Firebrand's training for Google Cloud Maps API Developer

Overview

The Google Maps API lets you embed Google Maps in your own web pages with JavaScript. The API provides a number of utilities for manipulating maps (just like on the http://maps.google.com web page) and adding content to the map through a variety of services, allowing you to create robust maps applications on your website.

Students will learn how to make maps with clickable markers, apply good CSS and JavaScript coding practices, also how to use multiple geocoding web services to translate physical addresses into latitudes and longitudes, and utilise location data in their application.

This Google Maps API training course will cover topics related to scalability, including marker clustering and on-the-fly image rendering techniques to display thousands of points on the map.

Advanced topics include: building your own info windows and tooltips, creating your own map tiles, and utilising publicly available census data to populate your own geocoding database.

Our Google Maps API Developer Training Course:

Allows you to achieve your certifications in a fraction of the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages
Helps students grasp complex technical concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory

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Benefits

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

* For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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Curriculum

You will cover the following content in the Google Maps API Developer Course:

Introduction and overview

Understanding maps
Importance and history of Latitude and Longitude
Satelitte imagery
The importance of applying maps in modern applications
How it all works

Overview of new services

Difference between Google API V2 and V3, and understanding the emerging mobile technology market

Getting started

How to create a simple static map through Latitude and Longitude co-ordinates
Understanding output
JSON and XML
Understanding KML
Working with JSON and XML
Understanding Ajax
Adding Points
Adding Polygons and polylines
Polyline Geodesic
Polyline Encoding
Polygon and Tile Overlays
Map Polygon Simple
Ground Overlay Layers
Tile Detector
Positioning
Event driven Maps
Adding Control
Adding drag and drop
Adding graphics
Custom Overlays
Exporting via KML

Javascript tools

Specifying a New Location
Separating Code from Content
Cleaning Up
Basic User Interaction
Using Map Control Widgets
Creating Markers
Detecting Marker Clicks
Opening the Info Window
A List of Points
Using Arrays and Objects
Iterating
Implimenting a simple SQL database and server to store data
Interacting with and storing data on the Server
Interacting with Google Documents. Storing and creating data

Adding Interactivity

Creating the Map and Marking Points
Listening to User Events
Asking for More Information with an Info Window
Creating an Info Window on the Map
Embedding a Form into the Info Window
Avoiding an Ambiguous State
Controlling the Info Window Size
Implementing Ajax

Using Google's Ajax Object

Parsing the JSON Structure
Parsing XML structure
Retrieving Markers from the Server
Adding Some Flair
Geocoding Addresses
Geocoding Extraction
Geocoding Reverse
Geocoding Cache
GeoXML RSS
GeoXML KML

Adding Traffic Overlay

Creating a route finder
Directions Advanced
Streetview Interaction
Creating a Streetview Object
The Streetview Layer
Streetview Data

Creating a model with geocoding functionality

Building a Store Location Map

Manipulating Third-Party Data

Third-Party data
Introduction to YQL
Using YQL to extract data

Improving the User Interface

CSS: A Touch of Style
Maximizing Your Map
Adding Hovering Toolbars
Creating Collapsible Side Panels
Scripted Style
Switching Up the Body Classes
Resizing with the Power of JavaScript
Populating the Side Panel
Getting Side Panel Feedback
Data Point Filtering
RJS and Draggable Toolbars
RJS Templates and Partials
Draggable Toolbars
Optimizing and Scaling for Large Data Sets

Understanding the Limitations

Streamlining Server-Client Communications
Optimizing Server-Side Processing
Server-Side Boundary Method
Server-Side Common-Point Method
Server-Side Clustering
Custom Detail Overlay Method
Custom Tile Method
Optimizing the Client-Side User Experience

Advanced Tips and Tricks

Debugging Maps
Interacting with the Map from the API
Helping You Find Your Place
Force Triggering Events with GEvent
Creating Your Own Events
Creating Map Objects with GOverlay
Choosing the Pane for the Overlay
Creating a Quick Tool Tip Overlay
Creating Custom Controls
Creating the Control Object
Creating the Container
Positioning the Container
Using the Control
Adding Tabs to Info Windows
Creating a Tabbed Info Window
Gathering Info Window Information and Changing Tabs
Creating a Custom Info Window
Creating the Overlay Object and Containers
Drawing a LittleInfoWindow
Implementing Your Own Map Type, Tiles, and Projection
GMapType: Gluing It Together
GProjection: Locating Where Things Are
GTileLayer: Viewing Images
The Blue Marble Map: Putting It All Together

Multiple Waypoints

Yahoo! Maps Building Block APIs
Sample Data from Government Sources
Sources of Raw GIS Data

Building a Geocoding Service

Geo Location
Understanding how Geo location works
The importance of geo location with mobile phone technology and wireless networks
How to geo locate a device. The geo location class
Introduction to Google gears and Google latitude
Detecting a mobile device
Displaying maps and data on mobile devices

Exam Track

There is currently no exam associated to this training program.

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

Accommodation *
Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
On-site exams **
Exam vouchers **
Practice tests **
Certification Guarantee ***
Courseware
Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
24-hour lab access
Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

For the Google Maps API Developer course students should be familiar with basic HTML and CSS, and have some programming experience.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

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