This document provides resources for location-based services including: quotes about user experience; APIs for IP geolocation, maps, and nearby activities; and services for location awareness. It includes the Google, Yahoo, Bing, and over 100 other map APIs as well as APIs from Foursquare, Gowalla, and Yelp to find nearby activity. Services that provide location data like Simple Geo, Skyhook Wireless, and Maponics are also listed.

31. Resources
Tim O'Reily quote
http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/01/work-on-stuff-that-matters-fir.html
Joshua Porter quote
http://52weeksofux.com/post/513417140/the-experience-belongs-to-the-user
Caterina Fake quote
http://www.caterina.net/archive/001216.html
IP geo location ( "looks like you are in..." )
Google
http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/documentation/#ClientLocation
Live example: http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2008/08/load-your-users-location-on-map.html
IP Info DB
http://ipinfodb.com
Quova
http://www.quova.com
Maps
Google Maps
http://code.google.com/apis/maps
Yahoo Maps
http://developer.yahoo.com/maps

32. Bing Maps
http://www.microsoft.com/maps/developers
100+ more map APIs
http://www.programmableweb.com/apis/directory/1?apicat=Mapping
Web APIs ( "Nearby activity" )
Foursquare API
http://developer.foursquare.com
Gowalla API
http://gowalla.com/api/docs
Yelp API
http://www.yelp.com/developers
Location awareness
Simple Geo
http://simplegeo.com
Skyhook Wireless
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/developers
Maponics
http://api.maponics.com