Working with Geolocation in HTML

This course will teach you how to get a user’s location and place that location on a map.

Getting a user's position and mapping in websites is very common today. In this course, Working with Geolocation in HTML5, you’ll learn to retrieve a user’s location from their browser and show their location on a map. First, you’ll explore the geolocation object available in all modern browsers. Next, you’ll discover how to display that location on a map, and use Google Maps to place markers at that location. Next, you’ll use Google Maps to get directions from one location to another. Finally, you’ll learn how the Geocoding features of Google Maps will then be used to search for addresses. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of geolocation and geocoding needed to embed and use mapping software within any HTML page.

• Course Overview 1min
• Capture a User's Location Using the Geolocation Object 23mins
• Display Locations on a Map 17mins
• Embed Maps Using the Google Maps API 28mins
• Getting Directions with Google Maps 11mins
• Geocoding with Google Maps 14mins