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Mapping technologies and mobile technologies have often been at odds with each other. Mobile technologies require compact, high performance applications, and maps require massive amounts of data and special interfaces. Recently, mapping technologies have been optimized for the increased power of modern mobile devices. This talk will give an overview of what Google offers to mobile developers, including Android MapView and iPhone MapKit, and will demonstrate how to get started with the new Google Maps API version 3, which has been optimized for mobile devices.
Who: Mano Marks, Google
When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday September 1st 2009
Where: StartPad offices -- 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: Free! (Pizza and drinks will be served)
About the Presenter: Mano joined Google's Geo API team in 2006. He helps people all over the world develop and deploy their content in KML and Google Maps, working with large companies, small startups, and international aid organizations. Before coming to Google, Mano had an eclectic career that involved getting a Masters in History, a Masters in Information Management and Systems, and working as a data manager in small and mid-sized organizations for over a decade.
**This talk was followed by a Google Geo Hackathon on Thursday, September 3rd at Google Fremont! Find out more.**
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very interested in going, since I've done a bunch of mapping and GIS software, and a couple of mobile search apps. The googlers usually have something interesting to say.
Google mapping, very useful.
kate