| Overview |
| Summary | Mapping API abstraction layer |
| Category | Mapping |
| Tags | mapping |
| Date Added | 2006-07-03 |
| Description | Mapstraction is a library which provides a common API for Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft's javascript mapping APIs to enable switching from one to another as smoothly as possible. The aim of Mapstraction in mainly to protect companies building commercial products on top of Google Maps from changes to terms and conditions, the introduction of ads, or the emergence of a competing library with better maps, different imagery or preferable licensing terms. Mapstraction additionally fills some holes each provider's current offerings (taking advantage of existing open source solutions where possible) to normalise the feature set across platforms. In the future, Mapstraction will also talk to OpenStreetMap for people who want to build maps without restrictions on derived works. |
| API Home Page | http://www.mapstraction.com |
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| Example API Methods | new Mapstraction('mapstraction','google') new Mapstraction('mapstraction','mapquest') |
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| Developer Key Required | Yes |
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| Provider | http://mapstraction.com |
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