1. Campus Google Map Applications Copyright Robert Workman 2006 This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author. Robert Workman Jian Lian Chan Adam Gschwender workmanr1@southernct.edu chanj2@southernct.edu gschwendera1@southernct.edu Southern Connecticut State University Slideshow Link http://home.southernct.edu/~workmanr1/NERCOMP.ppt http://home.southernct.edu/~workmanr1/NERCOMP.ppt

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6. Benefits of the Map A map is a picture, which is worth a thousand words. It gives a new dimension in analyzing data. Depending on the setup, you can import new data, becoming a new map. It has educational value. You can incorporate the following into your lesson: HTML Javascript PHP MySQL XML Concept of separation of data and design Importance of raw data and graphical representation of data Database design

7. Creating the SCSU Student Map Purpose Maps can be created that show changes in enrollment from one year to another. Effect of recruiting campaigns

8. Creating the SCSU Student Map Before you begin, you’ll need A website A MySQL database Some knowledge of HTML, Javascript, XML, PHP

9. Creating the SCSU Student Map Steps Sign up for an API Key from Google. Read the API Documentation. Get a list of student data from registrar of only: City, State, Zip Import the data into a database table.

10. Creating the SCSU Student Map Steps Set up a PHP page to read from the table, displaying it as XML. Set up a webpage to display the map. Include the API Key...

11. Creating the SCSU Student Map Steps Include JavaScript code provided by the API Documentation Set the page to read from the XML-generated PHP file. Refer to the tutorial.

12. Problems Encountered At this time, Google Maps only accept longitude/latitude values. Solution: Set up a database table containing zip codes and its longitude/latitude alias. Data comes from the US Census website. Use the table for conversion. Google is expected to make changes into the API. If you will be working on a map project, heed this warning.

13. References Google Maps API Documentation: http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/ Google Map Mania: http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.comhttp://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com Geocoder.us: a free US address geocoder: http://geocoder.ushttp://geocoder.us WorldKit geocoder: http://brainoff.com/worldkit/geocoderhttp://brainoff.com/worldkit/geocoder Tables to convert zip code to lat/long: http://www.zipcodeworld.com/

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