

Map, Map, a map of Chicago Top Elementary Schools
Friday, December 07, 2007 6:16 PM

I have to say this is the most sophisticated Google map I have created so far. And it is significant on both the practical and technical side. On the pratical side: Knowledgable friends always admonish me: "Do not send your kids to a public school, Otherwise you will ruin them. Move to the surburb. " Well, there are so many sides of Chicago public schools... Read More...

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A New Google Map: Chicago Park Districts
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:49 PM

Now plot dots on a google map has become easy, so I did another one, a google map of all of chicago park districts, based on the data available at http://www.chicagoparkdistricts.com . The map is available at: http://www.codexd.info/googlemaps/chicagoparkdistricts.htm , xml data is listed at: http://www.codexd.info/googlemaps/data/parks.xml . Please note: there... Read More...

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Another Google Map - Chicago Elementary Schools: Magnet Programs
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:32 PM

Continuing with my google map exploration, I plotted out all elementary magnet schools (based on CPS website) on a google map. One thing different is that, instead of downloading a text file, the data that the map rests on is an xml file. And the code for parsing XML file is listed below. I also added a prettier information window. function initialize() { if... Read More...

by xxxd | 3 comment(s)

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Google Map Again - Chicago Park District - Indoor and outdoor pools
Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:59 PM

So I used my spare time to continue my exploration of Google Map API and my quest to map as many family-oriented resources/facilities in chicago as possible. Today I mapped out the swimming facilities provided by Chicago Park Districts. The data is downloaded from the Chicago Park District website. And once we have the data, to make a dummy map is quite easy... Read More...

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My First Google Map - Chicago Elementary schools
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 7:00 PM

Dispite my negetive feelings about Google Map API, I still rushed to set up a website and created a bunch of rudimentary Google maps, out of the urgent need to jump on the Google broadwagen and real practical reasons. I have a little girl who is four and who will go to kindergarten next year, so I am trying all my might to find a good school for her. So as a... Read More...

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Some bad first impressions of the Google Map API
Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:01 PM

These days, I found myself have chunks of free time to spare, so I experimented on Google Maps. While Google seems to be king of Internet now, I have some bad first impressions about the Google Map API. 1. Documentation is thin, too thin to be helpful beyond the first dummy map. It is nothing compared to the all-comprehensive and bulky MSDN library with its trees... Read More...

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