Tag: Online Mapping
Mapping Citizen Engagement through GIS
Guest article by Timothy W. Carl Nowadays mapping tools are commonplace, especially on the internet, and we can see anything and anywhere with just a couple of clicks. But when it’s time to deal with local government for a variety of services and information, citizens wonder why their government agencies are not leveraging the full [...]
Web Mapping News
Google has decided to resume gathering street level imagery in four countries. Google announced on its European Public Policy blog that it will resume Street Viewing driving in Ireland, Norway, South Africa and Sweden. Google had halted the collection of imagery in May: In May we announced that we had mistakenly included code in our [...]
Accessing Directions and Mapping Via Mobile Phone Growing in Popularity
The use of accessing directions and maps via mobile phone is rising in the United States. A market study by comScore found that 14% of mobile phone users acquired directions from their phones during the month of April. That percentage represents 33.5 million users and is a 44% increase over the previous year. “People are [...]
Approved Online Map Providers for China, Where’s Google?
Eighteen providers have been officially approved by the Chinese government to provide online mapping services in that country. The providers, all domestic, were selected from thirty applicants. According to the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM), Foreign companies are not allowed to provide surveying or mapping services unless they are partnered with a domestic company. [...]
Making Mapping an Accessory to a Crime
Using any type of online mapping to help to commit a crime will result in a longer prison sentence. The Louisiana Senate approved Senate Bill 151 with a vote of 89-0. As stated in the bill, the purpose is: … to prohibit the use of an Internet, virtual, street-level map in the commission of a [...]