BarCamp Boston Geowanking Presentation
People
- Schuyler Erle
- Co-author, Mapping Hacks, Google Maps Hacks
- Jo Walsh
- Co-author, Mapping Hacks
- Christopher Schmidt
- Web Developer, Neogeographer
Summary
Ever since Google first 'solved' interactive web-based mapping for the masses, providing an API to put your data on top of, people have explored the space at an ever increasing rate. From Google Maps Mashups to all new datasets created out of the existing data, and hacked into that ever-lovable interactive mapping interface, people are creating new, exciting, and sometimes even innovative ways of looking at existing data.
Come discuss the things you've done with maps, the things you're doing with maps, and what you think of the 'mapping revolution'. See what alternatives there are to Google... and why you might not want to be quite so dependant on the corporate data silos.
Links
OpenLayers, and its Applications
Free Data, US
- VMap0 -- worldwide, provided by USGS
- Geonames -- worldwide, provided by USGS
- TIGER/LINE -- 2005FE Data
Free Data, Mass
Free Data Gathering Projects
- OpenStreetMap
- Open Guide to Boston -- part of the OpenGuides network
Map API Hacking
- Mapstraction -- Map API abstraction
- River Mojo
- Mapping Hacks Clustering
- MIT Wikimap
Serverside Rendering Software
Employers
References
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