Kevin MacDonald - Anyone can make maps
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Kevin MacDonald discusses the democratization of map creation, emphasizing that consumer needs should drive development and that innovation thrives when companies allow modification of their tools. He outlines key principles for effective mapping, including prioritizing mobile optimization and server-side data clustering, while also highlighting the importance of open data and adhering to usage licenses.
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Blew our minds right off our
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Kevin MacDonald - Anyone can make maps
- 1. Anyone can make maps DevTO 30-Apr-2012 Kevin Macdonald kmac@loxcel.com
- 2. Anyone can cook Chef Gusteau
- 4. Consumer Maps != GIS
- 6. + AVM 2 + AS 3 - Flex = Wow
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- 13. 5 seconds?
- 15. 3 seconds? 5seconds? Instantly!
- 17. Total Transfer Size & Total Requests Nov Feb May Aug Nov Jan Apr httparchive.org 2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012
- 18. “Small Data” Map
- 19. “Big Data” Map
- 27. Marker Clusters
- 29. 425,077 markers
- 33. We hadn’t intended to release a [Maps] API. It wasn’t something we thought about. Blew our minds right off our shoulders.
- 34. Terms of Service 10.1.1 (c) No Reverse Engineering. You must not reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Service or any part thereof
- 35. Innovation is possible only when companies let you tinker with their creations. Too many good ideas are squandered, he says, because the tools needed to realize them are locked away: "To this day, there are very few technologies that are open." Paul Rademacher
- 37. Recap: 1. Consumers’ needs come first. 2. Build for smartphone, then desktop. 3. Load instantly; render progressively. 4. Cluster Big Map data server-side. 5. Use Google Places Autocomplete. 6. Read licenses; consider open data.