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We’re going live from Google I/O

May 9, 2013

[Reposted from the Google Developers Blog]

By Mike Winton, Director of Developer Relations

At Google I/O 2013, we will share the future of our platforms with you. Developers from all over the world are the key innovators of powerful, breakthrough technologies, and that’s why we challenged ourselves to make the Google I/O experience available to every developer, everywhere.

Watch Google I/O live

From the comfort of your own home, office, secret lair, or anywhere you have a reliable Internet connection, you can stream Google I/O May 15-16 live. Brought to you by Google Developers Live (GDL), the Google I/O homepage will become the GDL at I/O live streaming hub starting on May 15th at 9 AM PT (16:00 UTC). From this page, you can:

Stream 4 channels of technical content on your computer, tablet, or phone. You’ll feel like you’re right there in the keynote and session rooms, listening to product announcements straight from the source. Live streaming will run on developers.google.com/io from 9:00 AM PT (16:00 UTC) to 7 PM PT (2:00 UTC) on May 15 and 16.

Watch exclusive interviews with the Googlers behind the latest product announcements. This year, GDL will be on site, broadcasting one-on-one product deep dives, executive interviews, and Sandbox walkthroughs from the GDL stage.

Get the latest news in real-time. We’ll be posting official announcements during I/O. You’ll be able to see the feed on the Google I/O homepage, in the I/O mobile app (coming soon), and on +Google Developers.

Never miss a session. All Google I/O technical sessions will be recorded and posted to GDL and the Google Developers YouTube channel. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for archived session updates.

Live blog the keynote

Grab our live blogging gadget to add the keynote live stream to your own site or blog. Customize the gadget with your site or blog name, live blog alongside real-time Google announcements, and share a dynamic Google I/O experience with your readers. Have questions? For more info, check out our live blogging gadget FAQ.

Get together locally

Experience Google I/O with your local developer community by hosting or attending an I/O Extended event. If you’re hosting, register here and learn how to hold a totally epic event with our handy Organizer Guide. Otherwise, with over 400 sites in 90+ countries, chances are good that there is an I/O Extended event near you. Find an event now!

And before I/O, tune in to Google Developers Live programming to connect with Google engineers, prep for this year’s event, and browse our archived content. For official conference updates, add +Google Developers to your Circles, follow #io13 for big announcements, join the Google I/O community, and keep an eye on the Google I/O site.

Mike Winton founded and leads Google’s global Developer Relations organization. He also enjoys spending time with his family and DJing electronic music.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Fab Friday is Directed

May 3, 2013

It’s Friday again. Of course for those of us on Maps Developer Relations, our weekends are filling up with thoughts of Google I/O. OK code demos and slide prep for I/O. More on that soon

I’ve got another video for you. This week I did another Shortcuts episode, Directions and the Google Maps iOS SDK. The title sorta says it all doesn’t it? Showing you how to do an async call to the Google Directions API.

I posted the code on my personal github account.

We’ll have another Maps Developers Live event next week, details TBD, so watch +GoogleMapsAPI for more details.

I’m looking forward to seeing some of you at I/O, and hope the rest of you can catch us on I/O Extended.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Fab Friday is Geotemporal

Apr 26, 2013

Well we’ve made it to Friday and you know what that means, another edition of Fab Friday from Google Maps! Plus, you know, a weekend, rest, relaxation, etc. Not that we’re getting that on the Maps team. No, we’re working hard on preparing for

Google I/O. But in the meantime, we’re keeping Google Developers Live going with some great content.

For instance, check out the latest Shortcuts episode by Chris Broadfoot, Large Data Geotemporal Visualizations with WebGL.

Next week, I’ll be doing a Shortcut on adding driving directions to the Google Maps SDK for iOS using the Google Directions API.

That’s all for this week, see you next time. And happy mapping!

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Map of the Week: Isuzu Trail View

Apr 25, 2013

Map of the Week: Isuzu Trail View

Why we like it: Isuzu Trail View is a great use of Custom Street View Panoramas to create an immersive experience.

Built to showcase the capabilities of the Isuzu KB in the South African market, the site creates a…

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Fab Friday is Geolocated

Apr 19, 2013

Happy Friday everyone! This week, we have another video for you, and some updates!

This week, I did another Shortcuts episode, Geocoding and the Google Maps iOS SDK .

I showed you how to do a call to our Google Geocoding API web service and place it on a map in iOS. The code is available on my Github account.

