Google Maps API
Advanced Integration Case Studies
May 19, 2009
Daniel Chu, Google, Product Manager (Maps API Premier)
Mark Taylor, WDT Inc
Chris Conway, Trulia
Google Confidential and Proprietary
Agenda
A Year in Maps API Time
Introducing WDT and Trulia
Q&A
Google Confidential and Proprietary 2
A Year in Maps API Time
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
17 new areas Find IP- Wikipedia Maps API
covered by based and for Flash Monetize your
StreetView location Panoramio AIR Mashups mashup with
API through API API Layers work in Googlebar
Support
Earth API iPhone (Local Search)
Walking
Launches Directions Added
browser
to API
May June July August September October November December January February March April May
Launched Reverse Enable API sites to
Maps API SSL support easily replicate
for Flash Geocoding
in Maps API maps.google.com
Launches API MapMaker
Premier Maps API exits
tiles in API beta
Static Maps API
Support Satellite MarkerClusterer
Launches
Tiles
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Security Location
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
September 2008:
Launched GLayer for Wikipedia and Panoramio
Google Confidential and Proprietary 7
A Year In Maps API Time: More Imagery/Data
September 2008:
Static Maps API Supports Satellite, Hybrid, and Terrain
AND
Geoeye-1 Launches
Google Confidential and Proprietary 8
A Year in Maps API Time: More Geocoding
October 2008:
Launched reverse geocoding in the API
Google Confidential and Proprietary 9
A Year in Maps API Time: More Flash
November 2008:
Launched AIR Support in Maps API for Flash
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Data (MapMaker)
December 2008:
Launched MapMaker tiles in the API
Lahore, Pakistan in Lahore, Pakistan in
Google Maps Google Maps
(circa Where 2.0 2008) (circa Where 2.0 2009)
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Data (MapMaker)
December 2008:
Launched MapMaker tiles in the API
Islamabad, Pakistan in Google Maps
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A Year in Maps API Time: More Platforms
January 2009:
Existing mashups work in iPhone browser
• 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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A Year In Maps API Time: More Open Source
April 2009:
More Open Source Goodness
MarkerClusterer Launches
Enables easy visualization and incredible performance with thousands
of markers
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A Year In Maps API Time: More Countries
Every minute of every day, 2009+:
Tile/Road/Geocoding Launches, Updates, and
Corrections
• Detailed street maps in over 100 countries, MapMaker in 164 countries
• Every hour, over 10,000 corrections or additions to Google Maps
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Introducing Trulia and WDT
Trulia
Chris Conway
Trulia
Google Confidential and Proprietary
Weather Decision Technologies
Mark Taylor
WDT
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