Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth (ExtremeTech)

̨Useful resources

for Google.com

̨Additional sources

of information

̨Geocoder links

̨Google Maps tools

̨Other mapping

services

appendix

in this appendix

Resources

G

oogle Maps has generated a significant following, and this has, in

turn, led to a stunning array of web sites that provide information,

examples, tutorials, and help for working with and developing

Google Maps applications. I’ve distilled the basics of these links into this

appendix.

Please note that the information in this appendix was correct at the time it

was written. For a more complete and up-to-date resource page, please visit

the MCslp Map Works web site (http://maps.mcslp.com).

Google Resources.

As a web company, Google has done a lot to provide access to as much

information as possible on as many different sites as possible. The primary

considerations for this appendix, of course, are the main map sites that

Google uses to provide the information.

You can view any part of the world through the Google Maps interface.

Google also has specially allocated URLs that take you to specific countries

so that you don’t have to go to the generic U.S. site and search or scroll until

you find the area you want. Of course, you can go wherever you like when

developing your own Google Maps.

Table A-1 provides a list of the main sites, including Google Moon.

Table A-1: Google Map Services

Map URL

Google Maps USA http://maps.google.com

Google Maps UK http://maps.google.co.uk

Google Maps Japan http://maps.google.co.jp

Google Maps China http://bendi.google.com

Google Moon http://moon.google.com

Google Earth http://earth.google.com

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