The CartoDB JavaScript Library by CartoDB allows developers to embed visualizations created with CartoDB into their maps or websites. Usage examples are provided.
Flat maps have a hard time communicating elevation changes, but now you can access the data to visualize as you want. Google Maps added two elevation services, bringing you the meters above sea level for any point on earth.
We've seen that the Google Maps API gets the lion's share of Web 2.0-style mashups, but the overall market share leader in online mapping is still dotcom veteran MapQuest.
The Obama Administration's open data policy is one year old. MIT uses the Google Maps API to map bike crashes in New York. Plus: Bitly hacked, and Apigee Smartdocs' method-level API documentation.