http://simonwillison.net/2009-05-20T21:07:10+00:00Simon Willison2009-05-20T21:07:10+00:002009-05-20T21:07:10+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/May/20/mapdata/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/mapsdata/">Google Maps Data API</a></strong></p> I’m disappointed by this one—it’s really just a CRUD store for the KML files used in Google MyMaps. It would be a lot more useful if it let you perform geospatial calculations against your stored map data using some kind of query API—a cloud service alternative to tools like PostGIS. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2009/05/introducing-google-maps-data-api-in.html">Google Geo Developers Blog</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/apis">apis</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/gdata">gdata</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/geospatial">geospatial</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps">google-maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps-api">google-maps-api</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/googlemapsdataapi">googlemapsdataapi</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/kml">kml</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/postgis">postgis</a></p>

2009-02-21T09:05:57+00:002009-02-21T09:05:57+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Feb/21/google/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2009/02/map-maker-for-developers.html">Map Maker for Developers</a></strong></p> Tiles from Google’s Map Maker crowdsourcing effort are now available in the JS and static maps APIs on an opt-in basis. Maybe I’m misunderstanding something here, but Google Map Maker seems like a big step backwards for open geographic data. People donate their mapping efforts to Google, who keep them—unlike OpenStreetMap, where the donated efforts are made available under a Creative Commons license. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/creative-commons">creative-commons</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/crowdsourcing">crowdsourcing</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/googlemapmaker">googlemapmaker</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps-api">google-maps-api</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/openstreetmap">openstreetmap</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/staticmaps">staticmaps</a></p>

2007-12-15T12:22:51+00:002007-12-15T12:22:51+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Dec/15/extinfowindow/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/2007/12/extinfowindow-10-ajax-powered-css.html">ExtInfoWindow 1.0: Ajax powered, CSS customization</a></strong></p> Finally, a semi-official way of creating customised info windows for the Google Maps API. You lose the default shadow but gain the ability to style the entire info window using CSS. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ajax">ajax</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/css">css</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/extinfowindow">extinfowindow</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps">google-maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps-api">google-maps-api</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a></p>

2007-12-10T15:45:15+00:002007-12-10T15:45:15+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Dec/10/shadowmaker/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.cycloloco.com/shadowmaker/">Shadowmaker</a></strong></p> Upload a PNG with a transparent background and get back a shadow image suitable for use with the Google Maps API. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps">google-maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-maps-api">google-maps-api</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/png">png</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/shadowmaker">shadowmaker</a></p>