2. Ryan Stewart
ryan@adobe.com
blog.digitalbackcountry.com
@ryanstewart
github.com/ryanstewart
Based in Seattle
Like beer a little too much
Into mountaineering, backpacking, etc
12. HTML5 as a Fallback
The HTML5 Spec
provides a Geolocation API
Gives access to Geolocation
via the browser
On devices it leverages the Native API
in the same way that AIR does
http://www.webkitchen.be/geolocation/
14. Comparing Mapping APIs
Street/
Terrain Topo Traffic 3D
Satellite
Google Maps Yes Yes No No (JS) Yes
Yahoo Maps Yes No No Yes No
MapQuest Yes No No Yes No
ESRI Yes Yes Yes No No
16. Uses a layered approach for bits of data
Has advanced components for editing
and viewing things sequentially
Allows for querying specific bits of
data for mapping