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Google Maps is one of the most utilized services in the world. Its APIs are among the best available for creating interactive digital maps. There’s a wide range of use cases for maps, including ride-hailing apps, looking up new restaurants, and even checking out the traffic situation on roads.

In this course, you’ll be introduced to two of Google Maps’s most utilized APIs: Embed Maps API and Maps JavaScript API. Through examples and code exercises, you will master key concepts of Google Maps development, including drawing, events, controls, and interactions.

By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to create impressive web applications with unique and interactive maps.

A Beginner's Guide to the Google Maps API

When using the Google Maps JS API, several UI elements allow the user to control certain aspects of the map. For this reason, these UI elements are sometimes referred to as controls.

Although the Maps JS API can handle all control actions by default, controls that need to be enabled or disabled can be customized.

Learn how to set up a map with the default UI controls.

Introduction

Maps Embed API and its Different Modes

Maps JS API Basics

Controls and Interactions

Events

Drawing on the Map

Conclusion

Appendix

Map Controls and the Default UI