Week 5

Week 5 question

For this exercise you must:

 Research and find out some information on what the Google Maps API is and then explain this in your blog post (referencing your sources by linking to them).

According to Google (developer.google.com/maps), Google Maps API is "a popular and powerful mapping API that provides a wide range of services and utilities for data utilization, map manipulation, directions and more". Essentially it a application programming interface that enables you to display and customize maps on your website (w3schools.com). It is customized for smart phones and the embed code is easily found and inserted into a website.

References:

Google Maps API, https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorials/ 

w3schools.com, http://www.w3schools.com/googleapi/