HACKING GOOGLE MAPS AND GOOGLE EARTH(破解 Google 地图)

Great vacation photos—too bad you can't remember where you took them. And wouldn't it have been terrific to find a pizza joint when you bumped into your college buddy in that little ski town? Well, by making Google Maps and Google Earth do your bidding, you can find out not only where you're going, but where you've been. Get an aerial view of the beach in that picture. Pinpoint every Thai takeout in your girlfriend's zip code. Plan the Great International Rollercoaster Tour. Here's how.

作者简介：
Martin "MC" Brown is the author of numerous computer books and a devoted mapping geek. He's a regular contributor to ServerWatch.com and IBM developerWorks, and he is currently a member of the MySQL Documentation Team. His expertise spans multiple platforms and development languages.

Book Description
This one-of-a-kind resource contains 500 pages of jaw-dropping hacks, mods, and customizations. These include creating mashups with data from other sources such as Flickr, building a space station tracker, hacking Maps with Firefox PiggyBank, and building a complete community site with Maps and Earth. Now you can map out locations, get driving directions, zoom into any point on the globe, display real time traffic, and much more.

From the Back Cover
Going somewhere? Or just getting back?

Great vacation photos—too bad you can't remember where you took them. And wouldn't it have been terrific to find a pizza joint when you bumped into your college buddy in that little ski town? Well, by making Google Maps and Google Earth do your bidding, you can find out not only where you're going, but where you've been. Get an aerial view of the beach in that picture. Pinpoint every Thai takeout in your girlfriend's zip code. Plan the Great International Rollercoaster Tour. Here's how.

Get Going

Create applications that let you do all this and more

1.Make maps that reveal statistical data
2.Plot routes to include or avoid key factors
3.Build a community site
4.Create a realtor's presentation
5.Calculate distances for routes
6.Show where your holiday photos were taken
7.Merge Flickr photos onto a map
8.Highlight archaeological information

Book Dimension
length: (cm)19.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.8

Martin "MC" Brown is the author of numerous computer books and a devoted mapping geek. He's a regular contributor to ServerWatch.com and IBM developerWorks, and he is currently a member of the MySQL Documentation Team. His expertise spans multiple platforms and development languages.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part Ⅰ Basics
Chapter 1 Using Geographical Information
Chapter 2 The Google Local Interface
Chapter 3 The GoogleMaps API
Chapter 4 The Google Web API
Chapter 5 Storing and Sharing Information
Part Ⅱ Instant Gratification
Chapter 6 Working with Existing Address Information
Chapter 7 Extending the Google API Examples
Chapter 8 Discovering Overlays and Mash-ups
Part Ⅲ Google Map Hacks
Chapter 9 Using Overlays
Chapter 10 Overlaying Statistical Data
Chapter 11 Building a Community Site
Chapter 12 The Realtors and Archaeologists Toolkit
Chapter 13 I Need to Get To
Chapetr 14 Merging with Flickr Photos
Part Ⅳ Google Earth Hacks
Chapter 15 Introducing Google Earth
Chapter 16 Generating Google Earth Feeds
Chapter 17 History and Planning with Google Earth
Appendix Resources
Index