#google maps engine

El motor CartoDB on Google Platform reemplaza a Google Maps Engine, presentado por la startup española CartoDB, es la primera alternativa que surge luego del anuncio de Google que discontinuará la API de Google Maps Engine.

Las funcionalidades de CartoDB on Google Platform son principalmente su rapidez y escalabilidad comparada con Google, su diseño de  interfaz web es sencilla e intuitiva para el manejo de datos y creación de mapas, también tiene un notable conjunto de APIs para crear distintos tipos de mapas y aplicaciones.

Incluye soporte para formatos GME, GeoJSON y GPX.

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Han cambiado el enfoque del lenguaje, antes Google Maps Engine utilizaban JSON en forma exclusiva lo que permitía obtener distintos diseño en los mapas, pero ahora el nuevo lenguaje CartoCSS es más sencillo especialmente para quienes usan CSS. Lo que permite ampliar nuevas características para el escalado de tamaño, posicionamiento y control del color.

Mantendrá las APIs más utilizadas de Google: Google basemaps, Street View, Directions y Traffic, permitiendo a los antiguos usuarios achicar la brecha de aprendizaje y garantizando a la vez la creación de mapas similares a los de Google pero mejorados con las nuevas características de CartoDB on Google Platform.

Vía | CartoDB

Google Maps Engine Rebrands to ‘My Maps’

Google has announced it is rebranding its Google Maps Engine Lite custom maps app to My Maps.

The company further revealed that it will upgrade all maps created in classic Google Maps Engine Lite app to the new My Maps by end of this year. However, users can get started right away by upgrading to the new My Maps.

Announcing the new My Maps, Google via its Google Maps support page notes, “In the…

Maps Engine makes it easy to create and share maps online.

Want to show crime rates in your neighborhood? ...Want to figure out the crime rate for your neighborhood using city-wide data? Or compare the presence of police stations, schools, hospitals, etc with crime rates?

Want to highlight the best places to eat and shops?

Want to compare affluence with test scores? Graduation rates in proximity of an afterschool program?

What about comparing the density of non-emergency phone calls against the density of emergency ones?

GIS

Here ye finds Google Maps Gallery: tons of public data/mapping/visualizations powered up by (built upon ?) the Google infrastructure.  Nice resource!

The Google Maps Engine ArcGIS Connector is open source!

We talk with Alan Poole who authored the ArcGIS Desktop add-on that give desktop GIS users very easy access to data stored in Google Maps Engine, and the ability to upload data to GME. What’s more, it’s open source and we are taking contributions.

New Post has been published on http://www.gogooglego.com/google-maps-engine.html

Google Maps Engine

What Google Says: Create and share custom Google Maps at scale

Bring the power of Google Maps to your organization with Google Maps Engine Pro. Layer your data on top of Google’s base map and create your own maps and geospatial applications that are supported by Google’s reliable, world-class infrastructure.

Offering both a platform solution and professional application, Google Maps Engine Pro enables a full spectrum of maps creation. Learn more and decide which edition is right for you. Source: Google Maps Engine

Why You Should Use It: Google Maps Engine is targeted to the enterprise user. Your data can be put onto a Google map to create your customized maps using multiple layers. You choose your own development platform whether its on the Web, Android, iOS, server-based, or GIS-based software. Then you can share and publish them to any scale.

See how Fedex uses Google Maps Engine

Watch Google’s Hangout on Air where Product Manager Dylan Lorimer and Envista CEO Marc Fagan explain and demo Google Maps Engine: