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Think you know your way around the world? Why not take the Blue Marble Geo-Challenge. Each month we provide five images captured in Global Mapper showing a city, country, or some other geographic feature. All you have to do is identify the feature, submit your responses, and your name will be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Global Mapper Mobile Pro. To find out more about Global Mapper, visit www.globalmapper.com.
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first published week of: 04/26/2021
Think you know your way around the world? Why not take the Blue Marble Geo-Challenge. Each month we provide five images captured in Global Mapper showing a city, country, or some other geographic feature. All you have to do is identify the feature, submit your responses, and your name will be entered in a drawing to win a copy of Global Mapper Mobile Pro.
To find out more about Global Mapper, visit www.globalmapper.com.
Take the challenge at Blue Marble…
first published week of: 04/12/2021
In recent years, cities around the world have been focusing on transit-oriented development (TOD), which uses public transportation to complement diversified land use, such as commercial, residential, leisure, hotel and so on. By doing so, citizens are encouraged to choose public transportation when commuting to work, reduce dependence on private cars, and also support sustainable development. Hong Kong's urban planning often concentrates around MTR stations, it has achieved outstanding results. Hong Kong is ranked the third according to the TOD assessment of 14 cities in the world by the World Bank.
Is there any room for improvement? Previous studies mostly focused on MTR stations and the surrounding areas. The first runner-up of this year’s Esri Young Scholars Award, Cheng Chi Chiu, David from Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong expanded the scope to review Hong Kong from a regional level. He looked for development opportunities that we might have missed.
Read full story at ejinsight…
first published week of: 08/09/2021
Despite the rise of social media, the value of having a small business Google search presence cannot be overemphasised.
Google is used for more than 90% of all online searches. Whether it’s a search result or a map result, over 5 billion searches are done on Google every day, making it incredibly powerful for boosting your business’s online presence.
What is Google My Business?
Google My Business is a free, easy-to-use platform that lets any business serving consumers at a physical location have a presence on Google Search and Google Maps.
According to a 2019 study of more than 45,000 listings, Google My Business is an important channel, with 83% percent of local companies being viewed at least 25 times per month in search results and 34% percent receiving attention more than 1000 times.
Read full story at Hurricane Valley Times…
first published week of: 10/25/2021
Accessible through desktop and mobile, OS Maps has become essential for anyone wishing to get outside more to discover and explore Britain, helping users to create new adventures, discover walks and navigate routes as they go.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent UK lockdowns, OS Maps significantly grew in popularity. The app saw a 78% increase in subscribers with local searches of greenspace mapping, such as parks, public open spaces and urban cycle networks increasing by over 1,000%.
The UK’s most popular outdoor navigation app boasting over 3.5 million users in Great Britain, it allows people to navigate with the most up to date mapping, as well as providing access to over 4 million routes covering 30 million miles. During 2020 OS Maps became a vital tool in helping individuals and families to discover walks, parks and green spaces in their neighbourhoods.
OS is looking to expand on the success of OS Maps by transporting its award-winning app over 9,000 miles away to Australian soil.
OSMaps.com shares the same look, feel and functionality as its British counterpart, and will provide a similar service for the whole of Australia.
Read full story at Ordnance Surevy…
first published week of: 02/15/2021