Locago Offers An Open Mobile Map API
Locago is a mobile map service provided by Swedish Idevio. Locago is a free mobile map browser with an open interface for third party content. Locago shows different content sources and points of interest on top of map data. The service is based on a downloadable J2ME application and is free for consumers.
What makes Locago interesting is its open API, which allows for creation of mobile map mash-ups. One can use Locago to build an own custom map service based on XML input, using own geographical data. These mash-up services are caller layers in Locago. The currently available Locago layers include Wikipedia articles, Flickr and Panoramio photos, WCities travel guides, Yahoo! and Eniro business listings, and Foreca weather forecasts, to name a few. It is also possible to keep track of friends and their status using a Yahoo Fire Eagle layer.
