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How to use Google Charts API with 6 examples

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pyko
on August 28, 2008
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Few months ago I had a good look into Google Charts API and it was great! If you are not aware, Google Charts API basically allows you to create pretty graphs simply by using an URL with correct parameters specified. It is fairly flexible, with many things you can change and customise - which is where it becomes bit complicated. It is quite easy to generate a chart, but it wasn’t as easy to generate the exact chart I needed. So below are 6 examples charts with explanations and tips that will hopefully help you understand Google Charts better.

A few notes before I start

  1. The data/labels for all the graphs here have no meaning at all - just examples that I have come up with.
  2. I’ll explain each parameter probably only once (since they are generally the same across all graphs). If something is different or special I’ll explain it again.
  3. If you have any other tips/hints please share :)

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Google Maps - Street View…in Australia!

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pyko
on August 5, 2008
in Cool stuff
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Google Maps Street View of UNSW mainwalkway

When Google Maps was released in early 2005 it was quite cool to be able to see a birds-eye view of various places (even if you could only zoom in so far). Since then, there has been many improvements - more view types, clearer pictures, closer zoom etc.

In mid 2007, a new view type: Street View was made available. I must say, it is quite cool - Street View allows you to actually see the street as if you were there at the place. This view was only available to a selection of cities in the USA and Australia (the ‘birth’ place of Google Maps) was left out…until today!

Yes, as of today (5th August 2008) there is Street View in Google Maps for pretty much all of Australia! At first I was quite excited, as I’ve had a look at Street View in USA before (1 Infinite Loop :) ) and thought “Wouldn’t it be cool if this was in Australia?”. Now that it is in Australia I must say it is cool, but definitely also scary! In my opinion, being able to see your own house on Google Maps and with the correct (or a very close) address feels scary!

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