Project: Neighborhood Map

This project has been created to showcase my front-end(javascript, Knockout.js, etc.) & API skills. This project loads a map using Google Maps that shows predifned locations, as markers. Each with a relevant Wikipedia article that shows up as a link to respective article, when the related marker is clicked.

Prerequisites:

• Web Browser

• Network Connection/Internet

• Google Maps API developer account (API Key)

Running the project:

-There is no need to install this project, after un-zipping this zip file, the index.html file needs to be opended with a browser.

APIs, Libraries & Frameworks Used:

• jQuery
• Knockout.js
• Google Maps Javascript API
• Wikipedia API
• Bootstrap

Acknowledgments:

• My instructors at Udacity
• The documentation, Google Maps JS API (https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/reference/)
• Thanks to StipeP for the map styles at Snazzy maps(https://snazzymaps.com/style/8097/wy)
• Thanks to PurpleBooth(https://gist.github.com/PurpleBooth) for her README template