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Cartography 101: Fitting a Round Planet on a Flat Monitor§2. HTML Mapping: Embedding Maps in Web Pages§3. JavaScript for Google Maps: A Quick Intro to JavaScript§4. Advanced JavaScript: Events and Objects§5. Programming the Google Maps API: The Basic Objects§6. Windows Mapping: Embedding Maps in Windows Applications§7. Markers and Icons: Identifying Locations on the Map§8. Feature Annotation: Drawing Shapes on Maps§9. Interactive Drawing§10. Geodesic Calculations: The Geometry Library§11. The KML Data Format: Persisting Spatial Data§12. GIS on Google Maps: Building a GIS Application§13. The Backend Database: Storing and Querying Spatial Data§14. Marker Clustering: Handling Many Markers on the Map§15. Sharing Maps: Map Generation and Annotation§16. Making Ajax Calls: Updating maps in real time§17. More Google Services: Directions and Geocoding APIs§18. My Place on Earth: Location Aware Applications§19. Heatmaps: Visualizing Spatial Data§20. Mapping with Style: Customize Maps with Styles§21. JavaScript Animation: Animating Items on the Map§22. Advanced Animation: Animated Drawings§APPENDIX I: Script Debugging§APPENDIX II: Scalable Vector Graphics