Zoom in on Mapping and Location

Zoom in on Mapping and location on the Web Adam DuVander mapscripting.com

Look familiar?

World Map, 1513

Wilma, I'm home http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/594574/

About me, mapping edition

About me, Portland edition Portland Web Innovators First Wednesdays, pdxwi.com

Mapping APIs

Geocoding addresses to data

Location ? guessing

Location sharing

But first... More history...

RR DONNELLEY founded 1864 Cartographic Services founded 1967

API vs mapping site http://www.flickr.com/photos/thunderpants/2744701385/

Google Maps Driving directions StreetView It's the best?

Yahoo Maps Automatic geocoding It's not Google

Virtual Earth Bing Maps Bird's eye view It's not Google

MapQuest API Nostalgia Decluttering It's not Google

CloudMade Open data Custom tile generation Cloned Google API (but it's still not Google)

Mapstraction: 11 maps in 1! FreeEarth OpenLayers Google OpenSpace Map24 OpenStreetMap MapQuest ViaMichelin Microsoft Yahoo MultiMap

What's the difference? Yahoo Google Mapstraction var map = new Ymap(... var map = new GMap2(... var map = new Mapstraction(... var marker = new Ymarker(... var marker = new GMarker(... var marker = new Marker(... map.addOverlay(marker); map.addOverlay(marker); map.addMarker(marker); map.drawZoomAndCenter(... map.setCenter(... map.setCenterAndZoom(...

What about Flash?

3 quick ways to make your maps stand out

1. Shed the teardrop icons Make shadows here: http://www.cycloloco.com/shadowmaker/

2. Interact outside the map

3. Clean things up

Geocoding what is it?

JavaScript geocoders Google Yahoo Mapstraction

Server-side geocoders Google Yahoo Geocoder.US

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blmurch/144446416/

+--------------------------+----------+-----------+ | hotspot_name | latitude | longitude | +--------------------------+----------+-----------+ | red e cafe | 45.5626 | -122.677 | | Matchbox Lounge | 45.5046 | -122.632 | | Invasion Cafe | 45.5203 | -122.675 | | Happy Sparrow Cafe | 45.5163 | -122.635 | | mamas n' papas | 45.5226 | -122.641 |

Location ? guessing (makes you look smart and creepy)

127.0.0.1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jemstone/11631878/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joc67/774419510/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/benimoto/419169824/

W3C geolocation standard

navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(foundLocation, noLocation); function foundLocation(position) { var lat = position.coords.latitude; var long = position.coords.longitude; alert('Found location: ' + lat + ', ' + long); }

position timestamp coords latitude longitude altitude accuracy altitudeAccuracy heading speed

Google Ajax loader google.loader.ClientLocation

IPinfoDB.com +--------------------------+----------+-----------+ | ip_address | latitude | longitude | +--------------------------+----------+-----------+ | 192.168.0.1 | 45.5626 | -122.677 | | 192.168.0.2 | 45.5046 | -122.632 | | 192.168.0.3 | 45.5203 | -122.675 | | 192.168.0.4 | 45.5163 | -122.635 | | 192.168.0.5 | 45.5226 | -122.641 |

Location sharing (only as creepy as you make it)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8363028@N08/2874693272/

How will ? you use location

Zoom in on Mapping and location on the Web (Thank you) Adam DuVander mapscripting.com

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