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Fab Friday is a Google Maps video fest
Thursday, December 26, 2013
G’day and welcome to Fab Friday! It’s holiday time in many places around the world, and what better way to celebrate than to watch a series of videos. So kick back, relax, and snag some cool mapping skills.
Mano Marks
presents an entire series in one go – four videos on getting started with the
Google Maps JavaScript API
. Here’s episode 1:
That rocks! Follow right along with the episodes
2
,
3
and
4
. Now you’re ready to map and roll.
See how to import data into
Google Maps Engine
with
Josh Livni
and
Mark McDonald
. Google Maps Engine (GME) provides an easy way to create and share maps, and to put data into the Google cloud. Josh and Mark walk through some Python examples, showing various ways to import vector and raster data into your GME account:
Tap the geospatial data in Freebase to put knowledge on your map. Freebase is a dataset of well-known facts about people, places, businesses, and other entities, derived from the web.
Josh Livni
and
Ewa Gasperowicz
show you how to query the
Freebase API
and get back information to put on a map:
Looking for some stylish color schemes for your maps? Want to simplify, hide, or highlight specific map features?
Paul Saxman
talks about
Snazzy Maps
by
Atmist
, a community-driven repository of map styles for Google Maps. Paul shows you how to add the custom map styles to your app using the
Google Maps JavaScript API
, and also how to contribute styles to Snazzy Maps yourself:
Ready for more shows from the Google Maps API team? Find them all at
Google Developers Live
.
Posted by
Sarah Maddox
, Maps Developer Relations team
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