The document discusses the implementation of a new REST API for the open source Geo2Tag LBS platform. The goals were to encourage 3rd party developers by simplifying the existing codebase and making the API more RESTful. This included rewriting the backend in Python with MongoDB, adding OAuth authorization, pagination support, and making all entities identifiable through URLs. It also describes adding plugins and data import capabilities to allow customization and ingesting open data through a new plugin system.