Google Developers Blog: September 2013

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Fridaygram: constitutions online, dinosaur footprints, Science Fair

Friday, September 27, 2013

By +Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorConstituteDozens of fossilized dinosaur footprints were foundGoogle Science FairLego trophyAll we are is dust in the wind, or tracks in the Yukon, or something similarly temporary. But while we’re here, there’s Fridaygram to bring some fun nerdy news for your weekend. Thanks to our Yukon correspondent +Louis Gray for the dinosaur tip.

Visualizing airport delay correlations with Google BigQuery and Maps API

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Thanks to BigQuery, running complex correlations over billions or trillions of attributes is surprisingly easy. But don’t forget if your data does have some spatial component, a quick mapping visual can add some great context to your results.

Josh Livni works with maps at Google, where he helps developers tell compelling stories using the Google Maps APIs. As you read this, he's probably writing code, thinking about snowboarding, or both.

Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

By Josh Livni, Maps Developer Relations TeamCross-posted with the Google Geo Developers BlogLast week Felipe and Michael from the Google Cloud Platform Developer Relations team released a video demonstrating the new Pearson correlation analysis available in Google BigQuery. Their example used more than 70 million flight records to find correlations on departure times, which could be used to predict whether your plane would be late. Specifically, you can find out which set of airports best predict your airport’s possible flight delays the following day.As you can see from their code (watch the video for context), they’re using iPython Notebook to work with the BigQuery results, and matplotlib to get a quick visual of results. But one aspect that’s hard to see in these results is the spatial relationship of the airports. Maps to the rescue!My goal was to create a simple visualization, where selecting any airport would highlight which airports you should look at to predict delays the next day. Using the Google Maps JavaScript API I went ahead and did just that:

To create this map, using the same code noted above, we first created a JSON dump of the correlations on departure time for each airport to each other airport. Then, using an article on visualizing earthquakes as a template, I modified the code so that we have a simple dictionary of all airports, keyed by their airport id. Last but not least, I added a function that gets called when an airport marker is clicked in order to restyle all the other airport markers according to their correlation. This method checks the selected season (winter, for example, has different correlations than spring), and highlights correlated markers by setting the color and scale of the circle symbol.https://gist.github.com/jlivni/6602202 Thanks to BigQuery, running complex correlations over billions or trillions of attributes is surprisingly easy. But don’t forget if your data does have some spatial component, a quick mapping visual can add some great context to your results.Josh Livni works with maps at Google, where he helps developers tell compelling stories using the Google Maps APIs. As you read this, he's probably writing code, thinking about snowboarding, or both. Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Fridaygram: Galapagos on Street View, insect gears, Foucault’s doodle

Friday, September 20, 2013

By +Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog Editorthe Galapagos Islandsearlier this yearStreet View Trekker
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blue-footed boobiesMagnificent Frigatebirdsread moreinsects with natural gearsplanthoppersLéon Foucaultdoodle itselfThe world keeps turning, and Fridaygram keeps publishing. Look us up for nerdy cool news right before you start your weekend. And for still more amazing Galapagos stuff, see Darwin for a Day, built by the Charles Darwin Foundation and iNaturalist using the Street View API.

Google BigQuery goes real-time with streaming inserts, time-based queries, and more

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

By Felipe Hoffa, Developer Programs EngineerCross-posted from the Google Cloud Platform BlogGoogle BigQueryJOINGROUP BYReal-time analyticstabledata().insertAll()Using it is as easy as calling the new endpointbody = {"rows":[ {"json": {"column_name":7.7,}} ]} response = bigquery.tabledata().insertAll( projectId=PROJECT_ID, datasetId=DATASET_ID, tableId=TABLE_ID, body=body).execute() Table decorators for recent imported datanew syntax for "table decorators"New window and statistical functionsSUM()COUNT()AVG()MIN()MAX()FIRST_VALUELAST_VALUE()Refer to the previous release announcementhow to find interesting and anomalous patterns in ambient sensorshow to predict tomorrow's flight delays using 70 million flights datasetadds new statistical functionsCOVAR_POP()COVAR_SAMP()STDDEV_POP()STDDEV_SAMP()VAR_POP()VAR_SAMP()BigQuery browser tool: Improved history retrieval

https://bigquery.cloud.google.com/Stack Overflow+Google Cloud Platform#BigQueryFelipe Hoffa is part of the Cloud Platform team. He'd love to see the world's data accessible for everyone in BigQuery.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

HTTPS-compatible ad code for AdSense

Monday, September 16, 2013

By Sandor Sas, AdSense Software EngineerHypertext Transfer Protocol Secure<script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script><script async src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js">
</script><script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js">
</script>man-in-the-middle attacks

auctionadsbygoogle.jsshow_ads.jsGoogle+ pageSandor Sas is a Software Engineer on the AdSense Formats team working on new, innovative ad formats. In his free time Sandor likes to play football (soccer) and he is an amateur clarinet player.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Sun Surveyor shines with Street View

Monday, September 16, 2013

By Monica Tran, Google Maps API Team

Adam RatanaSun Surveyor

Visualizing the sun and moon paths in Augmented Reality and Map viewsGoogle Maps SDK for iOS

Visualizing sun and moon paths on top of Manhattanhenge in Sun SurveyorGeo Developers Blog

Creating an overlay on top of the panorama upon which to draw the items

Synchronizing the positions of the overlay items with the panorama as it moves

Determining which data are visible and where on the screen to draw them

Adam's post on the Geo Developers BlogAnd in the meantime, enjoy following the sun and moon to distant locations in Sun Surveyor.