Speaking of iOS, this week we launched the latest version of the Google Maps SDK for iOS, version 1.2. Check out our +GoogleMapsAPI post for more details.

This week we also updated our JavaScript samples pages. When you click on a sample, it shows you the code right there. And by the way, our team has put in has created more than 100 samples to show off various aspects of the API.

That should make the samples easier to get up and running.

That’s it for this week, have a good weekend and happy mapping.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Map of the Week: Genève transit simulator

Apr 18, 2013

Map of the Week: Genève transit simulator

Why we like it: The Genève transit simulator uses Google Maps to simulate the movement of the various transit networks run by TPG in Genève (Geneva).

The map uses Symbols on Polylines to display the predicted motion of the tram or bus. It uses a ‘mouseover’ event on each of the markers to open an div element displaying more information.

The map also lets you view the map with the Stamen Watercolor map tiles using an ImageMapType.

This map was produced during the Urban Data Challenge by Robert Ille. It’s a nice demonstration of the power of our Symbols on Polylines and the power of public data in conjunction with maps.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Fab Friday is Located

Apr 12, 2013

It’s Friday everyone, and in California it’s turning into spring. Warm, longer days make for fun outdoor adventures during the day, and cozy nights making maps. OK, seriously, get out there and have some fun.

Here’s a video to warm up your nights. In this Shortcut, Paul Saxman shows you how to quickly take data from Google Drive and load it onto your Android app that uses Google Maps Android API V2. He also put the code up on github so you can quickly get started.

Next week, I’m going to be doing a Shortcut on incorporating the Google Geocoding API into an iOS app that uses the Google Maps SDK for iOS. Please join me on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Posted by Mano Marks, Google Maps Developer Relations Team

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Map of the Week: Zomato

Apr 11, 2013

Map of the Week: Zomato

Why we like it: Zomato has a nice new App that uses the Google Maps SDK for iOS.

The Zomato Restaurant Finder app “gives you restaurant recommendations around you and lets you look at menus, pictures and maps for 90,000 restaurants in India, United Kingdom, UAE, Philippines, South Africa, Qatar and Sri Lanka.” Its simple interface gives you a map built in to each restaurant page, and also opens up a more detailed full map as necessary.

The interface uses a custom icon on the marker to represent the restaurant instead of the default marker. And for Directions, it uses the Google Maps URL Scheme to open the Google Maps app if it is installed, or maps.google.com if it isn’t.

Zomato also has nice web and Android apps as well.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Map of the Week: OpenSignal

Apr 4, 2013

Map of the Week: OpenSignal Web and Android apps.

Why we like it: OpenSignal collects stats on cell and wifi networks around the world through it’s Android App. Users of the Android app pass anonymous reports to OpenSignal on the signal strength that they detect. That data is then compiled into heatmaps which are overlayed on top of a Google Map using an ImageMapType.

On Android, OpenSignal uses the Google Maps Android API V2. Heatmaps are overlaid on the Map with a TileOverlay.

Users can also see their local cell tower or wifi routers.

This is a innovative use of Google Maps to show useful information to the user.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Fab Friday Says Hello

Mar 29, 2013

It’s Friday, and the week, and month, are almost over. Time for the weekend celebrations, and some map coding, to begin!

This week, I have a couple of videos for you. First up, we have the latest Google Maps Garage episode, Raster Data For Your Mobile Maps. Josh Livni and Paul Saxman explore adding map tiles from a WMS service to your Android app using the Google Maps Android API V2.

This week, I also did a Google Maps Shortcuts episode, Build Your First Google Maps iOS App. In it, I show you how to get quickly up and running using the hellomap-ios project on github.

Have a good weekend and happy mapping!

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Map of the Week: Cambridge Cluster Map

Mar 28, 2013

Map of the Week: Cambridge Cluster Map

Why we like it: The Cambridge Cluster Map is a simple, visually appealing map that shows off the power of using a map to make a meaningful data visualization. According to their site, “The Map is designed to open the Cambridge technology cluster to the world. Through visualisations, reports and directories the Map paints a vivid picture of the business community that’s grown up over forty years.“

The map uses Circles, custom icons, InfoWindows, and Styled Maps to show data in various data sets, including fast growing companies, billion dollar companies, spinouts from Cambridge University, and much more.

One interesting feature is the use of circles, which the map places under a marker to show the amount of revenue generated in that location. The bigger the circle, the bigger the revenue.

