Michael Geary, the external developer responsible for
building the Google election maps, discussed the following:
* Using the same code for a mapplet, a Google Gadget, and a Maps API map
* Tu...
Michael Geary, the external developer responsible for building the Google election maps, discussed the following: * Using the same code for a mapplet, a Google Gadget, and a Maps API map * Turning shapefiles into map tiles, polygons, and markers * Collecting voting results into JSON objects * Making markers load faster * Hosting on Google Code and Amazon S3 * Creating a custom Twitter map using Jabber to track keywords