Adéle Penguin Rookery, Antarctica (from the Antarctica Collection)

Hanauma Bay, Hawaii (from the Google Maps Ocean project)

Norway

Stonehenge (from the UNESCO World Heritage Collection)

Adam Ratana is a Carnegie Mellon University graduate living in, and loving, Pittsburgh, PA. He produces dance music as a member of Pittsburgh Track Authority, enjoys photography, traveling with his wife, and writing fun software in his free time. Adam also enjoys attending the Pittsburgh Cocoaheads chapter meetings.

Sun Surveyor visualizes the sun and moon in a variety of ways for photographers, filmmakers, solar industry professionals, architects, homebuyers, gardeners, and anyone needing to predict or understand the movement of the sun and moon.Monica Tran joins us from our Google Maps API team in Sydney, where she helps developers tell stories and build businesses with maps.

Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Fridaygram: The Clash’s history, Voyager’s journey, personal answers

Friday, September 13, 2013

By +Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog EditorFridaygramThe ClashGoogle Play has just released a five-part documentarywatch on YouTuberepeatfavoritesNASAVoyager 1 has become the first human-made object to reach interstellar spaceanswer questions about your stuffVoyager 1 has left us behind (or has it?), but Fridaygram is still here for you. If it’s nerdy, cool, or nerdy cool, it’s fair game for us.

Coder: a simple way to make web stuff on Raspberry Pi

Thursday, September 12, 2013

By Jason Striegel, Creative Technologist, Google Creative Lab+Jeff BaxterRaspberry Pi+Claire Stapleton+Minji Honggoo.gl/coder+Jason Striegel tinkers, builds, and experiments with cool web stuff at Google Creative Lab.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Where the cloud meets the road

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

By Alex Maier, Community Manager, Google Cloud PlatformCross-posted with the Google Cloud Platform BlogGoogle Cloud Platform

Pre-register soonAlex Maier’s goal in life is to grow the Google Cloud Platform community stronger and more vibrant every day. She loves discoveries, science, and racing cars.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Make your website more accessible to more users with Introduction to Web Accessibility

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

By Eve Andersson, Manager, Accessibility EngineeringEnglandGermanyJapanIntroduction to Web AccessibilityIntroduction to Web AccessibilityIntroduction to Web AccessibilityRegistrationEve Andersson is a manager in Accessibility Engineering, within the Google Research organization. She enjoys travel, wine, and the number pi.Posted by Ashleigh Rentz, Editor Emerita

Google APIs Console picks up the Picker API

Friday, September 6, 2013

By Kuntal Loya, Software EngineerAPIs Consoleregister<script type="text/javascript"> // The API developer key obtained from the Google APIs Console. var developerKey = 'ABC123 ... '; // Use the API Loader script to load google.picker. function loadPicker() { gapi.load('picker', {'callback': createPicker}); } // Create and render a Picker object for searching images. function createPicker() { var picker = new google.picker.PickerBuilder(). addView(google.picker.ViewId.IMAGE_SEARCH). setDeveloperKey(developerKey). setCallback(pickerCallback). build(); picker.setVisible(true); } </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/api.js?onload=loadPicker"> </script> Developer’s GuideKuntal Loya has been making the Google Picker smarter while enjoying Bangalore’s weather and the food at the Google Café. Meanwhile, she’s nearing the end of Mahasamar, Narendra Kohli’s 8-volume re-telling of the Mahabharata.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

Time to show what you can do with Google Cloud Platform

Thursday, September 5, 2013

By Chukwuemeka Afigbo, Program ManagerCross-posted from the Google Cloud Platform BlogGoogle Cloud PlatformGoogle Cloud Platform Developer ChallengeGoogle App EngineGoogle+YouTubeMaps

Enterprise / Small Business Solutions , Education, Not for Profit

Social / Personal Productivity / Games / Fun

Latin America

Sub Saharan Africa

South East Asia

Middle East & North Africa

India

Rest of the World

Google Developer Groups (GDGs)Google Business GroupsGoogle Student AmbassadorsGoogle App Engine tutorial

The Form+ team, one of the winners of last year's Google Apps Developer Challenge

Google Cloud Platform Developer Challenge page #gcdccloud.google.com/starterpack +Chukwuemeka Afigbo is a Program Manager in the Sub-Saharan Africa Outreach Team. He is passionate about making the internet more relevant to Africans. He is also an avid football (soccer) fan.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

GDG DevFest 2013 season is here

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

By Uttam Tripathi, Developer Relations TeamGoogle Developer Group

GDG DevFest 2013

13th Sep. - 29th Sep.

18th Oct. - 10th Nov.

global DevFest event mapUttam Tripathi is a Program Manger on the Developer Relations Team. Uttam is coordinating this year's GDG DevFest program worldwide and is in charge of developer outreach in India.Posted by Scott Knaster, Editor

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