Includes index.

Introduction to maps and the Google API -- Designing web pages with embedded maps -- Web page scripting : an introduction to JavaScript -- Advanced JavaScript topics -- Google maps API : the building blocks of mapping applications -- Windows mapping : embedding maps in desktop applications -- Markers : identifying locations on the map -- Feature annotation : drawing shapes on maps -- Interactive drawing : the basics of drawing on Google maps -- Geodesic calculations : the geometry library -- The KML data format : persisting spatial data -- Adding GIS features to mapping applications -- SQL spatial : backend databases for spatial data -- Marker clustering : handling many markers on the map -- Web services : updating maps on the fly -- Map annotation and map generation techniques -- More Google services : the geocoding and direction APIs -- Visualizing large datasets -- Animating items on the map -- Advanced JavaScript animation.