Tag: Online Mapping
Cat Map
With over 11,000 cat locations mapped to date, the Cat Map is a crowd sourced survey of domestic felines. What is this mapping effort and why was it created? What is The Cat Map? This online map was developed by the Zoological Community of London. The main aim of this organization is to promote and [...]
Open MapQuest
Google’s recent enforcement of Google Maps API usage, resulting in charges for those exceeding the stated free usage quotas, has led some web sites to jump ship in search of less expensive online mapping options including Open MapQuest. Ed Freyfogle of Nestoria, a property search engine, recently posted on Nestoria’s blog about “Why (and how) [...]
Online Mapping Sites
Online mapping has become an essential tool for most people today. From providing virtual geography to driving directions, most people use some form of web mapping on a daily basis. Technology Behind Web Mapping How Taxi Drivers Are Helping to Create More Efficient Driving Directions November 10, 2010: Microsoft is using the collective wisdom of [...]
Visualizing Data: World Obesity Rates, NY Marathon Route Census Analysis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has put out a mapping application showing the global prevalence of obesity for males and females over twenty years of age. WHO defines obesity as those individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is 30 or higher. According to WHO’s factsheet on obesity, in 2008 it was estimated: 1.5 [...]
Geospatial Redux: Geographic Imager 3.3, RapidEye’s New Website
Industry news in the geospatial world includes announcements from Avenza, GTG, RapidEye, and the Wycombe District Council. Avenza has released Geographic Imager3.3 for Adobe Photoshop. The latest release includes support for the newer versions of Photoshop, new Pixel-as-Point preference option, and mew Create Single Layer option for Terrain Shader. GTG has announced a new round of contracts [...]