& Mobile Solutions Google Developer Expert – Maps (GDE) • Own Google accreditation • 1st GDE in the Greater China Region Google Maps Business View- Trusted Photographer • 1st in Hong Kong Master Concept – Geo Product Manager • Google Maps & Earth Enterprise product suite • Mobile Solutions
Families – History & Features • Google Maps – API for developers • Polymer? https://io2014codelabs.appspot.com/static/codelabs/polymer-map-visualization/#1 • Applications can be made better with Maps – Why? – Free or Google for Work version – Features walkthrough • Tips and Tricks
Your Infrastructure Your Data Platform Google Coordinate (Google for Work) Google Earth Pro Google Maps & Earth APIs Google Maps Engine (Google for Work) Google Earth Enterprise Google Data 3rd Party Data Google Enterprise Maps & Earth Products Developer
• Google for Work – Google Maps API for Business – Google Maps Engine (& API) – Google Maps Coordinate – Google Earth Pro – Google Earth Enterprise (Deprecated in July, 2014) • Developer – Google Maps API (& related APIs)
Address <--> Location (x,y) • Large list of POI • Localization • Language Preference • Tackle complicated addresses problems Address Pattern 9 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong ⾹香港中環皇后⼤大道中9號 Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong ⾹香港中環 Hong Kong ⾹香港
returns a location and accuracy radius based on information about cell towers and WiFi nodes that the mobile client can detect. Understanding Google's map-based APIs • Google Maps Javascript API V3 • Google Static Maps API V2 • Google Street View Image API • Google Earth API • Google Geocoding API V3 • Google Elevation API • Google Directions API • Google Distance Matrix API • Google Time Zone API • Google Maps Places API • Google Maps Geolocation API • Google Maps Tracks API • Google Maps Coordinate API • Google Maps Engine API • Google Maps Android API v2 • Google Maps SDK for iOS