Transcript Interactive (Google) Maps

Interactive (Google) Maps
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Google has available APIs for building
“Interactive Map” web pages
Yahoo also has APIs for building
“Interactive Map” web pages
For this presentation we will work with
Google maps
A Google Maps API tutorial
A simpler approach is to use “Map Builder”
an Internet based map builder
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Interactive (Google) Maps (2)
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1st you have to get a “key” from Google
2nd you need to get the Geodetic
coordinates (Latitude - Longitude) of your
point of interest
• Google Earth is a good source
3rd your Geodetic coordinates must be in
decimal degree format
• An FCC site does this for you
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Interactive (Google) Maps (3)
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4th Using Map Builder’s website fill out the
form
5th Generate the source code
6th Insert the source code into a new
web page
Trivia – Earth Facts
Example of an Interactive Map
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Earth Facts
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Diameter @ Equator = 7926.28 miles
Distance between Poles = 7899.80
miles or 26.48 miles difference
Circumference @ Equator =
24901.55 miles
Circumference between Poles =
24859.82 miles or 41.73 miles
difference
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1 degree of circumference @ Equator
= 69.17 miles
1 minute of circumference @ Equator
= 1.153 miles or 6087.05 feet
1 second of circumference @ Equator
= 101.45 feet
0.000001 degree of circumference @
Equator = 4.382 inches
At 30 Degrees Latitude 0.000001
degree of circumference = 2.921
inches
Source:
http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/a/earthfa
cts.html
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