What is Google Maps?

“Google Maps is a web mapping service developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions (Google Traffic), and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle (in beta), or public transportation.”

Learning

An extensive Google Maps API reference for various different development environments is available online. We recommend starting with the JavaScript API, which contains a number of useful examples. To get started visualising data with Google Maps, take a look at the provided data visualisation tutorial.

Recommended Skills/Programming experience

A basic understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript would be helpful before diving into the Google Maps API.

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript