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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
