Google Developer Podcast Episode Two: Pamela Fox on the Google Maps API

MAY 29, 2007

By Dion Almaer, Google Developer Programs

We have published the second episode of the Google Developer Podcast, just in time to get you ready for Google Developer Day which kicks off this week.

This weeks episode discusses:

News for Google Developers

Check out the latest schedules and information about the event. Check the location!
JavaOne recap: thoughts about the show, and the Google booth
Discussing the new AJAX Feed controls
Our thoughts on Searchology and Universal Search
The new YouTube API blog was announced
Featured project: GWT Maven Support
Featured project: Hey, What's That?

Interview with Pamela Fox of the Google Maps team

We want to thank Pamela for taking the time to chat to us about Google Maps, and the Google Maps API.

What you will learn from Pamela:

Her role, and background
A little history on the Google Maps API
Information about mashups
How you can overlay map content such as MapWOW, Lord of the Rings, and your own
How to be hard code with custom tiles, to give you a full level of detail
How to use simple ground overlays
About the Google Moon API
How KML and Google Earth fit into Google Maps
The magic of GGeoXml()
What the Maps group is going to be doing for developer day
How to use the JavaScript API
How you can use Maps from within GWT, Rails, and other platforms
What's GMap2, and how does the API handle versioning
Enjoying the scroll-wheel zoom
How My Maps fits into Google Maps
How Google Maps helped launched the Ajax meme
Pamela's favorite recent Maps mashups (bones, crop circles, and more)
The sample code available in the gmaps-samples
Using the Google Spreadsheet Data API as a data store
Understanding the limitations on Google Maps API use
What are the hidden features in the Google Maps API that people tend not to use
Why you should GLog
What the common issues that new Maps API users come across
Best practices for developing Google Maps Mashups

You can download the episode directly, or subscribe to the show.

As always, please contact us to let us know if there is anything that you would like to see on the podcast.