Google maps engine and language presentation Ibrahim Motala

XML My example - XML – XML stands for ‘Extensible Mark-up Language’. This language is very similar mark-up language to HTML. The coding language is simple for humans to read so people without any experience or knowledge could read it and get a slight understanding of what the code means or the data it is holding. Pros: Anybody can read it and understand the language You can create your own tags It is a very flexible language Cons: Every tag needs to be closed Not compatible with a majority of web browsers

JSON My example Json stands for Javascript Object Notation. It is a very similar language to javascript. Json is a syntax which is used for storing and exchanging data. Pros: Easier and quicker than XML Easy to read and understand Can be easily paired with JavaScript to output data Compatible with all browsers Cons: Very limited so large sets of data can not be stored unlike CSV or XML

CSV My Example - CSV stands for Comma Separated Values. CSV file types are like database and can be created using software such as Microsoft excel. Pros Does not store data through code Easily readable and anyone can read it Useful for large amounts of data Easy to output Decent file sizes Cons: Difficult to transfer complex data Very basic format

Google Maps Engine Google maps engine is an online application which is free to use but has additional costs if users would like to use some extra services and tools. The main reason why googles engine is very popular is because most of the service is free to anybody who wants to use it. Google created this engine so people can create their own maps and add their own destinations to the map. This service is used by almost everyone. I personally use this service regularly when I go out of Preston and I’m in a city where I don’t go regularly and need to find something. Businesses and travellers are very well known to use this engine.

Business would build maps to help users find locations of their locations. Business like CEX are known to use this mapping engine for that specific reason. Some business would pay to use the extra services that are not provided for the free engine. Googles map engine is very easy to use and would not take a long time to learn and get used to. Also, ironically you can google a lot of tutorials and instructions and there are also videos on YouTube that have been created by past users.

The risk to using this engine is that everybody who has access to the data, could change some and make mistakes without anybody knowing which could result in users getting the wrong information. The risks from a clients point of view is that if there is an error in the data and it has not been checked, then they could end up distributing misinformation to their users. The most suitable data sources for this engine is finding the longitude and latitude of destinations which can then be inputted and also viewed on the maps