Over the past year, an Android presence has been growing on a relatively new technical Q&A web site called Stack Overflow. The site was designed specifically for programmers, with features like syntax highlighting, tagging, user reputation, and com…
Hey Android developers—if you’ve visited the online Android SDK documentation recently, you may have noticed a few changes. That’s right, there’s a new Resources tab, which was designed to take some of the load off the Developer’s Guide. We’ve mo…
Just like Ricky Bobby, I like going fast. Most of the time, though, going too fast in real life can be dangerous. That’s why I also enjoy playing driving games and simulators—all from the comfort and safety of my own home!
The great thing is, th…
Calling all Bay Area coders! We’ve just finalized another hackathon for late September! On September 24th, 2009, from 1:30 to 8, Google will host a hackathon for our Geo APIs in our San Francisco office. At the hackathon, Google engineers will give one…
Hey Earth API developers, have you visited the Developer’s Guide recently? If not, you’re missing out on some great new content and sample code! We’ve recently revamped the Developer’s Guide in some very big ways:
Sections are now organized by topic, a…
This Monday, at the Newseum in Washington D.C., we unveiled Moon in Google Earth as the newest 3D-navigable celestial sphere, after Mars and Sky. Users can now explore some fantastic 3D terrain and imagery of the moon’s surface, as well as exciting int…
Last week at Google I/O we released the Google Maps API (JavaScript version) addition to the Developer Qualification program. Designed for professionals who currently develop or want to develop applications based on Google and Google-sponsored Open Sou…
When the Earth API launched back in May 2008, there was a simultaneous addition to the Maps API that allowed creating an ‘Earth’ map type with just a single line of code:
map.addMapType(G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP);
This was really the first time that the 2D…
From simple GPS tracks to rich KML documents to collaborative maps, the geo developer community has continually redefined and enriched the geoweb, giving rise to better canvases for geographic participatory culture. Notably, the Google Maps API and ot…
Posted by Roman Nurik, Google Geo APIs team
Last month, the Google Earth team made a splash in the news (pun intended) with the release of Google Earth 5.0. The update included the ability to dive underwater to explore the world’s oceans, record and pl…
Posted by Roman Nurik, Google Geo APIs Team
Howdy, everyone! I’m sure that after reading countless posts on the Geo Developers blog and writing tons of code using Google Geo APIs and other development kits, you’re all experts with KML. I mean, you obv…
Posted by Roman Nurik, Google Geo APIs Team
Hi all, your friendly neighborhood Geo blogger here with some exciting news! We’ve just launched a new Earth API Demo Gallery, based on the Maps API Demo Gallery, that provides a new way of browsing Earth AP…
Posted by Roman Nurik, Earth API Team
Howdy, y’all. My name is Roman Nurik and I’m a newly minted member of the Google Geo APIs team. Some of you may already know me from the Earth Browser Plug-in Google Group. I recently started at Google’s headquart…