Goal: Create a store locator experience powered by Google Maps

Sub-goal: Use the latest Maps API features

Sub-goal: Use the documentation, articles, and demos

1. Setup a database of stores with a CSV.
   
2. Geocode the database of stores:
   • Read the "Geocoding addresses with PHP/MySQL" article.
   • Customize the code from the article (add key, database info) to create this code.
   • Run the script.
     
3. Create a store locator map mashup:
   • Read the "Creating a Store Locator with PHP/MySQL" article.
   • Customize the code from the article (if needed) to create this code.
   • Run the script that generates XML once, to make sure it works: http://imagine-it.org/storelocator/phpsqlsearch_genxml.php?lat=37&lng=-122&radius=25
     
   • Modify the HTML from the article (if needed) to create this page.
     
4. Add new features to store locator map mashup (Street View, Drag-to-Zoom Control):
   • Check out our demo gallery, search for Street View examples:
     
   • Integrate the code from the "angled panorama" example into existing HTML to create this page:
     
   • Check out our open source library offerings, especially the DragZoomControl documentation.
   • Integrate the code from the basic example into existing HTML to create this page.
5. Create a mapplet version of the store locator mashup, so that people can use it on Google Maps:
   • Read the "Converting a Maps API mashup to Mapplet" article.
   • Modify the HTML from the store locator mashup according to article, to create this mapplet.
   • Test that it works by adding both the Developer Mapplet and the Store Locator Mapplet to maps.google.com.
     
   • Submit the mapplet to the mapplets directory.
6. Create a static map version of the store locator mashup, so that people can use in on non-JS-enabled devices/browsers:
   • Check out the demo gallery, search for static maps examples.
   • Combine parts of the store locator mashup PHP, the geocode PHP, and the multiple markers static map generation, to create this code.
   • Test that it works by visiting this page.
     
7. Create a KML version of the store data, so that people can use it in multiple geo browsers, and so that Google can index it.
   • Read the "Creating KML with PHP/MySQL" article.
   • Modify the code from the article (if needed) to create this code.
   • Test that it works in Google Earth by visiting this URL the browser.
     
   • Test that it works in Google Maps by putting this URL in the search box.
     
   • Read the KML Sitemap article.
   • Modify the sitemap example to include a link to the generated KML to create this sitemap.
   • Submit the sitemap to Google.