Web Rush

Episode 138: Google Maps with Katerina Skroumpelou

Episode Summary

Katerina Skroumpelou talk about her love of Google Maps and the Google Maps API. What types of custom maps are being built? What types of business applications are there for Google Maps? What's new in mapping in 2021? And what is a Google Developer Expert?

Episode Notes

Recording date: May 20th, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Katerina Skroumpelou @Psybercity

Brought to you by

• AG Grid

  

• Lemon Productions podcast editing and production.

Resources:

• Katerina Skroumpelou (website)
• Google Maps Platform APIs
• Google Maps JavaScript API
• What is Spatial Data
• Google Developer Expert program
• Google Earth
• Difference between Vector and Raster
• WebGL
• Google Maps + WebGL
• From Google I/O 2021: Cloud-based Google Maps Styling
• From Google I/O 2021: Google Maps + WebGL
• Google Maps Samples
• Google Maps JS Samples
• Keyboard accessibility in Google Maps
• Node in your browser!

Timejumps

• 00:40 Intro
• 02:39 Guest introduction
• 04:29 What is it about Google Maps that you enjoy?
• 06:19 How did you get into maps?
• 09:22 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 10:24 What type of custom maps are you building?
• 12:51 What type of business applications have you built?
• 18:50 What features are under-utilized?
• 23:28 Sponsor: Lemon Productions
• 25:56 Local mapping usage
• 28:18 Is the API easy to use?
• 30:19 What's new in mapping in 2021?
• 32:47 Do you use mapping in your current job?
• 36:28 What is a Google Developer Expert (GDE)?
• 41:28 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.