The document discusses map scripting and styling. It introduces Mapstraction, an open source JavaScript library that provides a unified API for multiple web mapping APIs like Google Maps, Bing Maps, OpenLayers and others. This allows developers to write one set of map scripts that work across many different mapping backends. It also introduces MapBox and TileMill, which allow developers to host and style their own map tiles, giving them more control over maps compared to Google Maps.

2. Map Scripting
with Style
Adam DuVander
@adamd
ProgrammableWeb
http://www.flickr.com/photos/balamurugan/655338758/

3. web map
1
to rule
them all
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigorosas/3475686054/

4. base map
3 styling
rungs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/

8. at least
42
map control APIs
programmableweb.com

9. your code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25722571@N08/5549789515/

10. your code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25722571@N08/5549789515/

11. n e w , c o m p le te ly re w ri tte n
your ^ code
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25722571@N08/5549789515/

12. your code
15 more
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigorosas/3475686054/

13. mapstraction.com
mapscripting.com

14. base map
3 styling
rungs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/

17. 3 TileMill /
MapBox
2 Cloudmade
1 Google
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/

18. DEMO
mapscripting.appspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gee01/2662168029/

19. 3
TileMill
Import shapefiles
Host yourself (or
pay MapBox)
2
Ultimate control
Cloudmad
e
1
Open data
Zoom level control
Not Google
Google
De-facto map API
Super-reliable
Minimal tweaks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapthedingbat/2700033422/

20. Official Mapstraction sandbox
mapstraction.appspot.com
mapstraction.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/krossbow/4872364164/

21. Map Scripting
with Style
Adam DuVander
@adamd
ProgrammableWeb