Episode 138: Google Maps with Katerina Skroumpelou

Recording date: May 20th, 2021

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Katerina Skroumpelou @Psybercity

• AG Grid

• Lemon Productions podcast editing and production.

• Katerina Skroumpelou (website)
• Google Maps Platform APIs
• Google Maps JavaScript API
• What is Spatial Data
• Google Developer Expert program
• Google Earth
• Difference between Vector and Raster
• WebGL
• Google Maps + WebGL
• From Google I/O 2021: Cloud-based Google Maps Styling
• From Google I/O 2021: Google Maps + WebGL
• Google Maps Samples
• Google Maps JS Samples
• Keyboard accessibility in Google Maps
• Node in your browser!

• 00:40 Intro
• 02:39 Guest introduction
• 04:29 What is it about Google Maps that you enjoy?
• 06:19 How did you get into maps?
• 09:22 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 10:24 What type of custom maps are you building?
• 12:51 What type of business applications have you built?
• 18:50 What features are under-utilized?
• 23:28 Sponsor: Lemon Productions
• 25:56 Local mapping usage
• 28:18 Is the API easy to use?
• 30:19 What's new in mapping in 2021?
• 32:47 Do you use mapping in your current job?
• 36:28 What is a Google Developer Expert (GDE)?
• 41:28 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.