The custom icons serve double purpose, showing both the number of employes and the kind of building, with multiple companies or a single one.

All in all a beautiful map which also manages to convey a lot of information.

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Kick-start Your Fab Friday!

Mar 22, 2013

Another great week, another great Friday.

First in news from yesterday, the first imagery from the latest NASA LDCM satellite, known as Landsat 8, started coming in. I’m really excited since I got to watch the launch. I can’t wait for the imagery to start showing up in Google Earth and Maps.

This week, we have another great Google Maps Shortcut video and some code from Chris Broadfoot, Kick-start Google Maps Android API v2 Development. Chris walks you through how to quickly get started with developing an app using the Google Maps Android API.

And his hellomap code can be found on github.

Next week, we have Paul Saxman and Josh Livni presenting the latest Google Maps Garage, Raster Data For Your Mobile Maps.

A few weeks ago, I told you about Luke Mahe’s Mercator Puzzle. Well, Vasile Cotovanu has ported it for Swiss cantons puzzle. And he has posted his code on github.

Nice work Vasile!

I hope you have a great weekend. See you next week!

Posted by Mano Marks, Maps Developer Relations Team

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Map of the Week: #FindTheEggs by Tesco

Mar 21, 2013

Map of the Week: #FindTheEggs

Why we like it: #FindTheEggs is a fun use of the Google Maps API Street View Service.

Users search around their neighborhood to find eggs, which are created using Markers.

There’s a nicely styled inset map to help you find them, called Eggdar:

When you click an egg, you get an animation of it opening:

If you get all three eggs, you get a prize which you can redeem in store or online. Provided you’re a UK resident .

All in all a fun game that makes a nice promotion for Tesco.

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Fab Friday is Quaking

Mar 15, 2013

It’s time to finish another great week with Fab Friday!

On Wednesday, the Google Earth Outreach announced the Outreach Developer Grants. It’s a great opportunity to do good for the world, so check it out.

On Tuesday, I recorded another Google Maps Developers Shortcut, Earthquakes on the Move, where I talked about parsing GeoJSON from the US Geological Survey to display earthquakes on the Google Maps SDK for iOS.

Next week Chris Broadfoot will show you how to kick-start Google Maps Android API v2 Development. If you’re an Android developer who wants to work with the new Google Maps API, or a Maps developer who wants to make the move to Android, this is the GDL for you.

Have a great weekend, and see you next week!

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Make a map that will change the world with Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants

Mar 13, 2013

Cross posted from the Google Maps Blog

For the third year, I’m excited to announce the call for 2013 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants applications is now open. Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants provide funding to nonprofit organizations ranging between $10,000 and $20,000 on average to build a map that will help them accomplish their mission, be it around environmental issues, humanitarian causes, disaster relief prevention, or health issues. If your nonprofit has a great idea for a map that can change the world, apply for a 2013 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grant today.

This year, we checked in with our 2011 Developer Grantees to learn about the impact their maps had on each nonprofit’s overall mission one year after the launch of the map. We were proud of the many achievements of the nonprofits’ work. Here are some of my favorite examples:

WWF & Eyes on the Forest mapped deforestation rates and wildlife habitat in Sumatra.

WWF & Eyes on the Forest created a map to showcase deforestation in Sumatra. With the Google Maps Engine map as part of their “Don’t Flush Tiger Forests” campaign, they convinced 17 out of 20 US retailers to stop buying toilet paper from companies cutting down intact hardwood rainforests and critical tiger habitat in Sumatra.

The HALO Trust mapped their minefield clearance work in a Google Earth Tour

The HALO Trust clears minefields in previously war-torn regions around the world, including Angola, Afghanistan and Cambodia. Upon the launch of their Google Earth tours designed to raise awareness about their work, they saw the most traffic to their website over the entire calendar year.

iNaturalist taps into citizen scientists who submit research-grade species observations to a global map using Android devices and iPhones

iNaturalist.org’s Android app, designed to collect species observations from around the world from citizen scientists, has been installed on over 2000 Android devices. The number of scientific-grade research observations has more than quadrupled.

We look forward to hearing about the impacts of our 2012 Developer Grantees’ maps as they are launched in coming months. Good luck to nonprofits who apply to our 2013 Google Earth Outreach Developer Grants, and if you are a nonprofit with a great idea for a map, apply for a grant!

Posted by Tanya Birch, Google Earth Outreach

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