Foreword by Jens & Lars Rasmussen, Google Maps Tech Leads

Author: Rich Gibson, Schuyler Erle
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 02/21/2006
Series: Hacks
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.32w x 0.66d
ISBN: 9780596101619


Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 06/01/2006 pg. 121

About the Author

Rich Gibson is a Perl/Database programmer in Santa Rosa CA. He has worked professionally with computers since 1982 when he created Public Utility Rate Case Models in SuperCalc on an Osborne II. His current fascination is creating tools to aid in the acquisition, management, and presentation of information with a geographic component. He is currently converting an old golf cart into a mobile geo annotation platform.Rich is active with the NoCat Community Network in Sebastopol, California, and is the primary developer of NoCat Maps (http: //maps.nocat.net/).

Schuyler Erle is a freelance writer and software engineer. After several years developing web applications for O'Reilly, Schuyler has recently moved on to pursue his interest in free networks, digital cartography, the Semantic Web, and technology for social and political change. He is the chief architect of NoCatAuth, a leading Open Source wireless captive portal. His interest in digital cartography stems from a life-long fascination with maps and mapmaking, coupled with his experience as a co-founder of the NoCat community network in Sonoma County, CA, where he collaborated in the development of geographic analysis tools for wireless networking.