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Google Maps is one of the most powerful tools available on your computer, smartphone or tablet. It can help you get to your destination, find places to get gas or eat, see remote locations at ground level, view satellite and terrain features and so much more. You don't have Google Maps, you're just missing out.
Even better, the mapping service gets regular updates with cool new features. The best part is that it's free for personal AND business use. When you're trying to bring your business overhead under control, any great free tool is welcome news. For personal use, well, let's say you don't have to fold a map anymore.
Google Maps can probably do much more for your personal life and your business than you realize. I'm going to tell you some new and hidden features that only the pros know. continued…
first published week of: 06/01/2015
That old adage is truer than ever- it’s all about location.. And when it comes to the current tech ecosystem, location-based apps and services are par for the course, and for good reason. We have the technology to have our communities, towns and neighborhoods at our fingertips and get acquainted with the world around us at the touch of a button.
We like to watch where our drivers go, if our laundry delivery service is on the way and which sushi place is less than a five minute walk from us. Maps, and more specifically, interactive maps can take your service to the next level, bring together a community and organize data through a clearer lens. So, how do you integrate maps into your organization without breaking the bank?
Whether you just want to clarify your location, build a community or track service, there’s an accessible tool out there for you. Some require development skills while others are plug and play systems, but all are available for free. Below, we’ve curated 6 fantastic map building tools so you can get yourself on the map. continued…
first published week of: 11/16/2015
This is the last in a 5-part series about GIS: Geographic Information Systems
An enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) can be an amazingly powerful tool: It not only represents your data spatially, but can also do magical things like track sales by shop location.
And then there’s asset management. Plus the opportunities to make employees happier and more productive.
In the previous four parts of this series, we’ve only scratched the surface of what the future may hold for geospatial data representation.
So now you’ve run out and bought this super-powerful software, installed it, and…
Did you throw your computer out the window yet?
It’s not just you! Here are my top six tips for saving your sanity:
1. You’re Not Alone In Your Frustrations, So…
More than likely, you’ve run straight to Google after looking at the user’s manual, looking at it some more, and then slowly backing away.
Here’s the problem, as Max Galka, co-founder of Revaluate succinctly put it to me: continued…
first published week of: 06/15/2015
From the dawn of humankind, man has sketched crude abstractions of geography on cave walls and rocks. These early maps documented and communicated important geographic knowledge our ancestors needed to survive.
Fast-forward to 2015. The world has become significantly more complex than it was for our early ancestors. But luckily we now have information technologies at our disposal to help us solve the increasingly complex problems. It’s a natural fit to apply these powerful information technologies to the serious environmental, geographic, and social problems we face. And thus the modern map was born.
Modern maps can be used to tell stories, and apps provide the user experience through which we work with maps and share them. Here are six things that modern maps do to help us address the complex problems we face today. continued…
first published week of: 09/21/2015
If you ever had to discuss GIS with your budget committee, someone has probably asked you "what good is GIS?" In this article, the good folks at grindgis.com provide you with 67 good uses.
The article begins with the obvious and continues to some very interesting uses yo may not have considered. Looking for a coal fire? Try tip #21.
1. GIS in Mapping: Mapping is a central function of Geographic Information System, which provides a visual interpretation of data. GIS store data in database and then represent it visually in a mapped format. People from different professions use map to communicate. It is not necessary to be a skilled cartographer to create maps. Google map, Bing map, Yahoo map are the best example for web based GIS mapping solution. continued…
first published week of: 06/22/2015
intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com
March 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of National Geographic’s cartographic division—which has created maps, globes, and atlases of the ocean floor, the night sky, and everywhere in between.
Here are a few highlights from our map-making history:
Tool of War: Our 1944 map of Germany served as Winston Churchill’s personal briefing map, which history buffs can view at his Cabinet War Rooms in London.
Visual Aid: Maps made at the Society focus on more than just land mass: They’ve measured meat consumption, opium production, and radioactivity in Chernobyl. continued…
first published week of: 02/16/2015