Yahoo! Geo Technologies-IITD

IIT Delhi University Hack Day Yahoo! Maps and Geo

Subramanyan Murali Maps Frontend Engineer, Hacker Arnab Nandi Fire Eagle Engineer Maps, Evangelist

Location aware is useful ?

Location aware is useful !

Y? Geo

Capture the worlds geography as it is used by the worlds people

We offer

Technologies that connect Yahoo! users with the world around them

Geo Planet ™

http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/

Map Image API

http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/rest/V1/

Map Presentation API

http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/ajax/

http://developer.yahoo.com/fireeagle/

Top 10 location aware apps

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-02/lp_10coolapps?currentPage=all

Trend watching

http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/halfdozentrends2009

Dive into Location aware Apps

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Lets make that better

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What is stopping us ?

#1 Application developers do not wants to open up their data to others

#2 Too many platforms to develop on

#3 Immature development ecosystem

#4 Privacy

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-02/lp_guineapig?currentPage=all

No fear, Location broker for Internet is here !!

iNap WhosHere iNap Application WhosHere Application iNap WhosHere WhosHere Fire Eagle

The truth is out there

Fire Eagle stores locations Facebook stores social relations and authentication. Friends On Fire mashes up data for registered Facebook users Y! Map Tiles Server

The APIs

“… Because the card in my camera automatically added location data to my photos, anyone who cared to look at my Flickr page could see my computers, my spendy bicycle, …. Hell, with a few clicks you could get driving directions right to my place—and with a few more you could get black gloves and a lock pick delivered to your home. …”

‘ We’ deal with it !

#1 Location granularity

#2 Hide Me!

#3 Access vs. update

#4 Periodic house keeping

Gory Details

Application Registers Consumer token Secret Access Application Yahoo! sign in at Fire Eagle Set Privacy and Authorize Authorize app and redirect User – App interaction Update and Retrieval