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The Geolocation API: Using Maps and Location in Your Web Pages

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This course, The Geolocation API: Using Maps and Location in Your Web Pages, introduces JavaScript developers to the geolocation API, available in all modern browsers. First, you will use the geolocation JavaScript API, seeing how to handle errors and how the browser determines a location. Next, you'll learn how to use a location to generate a map with the Google Maps library and build a simple place search application. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the foundation to create desktop and mobile web applications that incorporate location and mapping libraries to help users as they move around in the world.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Introduction 12mins
  • Geolocation Basics 13mins
  • Geolocation API Properties and Methods 18mins
  • Optimizing Your Geolocation Application 7mins
  • Using Google Maps with the Geolocation API 17mins
  • Using Google Maps Places to Create a Simple Search Application 20mins
  • Wrap Up 5mins

Taught by

Elisabeth Robson

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4.6 rating at Pluralsight based on 44 ratings

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