The next presentation we have seen here at the Australian Google Developer Day was from James Macgill, one of the developers of the newly announced Google Mapplets.
James's presentation covered all the Mapplet essentials: what they are, how they integrate with Google Maps, and how to make them. We were treated to an explanation of how a Mapplet developer can satisfy both security and functionality requirements, which is pretty cool stuff.
The most maptastic part of the presentation was demonstrating how you can overlap information from multiple mashups onto the one map. For example, overlaying crime data with real estate info.
In fact, it's obvious that the path to fame and fortune isn't with Google Gears - as awesome as that is - but with Mapplet creation. And as James pointed out, you should get in there quickly because there are going to be a lot of Mapplets to choose from very soon; you want yours to be at the top of the list!
Posted by Jon Skinner, Google Software Engineer (and Mapplet developer)
Google Developer Day 2007
Sydney, AU
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