Sessions at Google I/O 2011 about Google Maps and Google Earth

Tuesday 10th May 2011

• Secrets and surprises of the Google Geo APIs

  by Ossama Alami and Aaron Jacobs

  We've been busy this year! Come learn about some new, some hidden, and some surprising features of the Maps API, Earth API, Fusion Tables and other APIs you may not even realise exist.

  • Fusion Tables
  • Geo
  • Google Earth
  • Google Maps

  At 11:30am to 12:30pm, Tuesday 10th May

  In Room 10, Moscone West

  Coverage slide deck video

• High Performance KML for Maps and Earth

  by Sean Askay and Mano Marks

  KML is the most used geographic display language in the world. As the volume of data that needs to be displayed on a Map or in Google Earth increases, an awareness perfomance becomes increasingly important. We will be discussing techniques for reducing bandwidth usage, applying incremental changes, styling, and other ways to supercharge your KML.

  • Google Earth
  • Google Maps
  • KML

  At 3:45pm to 4:45pm, Tuesday 10th May

  In Room 10, Moscone West

Wednesday 11th May 2011

• GIS with Google Earth and Google Maps

  by Mano Marks and Josh Livni

  Building a robust interactive map with a lot of data involves more than just adding a few placemarks. We'll talk about integrating with existing GIS software, importing data from shapefiles and other formats, map projections, and techniques for managing, analyzing, and rendering large datasets.

  • Geo
  • GIS
  • Google Earth
  • Google Maps

  At 4:15pm to 5:15pm, Wednesday 11th May

  In Room 7, Moscone West

  Coverage video