num_pages: 376
description: Websites like MapQuest and Google Maps have transformed the way we think about maps. But these services do more than offer driving directionsthey provide APIs that web developers can use to build highly customized map-based applications.In Map Scripting 101  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.You'll also learn how Map Scripting 101 is perfect for any web developer getting started with map scripting whether you want to track earthquakes around the world or just mark the best coffee shops in Dubuque.
language: English
title: Map Scripting 101: An Example-Driven Guide to Building Interactive Maps with Bing, Yahoo!, and Google Maps
publisher: No Starch Press