Category Archives: in the news
MetaPhoto Supercharges Your Photo Metadata: a ProgrammableWeb write-up
Urban Mapping’s latest geo experiment, MetaPhoto, is an iPhone photo app powered by the Mapfluence API to attach instant location data to your photos. Says Alex Stone on ProgrammableWeb: “The level of information available is rather impressive. Ranging from simple information … Continue reading
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Defining Innovation: Our CEO Ian White reflects on The Economist
Urban Mapping’s CEO, Ian White, stopped by The Economist following their recent Innovation conference to get at the heart of this term in the midst of an innovation obsession.
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MapQuest Does Public Transportation (with help from Urban Mapping)
We’re thrilled to be a part of the recent MapQuest resurgence– since embracing OpenStreetMap, there has been a flurry of enhancements and new products. Today’s announcement is around MQ’s public transit offering. Urban Mapping has been in the business of … Continue reading
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Geo-data Galore: My Visit to the Urban Mapping Factory
The Kelsey Group’s Mike Boland visited Urban Mapping’s office recently to see what we’re up to and posted this writeup – lots happening indeed!
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Big Data = Bigger Metadata: UMI's Ian White on Data Aggregation
In preparation for the upcoming Strata (enter the Big Data) conference, CEO Ian White talks with O’Reilly’s Edd Dumbill about data marketplaces, web mapping and delivering data as a service. Of particular interest is Ian’s reference to the “‘dying craft’ … Continue reading
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