Polymaps - A JavaScript library for image- and vector-tiled maps using SVG.polymaps.org 84 pointsrohanjon16 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−Groxx16yLove the smooth zooming. That's always bugged me with online maps. And it zooms so quickly, even when encountering new info on a relatively slow connection.Color me very impressed. Though I am with devonrt on this: other projections?−devonrt16yLooks kind of neat, but I always thought it was a shame that spherical mercator has become the standard projection for web maps; it's kind of ugly.−ranza16yhttp://mapbox.com/ has some simular maps−dinedal16yDoesn't work in Firefox 3.0.x−ergo9816yAll of the examples I tried worked wonderfully in 3.6.8.
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Love the smooth zooming. That's always bugged me with online maps. And it zooms so quickly, even when encountering new info on a relatively slow connection.
Color me very impressed. Though I am with devonrt on this: other projections?
Looks kind of neat, but I always thought it was a shame that spherical mercator has become the standard projection for web maps; it's kind of ugly.
http://mapbox.com/ has some simular maps
Doesn't work in Firefox 3.0.x
All of the examples I tried worked wonderfully in 3.6.8.