Map Scripting 101: An Example-Driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps and Mashups With Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps - Softcover

Duvander, Adam

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9781593272715: Map Scripting 101: An Example-Driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps and Mashups With Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1593272715 ISBN 13: 9781593272715
Publisher: No Starch Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Websites like MapQuest and Google Maps have transformed the way we think about maps. But these services do more than offer driving directions—they provide APIs that web developers can use to build highly customized map-based applications.

In Map Scripting 101, author Adam DuVander delivers 73 immediately useful scripts that will show you how to create interactive maps and mashups. You'll build tools like a local concert tracker, a real-time weather map, a Twitter friend-finder, an annotated map of Central Park, and much more. And because the book is based on the cross-platform Mapstraction JavaScript library, everything you create will be able to use nearly any mapping service, including OpenStreetMap, MapQuest, Google, Yahoo!, and Bing.

You'll also learn how to:

  • Create, embed, and manipulate basic maps by setting zoom levels and map boundaries
  • Show, hide, and filter location markers and info-bubbles
  • Customize your maps for visitors based on their location
  • Use common data formats like GPS XML, Google Earth's KML, and GeoRSS
  • Create graphical overlays on maps to better analyze data and trends
  • Use freely available geodata from websites like Yelp and Upcoming—and public domain geodata from the US government

Map Scripting 101 is perfect for any web developer getting started with map scripting, whether you want to track earthquakes around the world, or just mark the best coffee shops in Dubuque.

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About the Author

Adam DuVander writes about geolocation, web development, and APIs for Programmable Web and WebMonkey, Wired.com's web developer resource. He has presented his work at SXSW and O'Reilly's Where 2.0 conference. He lives at 45° 33' 25" N, 122° 31' 55" W (otherwise known as Portland, Oregon).

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Publisher
No Starch Pr
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1593272715
ISBN 13 
9781593272715
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352
Rating
  • 3.84 out of 5 stars
    19 ratings by Goodreads