Comment Real value in the APIs (Score 2, Insightful) 278
Google has a mapping API that lets webmaster's create mapping applications on their own sites using google's massive map server resources. Already a very lively developer community has grown around it.
Some sites have even built complete GIS systems on it. Microsoft's virtual earth also has an API. that looks very usable. I think that the competition between these two giants will only bring good things to us all.
