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Customizing Web Content Using Google Maps
Kay Benjamin & Nancy Cannon LiSUG
October 10, 2008 Utica, NY
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Today’s agenda
• An overview of the things you can do with Google Maps
• Examples of library applications• Demo of creating a Google Map the simple
way
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What are Google Maps?
• Get directions• Map view• Satellite view• Terrain view• Maps with “things” on them – restaurants,
bookstores, libraries…
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Google Maps are used as a basis for many “mashups”
The concept of mashups
“A web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool” – Wikipedia
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If you dig straight through the earth from Utica, will you end up in China, like your mother told you?
No. You were lied to. How do I know?
I checked it out on “If You Dig Straight Down.” It’s a Google map mashup!
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Applications of mashups at your library Applications of mashups at your library
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Google maps & historical data –Google maps & historical data – the story of Lucy Ann Lobdell the story of Lucy Ann Lobdell
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Another example of local history data Another example of local history data merged with Google Mapsmerged with Google Maps
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Google Earth viewGoogle Earth view
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Google Earth detailGoogle Earth detail
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Creating a Your Own Google Maps --
it’s easier than you think…
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Google maps – how to do it• Create a free Gmail account at
http://mail.google.com/mail/ • Go to Google Maps, log in with your Gmail
username, select My Maps• Select Create a new Map• Options include features such as place marks
with photos, text, hyperlinks, videos; drawing shapes and lines; overlaying other maps
• Google maps can be published for the world to view since a unique URL is created
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Google Maps: My Maps demo
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Click on the tab for “My Maps”
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Google Maps Resources
Google Maps Mania (blog) http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/
My Maps - Google Maps User Guidehttp://local.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=68480
Creating Google Maps – videohttp://maps.google.com/help/maps/mymaps/create.html
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Questions?
• Contact us:– Nancy Cannon at [email protected]– Kay Benjamin at [email protected]
• Access this presentation at: http://www.oneonta.edu/library/kb/googlemaps.pptx
ORhttp://www.oneonta.edu/library/kb/googlemaps.ppt