Download - A Year in Google Maps
Google Confidential and Proprietary
May 19, 2009
Google Maps APIAdvanced Integration Case Studies
Daniel Chu, Google, Product Manager (Maps API Premier)Mark Taylor, WDT IncChris Conway, Trulia
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Agenda
A Year in Maps API Time
Introducing WDT and Trulia
Q&A
A Year in Maps API Time
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The Google Maps API Platform
Bringing the power of Google Maps to your website or application
One of the world’s most extensive road and imagery databases at your fingertips with a line of Javascript/ActionScript
Enabling developers to give customers more information with the interactivity consumers and business users expect
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A Year In Maps API Time
May June July August September October November December January
Reverse Geocoding
API
Maps API for Flash
AIR Support
February March April May
Earth API Launches
Maps API for Flash Launches
17 new areas covered by StreetView
API
Launched SSL support in Maps API
Premier
Walking Directions Added
to API
Wikipedia and
Panoramio API Layers
MapMaker tiles in API
Mashups work in iPhone browser
Enable API sites to easily replicate
maps.google.com
Monetize your mashup with Googlebar
(Local Search)
MarkerClusterer Launches
Maps API exits beta
Find IP-based
location through API
Static Maps API Support Satellite
Tiles
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Security Location
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August 2008: Launched SSL for Maps API Premier
<Insert great example of totally secure site here that wants us to broadcast their site to everyone>
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Layers
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September 2008: Launched GLayer for Wikipedia and Panoramio
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A Year In Maps API Time: More Imagery/Data
September 2008: Static Maps API Supports Satellite, Hybrid, and Terrain
AND Geoeye-1 Launches
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Geocoding
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October 2008: Launched reverse geocoding in the API
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Flash
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November 2008: Launched AIR Support in Maps API for Flash
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Data (MapMaker)
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Lahore, Pakistan in Google Maps
(circa Where 2.0 2008)
December 2008: Launched MapMaker tiles in the API
Lahore, Pakistan in Google Maps
(circa Where 2.0 2009)
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Data (MapMaker)
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December 2008: Launched MapMaker tiles in the APIIslamabad, Pakistan in Google Maps
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Platforms
• Static Maps API (All Platforms)
• JavaScript Maps API (iPhone)
• MapView for Android applications
• Apple Announces Launch of iPhone SDK 3.0 with MapKit
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January 2009: Existing mashups work in iPhone browser
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A Year In Maps API Time: More Open Source
April 2009: More Open Source Goodness
MarkerClusterer LaunchesEnables easy visualization and incredible performance with thousands
of markers
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A Year In Maps API Time: More Countries
• Detailed street maps in over 100 countries, MapMaker in 164 countries
• Every hour, over 10,000 corrections or additions to Google Maps
Every minute of every day, 2009+: Tile/Road/Geocoding Launches, Updates, and
Corrections
Introducing Trulia and WDT
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Trulia
Chris ConwayTrulia
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Weather Decision Technologies
Mark TaylorWDT