Maps can be fun, and everyone likes finding treasure. I’m here to talk about maps on the web. They aren’t nearly
fun enough yet, but we can do better with a little more thought :)
image: http://goolishtech.com/sitemap.aspx

Maps have been on the web for a while. For a long time we had our static maps. Images. Show some dots and
lines, peer at them to see if you know where something is. If you’re lucky you might have a big view and a small
view.
image: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pest-and-disease-response/pests-and-diseases-watchlist/didymosphenia-geminata/where-is-it

So, then came the slippy map. Google pioneered this. Suddenly we have fast, responsive maps. We can drag
around, zoom in and out, and actually show MORE detail than we can on a paper map, because we have different
levels of detail. And we can put interactive points onto the map.
image: http://maps.google.co.nz/