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| Map Scripting 101: Guide to Building Interactive Maps |
 Web applications like MapQuest and Google Maps simplify the way we navigate, offering nearly instant directions to the closest dentist, auto mechanic, or happy hour spot. For developers looking to incorporate an innovative, useful tool into their application or website, an interactive map can spur interest and encourage repeat visits from users. But how does the beginning cartographer take the plunge?Map Scripting 101 (No Starch Press, Aug 2010) is an example-based beginner's guide to map scripting. Author Adam DuVander delivers a cookbook of 73 immediately useful mapping scripts like a local concert tracker, a Twitter friend-finder, and a real-time weather map. And because the book is based on the cross-platform Mapstraction JavaScript library, readers can use virtually any mapping service, including OpenStreetMap, MapQuest, Google Maps, Yahoo!, and Bing... Continue reading: Map Scripting 101: A Guide to Building Interactive Maps with Bing, Yahoo, and Google Maps in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) - 
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