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Map of the Week: Kekanto

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Map of the Week: Kekanto [Editors Note: Last month we launched morethanamap.com to showcase the unique features of the Google Maps API. As part of this project, we’ve been featuring stories from our global community of developers who are using the Google Maps API to start businesses, help improve their communities or save the environment.]KekantoGoogle Places API

public transit layersdirections

Kekantomorethanamap.comPosted by Carlos Cuesta, Google Maps API Product Marketing Manager

The power of places and big data for good: Google Places API Developer Challenge 2012

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Google Places API Developer ChallengeGoogle Places API

95 million placeshttp://developers.google.com/challengehere+Google Maps APIPosted by Carlos Cuesta, Google Maps API Product Marketing Manager

Map of the Week: Map of the Dead

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Map of the Week: Map of the DeadWhy we like it:Google Places APIAnti-Zombie FortressMap of the DeadHTML5 GeolocationGoogle Places Autocomplete APIStyled MapsGoogle Places APIDoejoPosted by Carlos Cuesta, Google Maps API Product Marketing Manager

Map of the Week: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with Google Maps API

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Map of the Week:Why we like it:Styled MapsGoogle Places APIPlaces Autocomplete APItraffic layerPanoramio layer

(Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing Coupe at the O’Reilly Where Conference - April 2012)Styled Maps

2012 O’Reilly Where Conference

great implementationsPosted by Carlos Cuesta, Google Maps API Product Marketing Manager

Fab Friday: Autocompleting the week

Friday, February 3, 2012

It’s Fab Friday again! I missed last week, felled by a nasty cold. But you can’t keep Fab Friday down. Just back, I decided to roll out this screencast on Autocomplete in the Places Library of the Google Maps API:As you can see, there’s a lot you can do with autocomplete.Continuing my attachment to maps of imaginary places, here’s a map of Skyrim, from the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

The map uses the Google Maps API Custom Map Type to display custom tiles.I also love tools that allow you to create your own maps, like Harvard World Map. World Map allows you to create a map based on datasets that are provided, and allows you to add your own data layers. You can then embed those maps in other sites or link to them on the World Map site. This example shows population density in China:Have a good weekend!Posted by Mano Marks, Maps API Developer Relations Team