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Geo Fact Finder: Infoviz, web mapping, on demand

Ian — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:22:07 +0000

We’re thrilled to introduce our first reference application using our hosted mapping platform. Geo Fact Finder showcases a broad collection of data that Urban Mapping maintains in its data catalog. This site is intended to show what is possible using our API–the only heavy lifting involved was front-end development, primarily using Javascript.

The below screen shot shows off recent unemployment rates, shown in a thematic map at five percent intervals. Overlay with (say) political affiliation, educational performance, demographics, consumer expenditures, doom & gloom (tornadoes, hurricanes, coastal vulnerability to sea level rise), public transit, vacancy rate and much, much more…

We previously announced our relationship with CoStar, the leading provider of commercial real estate information services and we have several other customer implementations (and reference applications) to announce in the coming months. Until then, we’d love to hear any and all feedback.

Neighborhood Boundary Data Surges past 80,000

Ian — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:30:36 +0000

New quarter, new update. Today Urban Mapping announces availability of 84,000+ neighborhoods across the US, Canada and Europe. This latest push reflects the company’s commitment to its flagship product. Developers are welcome to register for our free API and let the results speak for themselves.

Urban Mapping to Present at Location Based Services 2008

Ian — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:27:17 +0000

UMI’s own Ian White will be crossing the pond to Berlin, October 27-30, for IIR’s LBS conference in Germany. Ian will participate on a panel discussion, Can You Find The Way? Where Next For Mapping?” We aren’t sure if IIR is going for “where” or “what,” but that’s what makes panel sessions interesting.

Urban Mapping has been doing a great deal of work behind the scenes, and we’re thrilled with some upcoming announcements about our mass transit initiative.

[Update: Umibot says "First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin!']

Urban Mapping Neighborhood Database Surpasses 50,000 US Neighborhoods

urbanmappinginc — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:20:00 +0000

Another day, another milestone…

Our neighborhood database now includes over 2,400 cities across 50 states (and a few territories). We continue to increase breadth and depth, supporting enterprise customers and startups leveraging our Neighborhood API. International coverage continues to grow, and more news shortly!

The official word

The Map Is Back

urbanmappinginc — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:42:00 +0000

This is big news. Umibot had to go into a cooling facility as he (she?) overclocked just thinking about this…Previous self-initiated rumors are correct. The map, in fact, *is* back. The Panamap is back…very soon. Until then, watch for the signs.