Beginning Google Maps Applications

I wrote to Frank Taylor over at Google Earth blog when Mike published his articles about harvesting the Ontario Parks data into a KML file for use in Google Maps. Frank decided to go one better and discuss the book directly. If you’re visiting from his blog thanks for stopping by and we hope you […]

Our editor, Jason Gilmore, has written two excellent articles (1 and 2) about using perl’s Geo::Coder::US module to build a home-grown geocoder. It uses the TIGER/Line data and the code behind the Geocoder.us service to build something very quickly and robustly.
These articles inspired Chapter 11 of our new book, so they get a BIG thank […]

Jason Gilmore was at OSCON this week and tipped us off that Apress has started pre-promoting our new book! I can’t wait to see the pictures of the LinuxWorld booth!

Enjoy.

Hello Everyone,
It’s been quiet here lately (for about a whole month) while we finished up all the details of the book and get it ready for the printers. The good news is that the book has been (or will be today) sent to the printers and we should see the first copies at LinuxWorld in […]

Welcome to googlemapsbook.com!
This is the official home for our book ‘Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax: From Novice to Professional‘ that is due to be published by Apress in August 2006.
Aside from promoting our book we hope that this site will become a resource for all Google Maps developers as we try to […]