Build a custom google maps theme

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What you will practice

Building a custom map on your website using the Google Cloud Platform and Google Maps JavaScript API.

Introduction

In this project, you’ll be creating and styling a Google Map with a theme and custom marker images. You’ll use Google Cloud Platform to create the map, and also use the Google Maps JavaScript API to load the map on a website. I’ve created a Super Mario themed map here but you are welcome to use any style you’d like!

Mario themed google map

Requirements

Display a Google Map on your website with a custom color theme
Center the map at a particular latitude/longitude
Use custom markers around the map

Suggested Implementation

Create a Google Cloud Platform project
Style your map in Google Map Management
Use the map ID and API key to load the map on your website with the Google Maps JavaScript API
Use CSS to display and style the map on the website
Use the JavaScript API to customize the map settings like center point and zoom
Create and place custom map markers

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Suggested languages and frameworks

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Difficulty

easy

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Jessica Chan

Front-end developer and YouTuber @ Coder Coder

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