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Turn-By-Turn Directions with the Google Maps API

Turn-By-Turn Directions with the Google Maps API

In this tutorial, we will go through the process of creating a small widget that allows users to retrieve turn-by-turn directions to a specified location. We’ll be using the Google Maps API, via JavaScript, to provide this rather advanced functionality.

Creating a Google Map with ExpressionEngine

As Richard Tape has begun to show in his part 1 and part 2 articles on Becoming an ExpressionEngine Superstar, EE is a flexible and easy to customize CMS. Now that everyone has some understanding of how EE works, I thought I would take this opportunity to show a relatively real world example of creating a dynamic Google Map powered by EE.

API Mashup

How to Create a Mashup by Combining 3 Different APIs

This tutorial will show you how to create a mashup of three different APIs including integration with Google Maps. This idea came about when I was searching through ProgrammableWeb’s API directory for a couple APIs that complimented each other enough that I could use one to provide the other with data. What I came up with will be known as the “Beer Mashup”.