Main Page

This wiki contains information about the new, Open Street Map based University Map. The information here is target at webmasters and developers who want to make use of the various facilities offered by the map service, or who want to contribute to the underlying Open Street Map data on which the map is based. Many of these pages have yet to be populated.

The map can be accessed at http://map.cam.ac.uk/, but it is currently undergoing closed trials - please email map-admin@ucs.cam.ac.uk if you'd like access, explaining why you want it.

Introduction and examples

An introduction to what you can do with the map and some examples

The map URL API

How to link to the map to display various things.

The embedding API

How to easily embed the maps in other web pages

The tile API

How to use the map tiles provided to create your own maps

The database API

How to access the information database underlying the map

Accessign Open Street Map

How to interact with the data in Open street Map

Case Studies

Examples and case studies from people using the map

FAQ

Frequently (or at least occasionally) asked questions

Map documentation

Map updating procedure (draft)