Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS is a beginner’s guide to creating web mashups using Google mapping technology.

• Serves as a single–source primer to displaying data on Google Maps
• Covers both Mapplets and the Google Maps API
• Provides everything you need to start participating in the geographic Web

What you’ll learn

• “Mash up” GeoWeb services onto a Google map
• Package your mashup as a mapplet and publish it to maps.google.com
• Enhance your map with driving directions, local search, map advertising, and more
• Discover common Google–mapping mistakes to avoid
• Find out how and when to geocode existing data into mappable coordinates
• Deliver your own data as GeoXML

Who this book is for

This book is for web designers and developers who have not worked with Google Maps or geographic data before. A working knowledge of HTML is required, and some programming experience is beneficial.