Thor Mitchell (Sydney, Australia)

Thor got distracted by the internet 13 years ago while studying for a Physics degree and quickly realised it was much more interesting. Having worked for the likes of UUNET and Sun Microsystems in the UK, U.S., and Australia, he now spends his time darning geospatial socks as the worldwide product lead for the Google Maps API in the Enterprise Support team at Google.

What's new and cool in the Google Maps API?

The Google Maps JavaScript API helped kickstart the mashup concept and continues to go from strength to strength. This session will introduce the latest additions, including integrated local business search, street level panoramas, Google Earth integration with KML, and lightweight maps for low bandwidth sites and mobile devices. More...