1. http://aims.jocogov.org Open Source Map APIs Yahoo, Google, Microsoft

2. http://aims.jocogov.org Yahoo Map API http://developer.yahoo.com/maps/index.html Must have a Yahoo ID Application ID specific to application Simple API AJAX or Flash Implementation –50,000 queries per day limit Traffic API Geocoding API –5000 queries per day Local Search API Example: –http://theurer.cc/maps/y/http://theurer.cc/maps/y/

3. http://aims.jocogov.org Google Map API http://www.google.com/apis/maps/ Must have a Google ID Application ID specific to a folder (subfolders are cascaded) Geocoding –50,000 queries per day limit Add polylines or polygons Example: –http://www.chicagocrime.org/map/http://www.chicagocrime.org/map/

4. http://aims.jocogov.org Microsoft Virtual Earth http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?ur l=/library/en- us/VEMapControl/HTML/Introduction.asphttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?ur l=/library/en- us/VEMapControl/HTML/Introduction.asp Licensing????? Can access oblique imagery if available Access to routes/driving directions Geocoding Add polylines and polygons Interactive SDK –http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/ Example: –http://www.johnlscott.com/http://www.johnlscott.com/

5. http://aims.jocogov.org Examples Leawood Crime Data –http://maps.jocogov.org/yahootest/main.aspxhttp://maps.jocogov.org/yahootest/main.aspx Johnson County Employees RSS Feeds Batch Geocoding

6. http://aims.jocogov.org Conclusions Advantages –Free –Easy –Standard/recognizable format –Some value added options (traffic, weather, etc) –Geocode outside of county boundaries –Embed interactive map into a webpage Disadvantages –Speed (potentially slower) –Little layer control –Potentially out of date base layers –Could change to fee based service