Exposing Google Maps

An insider account of the security holes that left Google Maps exposed Hacking and Exposing Google Mapsis the story of Bryan Seely, the well-known ethical hacker who discovered the vulnerabilities in Google Maps. Written by Bryan himself, this detailed story draws from his firsthand experience to define all the parties involved, outline the background information, lay out the timeline of events, and explain the technical solutions that sew up the holes in Google Maps. Engaging and revealing, this book provides expert insight into the vulnerabilities and hacks that could affect other map directories like Yelp, Bing, and Apple Maps. Bryan discusses his struggles in convincing the Secret Service, FBI, and Google of the threat, and divulges the shocking details of how criminals have forged a stronghold in Google Maps and other directories by means of mail fraud, wire fraud, and more. Google Maps for mobile is one of the most popular mobile apps, but security has become a growing concern, with the satellite imagery offering potential terrorists a valuable tool for choosing targets and planning attacks. This book describes the vulnerabilities that hackers exploit, from the man who was the first to discover them in the Google Maps directory. Understand Google Maps' critical vulnerabilities Discover who is taking advantage of the situation Learn how victims are fighting back Explore the technical fixes that lock it down tight Data security is increasingly on everyone's mind, and this book tells a riveting, real-life tale of what happens when it goes wrong on a massive scale. Hacking and Exposing Google Maps is a witty, absorbing, informative story and cautionary tale, with in-depth technical know-how for preventing future attacks.

This is the eBook version of the printed book. Using Google™ Maps and Google Earth is more than just a book: it’s the fastest, easiest way to master Google’s amazing mapping applications! Don’t just “read” about it: see it, hear it, live it, with step-by-step screencasts and expert audio tips. Discover how to map your favorite places with Google Maps…see actual locations with Street View…generate driving, walking, and public transit directions…find and learn more about businesses…create and share custom maps and mashups…use Google Maps on iPhone…navigate Google Earth to find locations fast…create life-like Google Earth roadmaps, and tour your route…even explore Google Sky, Google Moon, and Google Earth’s Flight Simulator! Exclusive online Show Me video walks through tasks you’ve just got to see…Tell Me More audio delivers practical, “straight from the experts” insights…Point-Counterpoint audio compares alternative solutions—so you can pick the one that’s best for you. It’s all the help you’ll ever need…where you want it, when you want it!

Have a Google Maps mashup that you'd like to expose to millions of users on maps.google.com? New to the mapping craze, but have an idea for a killer map–based application? Want to learn how to create GeoRSS and KML feeds with your geotagged content, exposing your customer to new ways of exploring and navigating your content? Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets Is the first book to cover Google's Mapplet technology Shows you how to create Google Maps–based applications and publish to maps.google.com Provides a single–source resource and practical guide to Mapplets and mashups Teaches you how to mash up Mapplets using location–specific data Includes examples of real–world applications

Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS is a beginner’s guide to creating web mashups using Google mapping technology. Serves as a single–source primer to displaying data on Google Maps Covers both Mapplets and the Google Maps API Provides everything you need to start participating in the geographic Web What you’ll learn “Mash up” GeoWeb services onto a Google map Package your mashup as a mapplet and publish it to maps.google.com Enhance your map with driving directions, local search, map advertising, and more Discover common Google–mapping mistakes to avoid Find out how and when to geocode existing data into mappable coordinates Deliver your own data as GeoXML Who this book is for This book is for web designers and developers who have not worked with Google Maps or geographic data before. A working knowledge of HTML is required, and some programming experience is beneficial.

Have a Google Maps mashup that you'd like to expose to millions of users on maps.google.com? New to the mapping craze, but have an idea for a killer map–based application? Want to learn how to create GeoRSS and KML feeds with your geotagged content, exposing your customer to new ways of exploring and navigating your content? Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets Is the first book to cover Google's Mapplet technology Shows you how to create Google Maps–based applications and publish to maps.google.com Provides a single–source resource and practical guide to Mapplets and mashups Teaches you how to mash up Mapplets using location–specific data Includes examples of real–world applications

Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS is a beginner's guide to creating web mashups using Google mapping technology. Serves as a single–source primer to displaying data on Google Maps Covers both Mapplets and the Google Maps API Provides everything you need to start participating in the geographic Web

Google Maps API Cookbook follows a fast-paced, high-level, structured cookbook approach, with minimal theory and an abundance of practical, real-world examples explained in a thorough yet concise manner to help you learn quickly and efficiently. Google Maps API Cookbook is for developers who wish to learn how to do anything from adding a simple embedded map to a website to developing complex GIS applications with the Google Maps JavaScript API. It is targeted at JavaScript developers who know how to get by but who are also seeking the immediacy of recipe-based advice.

The Google Maps API remains one of the showcase examples of the Web 2.0 development paradigm. In fact, interest in the Google service is so strong that it arguably sparked the mashup phenomenon. This is the first book to comprehensively introduce the service from a developer perspective, showing readers how they can integrate mapping features into their Web applications. Proceeding far beyond creating a simplistic map display, readers are shown how to draw upon a variety of data sources such as geocode.us and the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line data to build comprehensive geocoding services for mapping any location in North America.