Year: 2011

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Avoiding Minefields in Mapping Application Development

While the benefits of maps are widely known, developing robust, user-friendly mapping applications is still a challenge.

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Mapping Faux Pas #6 – Treating Your Map as a Store Locator!

A common Mapping Faux Pas that many fall into is adding a location, showing the street view, and calling it a day.

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Mapping Faux Pas #5: Bad Data Visualization

If maps are theoretically so great for working with information, why do they have such a bad rap for being hard to use?

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Mapping Faux Pas #4: Loading Map Syndrome

How patient are you when browsing the web? How long will you wait for a website to load before you abort your mission?

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Mapping Faux Pas #3: Dumb Maps

What are dumb maps and why are they so bad for a real estate site?

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Mapping Faux Pas #2: Street-Level Geocoding

Before the widespread use of aerial imagery, a street-level geocode was good enough.

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Mapping Faux Pas #1 – Where’s the Map?

We all know three things about real estate: location, location, location. Nothing screams "location" more than a map.

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New SpatialStream API: Parcel Dimensions

There’s no getting around it – we at Digital Map Products love parcel boundary data!

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Cities Satisfy Residents, Save Money with GIS in the Cloud

Cities have long been at the forefront of using GIS technology to share data with their citizens and help their staff do their jobs more effectively.