Mapping and Geolocation with the Flash Platform
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This document discusses mapping and geolocation capabilities with the Flash platform. It covers several Flash mapping SDKs like Google Maps, ESRI, and Modest Maps. It also discusses creating custom Flash maps, mapping on mobile devices, dealing with geolocation data formats, and accessing geolocation from Flash using the browser or Flash APIs. The presenter takes the audience through examples of building basic maps with different SDKs and tools for working with geolocation data.
Mapping and Geolocation with the Flash Platform
- 1. Mapping and Geolocation with the Flash Platform Friday, May 14, 2010
- 2. Ryan Stewart ryan@adobe.com blog.digitalbackcountry.com @ryanstewart github.com/ryanstewart Flash Builder Premium Giveaway - #FaTCGeo 18 T 583308 4506780 Friday, May 14, 2010
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- 4. Agenda Flash Mapping SDKs Creating your own Flash Maps Mapping on Mobile Devices Dealing with Geodata in Flash Geolocation Friday, May 14, 2010
- 5. Flash Mapping SDKs 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 Friday, May 14, 2010
- 6. Hello World with ESRI Pros: Very detailed Most Information Layers Approach Cons: Maybe Too Complex Bottom Line: Great for hard core GIS-heads Friday, May 14, 2010 http://services.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services http://resources.esri.com/arcgisserver/apis/flex/
- 7. Hello World with Google Maps Pros: Easy to Use Simple Registration Works with AIR 3D Support Cons: Licensing Terms (Has to be public) Bottom Line: Best General Mapping SDK Out There Friday, May 14, 2010
- 8. Fun with Google Maps Friday, May 14, 2010
- 9. Modest Maps Project Friday, May 14, 2010
- 10. Your First Map What You Need: PSD of the Map Zoomify Modest Maps Coordinate Creator Friday, May 14, 2010 http://modestmaps.com/calculator.html
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- 12. Maps on AIR on Android Friday, May 14, 2010
- 13. Dealing with Geodata Main Formats: GPX - Most widespread GPS Format KML - Includes ability to draw shapes But there are many others. Friday, May 14, 2010
- 14. Ryan’s Random Projects GPXAS3 - Library for Parsing GPX files http://github.com/ryanstewart/GpxAS3 AIRGPSBabel - AS3 Wrapper for GPSBabel http://www.gpsbabel.org/ Friday, May 14, 2010 http://www.gpsbabel.org/capabilities.shtml
- 15. Geolocation APIs with Flash Friday, May 14, 2010
- 16. Using the Browser HTML5 Supports Geolocation! Why not use ExternalInterface to get location? http://www.webkitchen.be/geolocation/ Friday, May 14, 2010
- 18. Questions ryan@adobe.com blog.digitalbackcountry.com @ryanstewart 18 T 583308 4506780 github.com/ryanstewart Friday, May 14, 2010
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