“pretty interesting. video on how some major media and hackers made maps. the talk is google maps centric but goes into OpenLayers, OpenStreetMap, Cloudmade, and Leaflet” - m

Live stream: How We Made Our Maps – Hacks/Hackers NYC
When a story is best told through a visual representation of geography, maps are often the best way of telling that story. So what are some ways to make the maps?
Jeff Larson of ProPublica, John Keefe of WNYC and Albert Sun of The Wall Street Journal join Hacks/Hackers NYC to talk through their mapmaking processes, which range from the simple yet sophisticated to the coder-reliant and custom-built.

http://hackshackers.com/blog/2011/11/01/live-stream-how-we-made-our-maps-hackshackers-nyc/