1. Day 2: Down to the Wire We are going to familiarize ourselves with the core technologies used by Web Services and the Web. These technologies are used all over the place Under the hood. They underpin higher level concepts We will have a lab session this afternoon, working with The Google Maps API

2. Who am I? Studied Fine Art many moons ago. Worked as an artist and theatre designer for 15 years. Then got into the Web… Did the MSc here in 2002-3 and a PhD after that worked here as an RA research in the areas this course covers - P2P, the Web, Web Services and eScience, Health Informatics Went into Industry in 2011 Software architect for a large global company in the eHealth domain Mostly work on US projects Complex enterprise integration systems

3. Coursework Worth 30% of over all mark Will handout in week 4 Due back in week 10 Focuses on system architecture Domain specific scenario Contains challenges that do not have black and white solutions

4. Lab Task/Homework Using the Google Maps API, create a map of your birthplace or where you currently live. Use the Geocoding service to get latitude and longitudes Draw directions from your birthplace (or current address) to your school (or Uni) using the Direction service Use Markers to pinpoint the locations. Add more information to the markers, e.g. images. If you’re feeling adventurous, see if you can search for photos using the Flickr API and integrate them with your map. You will present your maps on contact day 4

5. Lab You will need a Google account. If you don’t have one, you can create one, and delete it after the exercise. Go to www.google.com and click on ‘sign in’ and follow instructions.www.google.com Then go to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tu torial https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tu torial Follow instructions for creating the Hello World example API reference: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/r eference https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/r eference Examples: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/e xamples/https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/e xamples/

6. Lab You must get an API key to use the Google services. Follow the instructions for obtaining an API key. Note: to activate, click the button on the Google Maps API V3 row

7. Flickr Like Google, you need an API key to use Flickr services You can log into Flickr to get the API key using your Google account (or yahoo if you have one). Check out: http://www.flickr.com/services/api/