This book is aimed at both amateur and professional programmers who want to make use of
either Google Maps or Google Earth in their own applications.To get the best out of this
book, you should have some basic programming experience and ideally be familiar with
HTML and JavaScript. It would also be beneficial to have experience with scripting languages
(particularly Perl) and SQL databases, such as MySQL.
Managers and other interested parties might also find sections of the book useful, because it can help them understand how the applications work and also provide background knowledge on what Google Maps and Google Earth are capable of.
