maps 4 africa
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Adam DuVander @adamdProgrammableWeb
John Cooke
Location: It's Everywhere
Johan Larsson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a2gemma/1448178195/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dottiemae/5393993010/
ShortMappingHistory
All ThoseMapping APIs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigorosas/3475686054/
1web mapto rule them all
Subramanian Kabilan
Open Location Data
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossaroni/4972841433/
Ways To Be
http://www.flickr.com/photos/balamurugan/655338758/
Map Scriptingwith Style
RR DONNELLEYfounded 1864
Cartographic Servicesfounded 1967
Geosystemsfounded 1994
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Geocodingin 2004
123 Example Street
-26.204, 28.045
Geocodingin 2004
123 Example Street
-26.204, 28.045
Download data
Install BerkleyDB
Compile database
Install Geocoder::US
Run Perl script
housingmaps.com
chicagocrime.org
at least40map control APIsprogrammableweb.com
your code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25722571@N08/5549789515/
your code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25722571@N08/5549789515/
your ^ code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25722571@N08/5549789515/
new, completely rewritten
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigorosas/3475686054/
your code
~10 more
mapscripting.com
mapstraction.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trippchicago/3769904793/
Open LocationData
over250"mapping" APIsprogrammableweb.com
100+Place databases
41GeocodingServices
123 Example Street
-26.204, 28.045
52GeolocationServices
127.0.0.1
-26.204, 28.045
4Government Mapping APIs+ 137 other gov APIs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronleavy/24456381/
"OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you."
http://vimeo.com/16105837
2006
http://vimeo.com/16105837
2010
OSM South Africa
JohannesburgMidrandPretoriaBloemfonteinCape TownDurbanPort ElizabethEast London
open.mapquestapi.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59937401@N07/5929474535/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/webb-zahn/3596086689/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkstonscamp/4680686594/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freecat/70462411/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carnielewis187/5672407960/
mapbox.com/ipad
Johan Larsson
Dani Gama
3Easy Ways to Stand Out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12287146@N04/5197070851/
1.Shed the Teardrop Icons
2.InteractOutside the Map
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3.Clean Things Up
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4.Locate Your Users
BONUS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/balamurugan/655338758/
Map Scriptingwith Style
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/
base map
styling
rungs
3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/
TileMill
Cloudmade
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1.Google
1.Google
1.Google
2.CloudMade
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2.CloudMade
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3.TileMill
2.
1.
3.TileMill
2.
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3.
4.TileDrawer
BONUS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/
TileMillImport shapefiles
Host yourself (or pay MapBox)
Ultimate control
Cloudmade Open data
Zoom level control
Not Google
Google De-facto map API
Super-reliable
Minimal tweaks
321
2004
Not Possible in
20042009
Not Possible in
Today
Way Possible
Ways toGet Started
1.Buy My Book
2.Check OutMapstraction Sandboxes
1.
mapstraction.appspot.comANDmapscripting.appspot.com
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3.Ask Me Questions
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4.Ask Me QuestionsNOW
BONUS
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Adam DuVander @adamdProgrammableWeb
Thank You