Map scripting 101 : an example-driven guide to building interactive maps with Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps /

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Author / Creator:DuVander, Adam.
Imprint:San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, c2010.
Description:xx, 352 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8367752
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Varying Form of Title:Map scripting one hundred one
ISBN:689145727159
9781593272715
1593272715
Notes:Includes index.
Summary:"Websites like MapQuest and Google Maps have transformed the way we think about maps. But these services do more than offer driving directions, they provide APIs that web developers can use to build highly customized map-based applications. The author, Adam DuVander, delivers 73 useful scripts, examples that will s how you how to create interactive maps and mashups."--[book cover]
Table of Contents:
  • Mapping basics
  • Plotting markers and message boxes
  • Geocoding
  • Layer it on
  • Handle map events
  • Explore proximity
  • User location
  • Data formats
  • Go server-side
  • Mashup projects
  • Appendix A: JavaScript quick start
  • Appendix B: Mapstraction reference.