Designing Better Maps A Guide for GIS Users

Advances in digital mapping and geographic information system (GIS) software have put powerful mapmaking tools into the hands of a growing number of people without basic cartographic training or knowledge. Whether they're analysts, researchers, planners, ...

 Beginning Google Maps Applications with Rails and Ajax From Novice to Professional

The Google Maps API remains one of the showcase examples of the Web 2.0 development paradigm. Beginning Google Maps Applications with Rails and Ajax: From Novice to Professional is the first book to comprehensively introduce the service from a developer p...

 Yahoo! Maps Mashups

Yahoo! Maps is the most innovative of the online mapping service, and provides robust APIs that allow developers to create their own map-based applications and services Reviews the simple, yet comprehensive Map APIs built on Ajax, JavaScript, Flash, an...

 Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax From Novice to Professional

Until recently, building interactive web-based mapping applications has been a cumbersome affair. This changed when Google released its powerful Maps API. Beginning Google Maps Applications with PHP and Ajax was written to help you take advantage of this ...

 Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth Create Your Own Custom Mapping Applications

This one-of-a-kind resource contains 500 pages of jaw-dropping hacks, mods, and customizations. These include creating mashups with data from other sources such as Flickr, building a space station tracker, hacking Maps with Firefox PiggyBank, and building...

 Communicating Design Developing Website Documentation for Design and Planning

Most discussion about Web design seems to focus on the creative process, yet turning concept into reality requires a strong set of deliverables-the documentation (concept model, site maps, usability reports, and more) that serves as the primary communicat...

 Google Maps Hacks Tips and Tools for Geographic Searching and Remixing

Want to find every pizza place within a 15-mile radius? Where the dog parks are in a new town? The most central meeting place for your class, club or group of friends? The cheapest gas stations on a day-to-day basis? The location of convicted sex offender...

 Programming MapPoint in .NET Creating Location-BAsed Applications - Covers Programming with Virtual Earth

Interactive web maps generated by MapPoint-Microsoft's popular mapping technology are crucial for businesses in a number of fields, including real estate, package delivery, and commercial air travel. In a word, MapPoint provides businesses with "location....

 Xml Topic Maps Creating and Using Topic Maps for the Web

The explosive growth of the World Wide Web is fueling the need for a new generation of technologies for managing information flow, data, and knowledge. This developer's overview and how-to book provides a complete introduction and application guide to the...