jQuery Cartography is a plugin that aims to provide a unified interface for GIS queries, independent of the underlying provider.

In order to use jQuery Cartography, invoke the cartography() method on nodes that will display a map.

$("#map").cartography();

The following are a list of options that may be used to further configure jQuery Cartography:

Accepts: object Default: { latitude: 0, longitude: 0 } (equator)

The latitude and longitude coordinate to center map on.

Accepts: array Default: []

An array of street addresses or geographic coordinate points to geocode from start.

Accepts: boolean Default: false

If true, attempts to geolocate user on HTML5-capable web browsers.

Accepts: boolean Default: true

If true, displays a map canvas within nodes.

Accepts: $.cartography.MapType Default: $.cartography.MapType.NORMAL

The type of map to display.

Accepts: array Default: []

An array of street addresses or geographic coordinates to display as markers on map.

Accepts: string Default: "Google"

Identifies the provider to use for GIS functionality.

Presently, the following providers are supported:

• "Google": Google Maps v3

Accepts: number Default: 1

The default zoom level to span map canvas in.