Google Maps JavaScript API
Using my first API to create a mashup map.
Google Map API for TGIS 503 Lab 1.2
For this portion of the lab, I used Google Maps JavaScript API (application program interface) to embed a map with a custom location marker. The location I chose was the bridge on which my wife and I got engaged. It is just past Greenwater Lakes, on a timber bridge over a small creek (pictured above).
APIs like these allow programs to talk to each other. This enables us to create new web maps by combining data from multiple sources-sometimes called 'mashups'. In this case, I combined Google Map data with my own location data placed on top. I was also able to use a custom icon for the pin, instead of Google's standard red one (think upside down teardrop). Lastly, I created a tooltip, which gives explanatory text for an item when you hover your mouse over it. Give it a try!