Using Google Maps with Zend_GData

This episode will wrap up the google docs series. You can start with Part 1 and Part 2, or jump straight into this one. With our persistence layer (the Google Docs Spreadsheet) and unit tests around geo-targetting addresses completed, we’ll tackle the view and try and visualize our data using the Google Maps API. This video will also touch on Zend_View, Zend_Controller, Zend_Registry and bootstrapping with Zend_Config. All of this wouldn’t be possible without Zend_GData. Download the source code, browse it online and don’t be shy to ask questions in the forum.

Synopsis

review of current unit tests

1:30 – review of the google docs spreadsheet

3:30 – creating an API key

5:00 – grabbing spreadsheet data

8:30 – embedding google maps

12:00 – embedding one marker

23:00 – writing the javascript plotting code

30:30 – moving configuration data into the application.ini file