Hacking GoogleMaps and GoogleEarth (ExtremeTech):

Product Description

This one-of-a-kind resource contains 500 pages of jaw-dropping hacks, mods, and customizations. These include creating mashups with data from other sources such as Flickr, building a space station tracker, hacking Maps with Firefox PiggyBank, and building a complete community site with Maps and Earth. Now you can map out locations, get driving directions, zoom into any point on the globe, display real time traffic, and much more.

From the Back Cover

Going somewhere? Or just getting back?

Great vacation photos—too bad you can't remember where you took them. And wouldn't it have been terrific to find a pizza joint when you bumped into your college buddy in that little ski town? Well, by making Google Maps and Google Earth do your bidding, you can find out not only where you're going, but where you've been. Get an aerial view of the beach in that picture. Pinpoint every Thai takeout in your girlfriend's zip code. Plan the Great International Rollercoaster Tour. Here's how.

Get Going

Create applications that let you do all this and more

1. Make maps that reveal statistical data

2. Plot routes to include or avoid key factors

3. Build a community site

4. Create a realtor's presentation

5. Calculate distances for routes

6. Show where your holiday photos were taken

7. Merge Flickr photos onto a map

8. Highlight archaeological information

to download follow the link below:

http://rapidshare.com/files/116820956/Hacking_Google_Maps_and_Google_Earth_tera_21-Balkan-Media.rar

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Google Earth For Dummies:

Book Description

This interesting guide covers all aspects of Google Earth, the freely downloadable application from Google that allows users to view satellite images from all points of the globe

Aimed at a diverse audience, including casual users who enjoy air shots of locales as well as geographers, real estate professionals, and GPS developers

Includes valuable tips on various customizations that users can add, advice on setting up scavenger hunts, and guidance on using Google Earth to benefit a business

Explains modifying general options, managing the layer and placemark systems, and tackling some of the more technical aspects, such as interfacing with GPS

There are more than 400,000 registered users of Google Earth and the number is still growing

to download follow the links below:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=81E4SXG7

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