Tag Archives: neighborhood database
New Customers, New Neighborhoods
With a recent neighborhood database update to customers this week, we crossed over 91,000 neighborhoods in the US, Canada and 14 European countries. We continue to research and refine, incorporating user feedback along the way. A coverage map of the … Continue reading
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The Wacky World of Neighborhood Data
Like many industries, mapping (or more specifically, data) has its colorful characters and unusual conferences–there’s ZIP code guy (knows demographics for seemingly every ZIP), addressing guy (a better way to define addressing for more efficient mail delivery), parcel map guy … Continue reading
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Google Goes Wiki-style on Map Data, but, um, Why?
Google recently announced its Map Maker tool, (in the words of OSM) “a kind of faux Open Street Map.” On the surface, the idea is clear–have users make contributions, as they know local geography better than anybody else. An excerpt … Continue reading
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Yahoo! Gets Neighborhood-friendly with Urban Mapping
A few months ago Yahoo! announced it had incorporated neighborhood search into Local and other properties. We’re pleased to say this is brought to you by Umibot and the hard-working team at Urban Mapping, so Yahoo! can now enjoy the … Continue reading
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Urban Mapping to Speak at SMX Local & Mobile
UMI’s own Ian White will share the podium with several yet-to-be-determined panelists at the SMX Local & Mobile conference in San Francisco July 24-25 at the Marriott Hotel. The panel, Monetizing Local & Mobile: Who’s Making Money, is bound to … Continue reading
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