Book description
Using Google™ Maps and Google Earth is more than just a book: it’s the fastest, easiest way to master Google’s amazing mapping applications! Don’t just “read” about it: see it, hear it, live it, with step-by-step screencasts and expert audio tips. Discover how to map your favorite places with Google Maps…see actual locations with Street View…generate driving, walking, and public transit directions…find and learn more about businesses…create and share custom maps and mashups…use Google Maps on iPhone…navigate Google Earth to find locations fast…create life-like Google Earth roadmaps, and tour your route…even explore Google Sky, Google Moon, and Google Earth’s Flight Simulator! Exclusive online Show Me video walks through tasks you’ve just got to see…Tell Me More audio delivers practical, “straight from the experts” insights…Point-Counterpoint audio compares alternative solutions—so you can pick the one that’s best for you. It’s all the help you’ll ever need…where you want it, when you want it!
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copy Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Media Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- Introduction
- 1. Mapping Your Favorite Places with Google Maps
- 2. Generating Driving (and Walking!) Directions
- 3. Finding and Placing Businesses on Google Maps
- 4. Creating Custom Maps with My Maps
- 5. Creating Map Mashups with the Google Maps API
- 6. Using Google Maps on Your Mobile Phone
- 7. Navigating Google Earth
- 8. Using Layers and Placemarks
- 9. Displaying Google Earth Driving Directions
- 10. Beyond Google Earth
Product information
- Title: Using Google Maps™ and Google Earth™
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2011
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: None
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