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Map Scripting 101 : An Example-driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps with Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps by Adam DuVander is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>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.</p> <p>In <i>Map Scripting 101</i>, author Adam DuVander delivers 73 immediately useful scripts that will show you how to create interactive maps and mashups. You'll build tools like a local concert tracker, a real-time weather map, a Twitter friend-finder, an annotated map of Central Park, and much more. And because the book is based on the cross-platform Mapstraction JavaScript library, everything you create will be able to use nearly any mapping service, including OpenStreetMap, MapQuest, Google, Yahoo!, and Bing.</p> <p>You'll also learn how to:</p> <ul> <li>Create, embed, and manipulate basic maps by setting zoom levels and map boundaries</li> <li>Show, hide, and filter location markers and info-bubbles</li> <li>Customize your maps for visitors based on their location</li> <li>Use common data formats like GPS XML, Google Earth's KML, and GeoRSS</li> <li>Create graphical overlays on maps to better analyze data and trends</li> <li>Use freely

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Author
Adam DuVander
Publisher
No Starch Press, Incorporated
Published
2010
Language
EN
ISBN
9781593273361
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Anthropology, Computer Science

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