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	<title>Maponics Blog</title>
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	<description>The business of professional mapping</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Announcing 10,000 New Unique Neighborhoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zephyr</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Maponics News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Boundaries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[neighborhood boundaries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Data]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[neighborhood information]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[neighborhood map data]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cool news!  If you are signed up for our quarterly updates, your neighborhood coverage just got 50% greater! Maponics Neighborhood Boundaries version 1.8.3, released today, features over 30,000 unique neighborhood boundaries in 1763 US cities and 241... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cool news!  If you are signed up for our quarterly updates, your neighborhood coverage just got 50% greater! Maponics Neighborhood Boundaries version 1.8.3, released today, features over 30,000 unique neighborhood boundaries in 1763 US cities and 241... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/07/18/announcing-10000-new-unique-neighborhoods/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/339123197" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Have You Seen These USPS Direct Mail Tools?  They’ll Save You Time &amp; Money.</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/335235098/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/07/14/have-you-seen-these-usps-direct-mail-tools-they%e2%80%99ll-save-you-time-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zephyr</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carrier Route Maps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cool Ideas and Sites]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maponics Online Store]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ZIP Code Maps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[direct mail]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[direct mail tools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mailing tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had one of those “Wow, if I had only known this existed” moments?  Well unless you’re a direct mail veteran, a visit to the USPS’s Business 101 section will leave you feeling that way.  There you’ll find a ton of handy tips, r... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever had one of those “Wow, if I had only known this existed” moments?  Well unless you’re a direct mail veteran, a visit to the USPS’s Business 101 section will leave you feeling that way.  There you’ll find a ton of handy tips, r... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/07/14/have-you-seen-these-usps-direct-mail-tools-they%e2%80%99ll-save-you-time-money/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/335235098" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Join the Maponics Team!</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/324165192/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/07/01/join-the-maponics-team/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zephyr</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Maponics News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mapping Business]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[GIS jobs]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Mapping positions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a huge surge in customers, we have four new positions open! Interested in joining us here at Maponics? We&#8217;re looking for exceptional people to fill these roles:
Account Executive
This outbound individual will be creating new business ... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to a huge surge in customers, we have four new positions open! Interested in joining us here at Maponics? We&#8217;re looking for exceptional people to fill these roles:
Account Executive
This outbound individual will be creating new business ... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/07/01/join-the-maponics-team/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/324165192" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Confessions of a Cartographic Pragmatist</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/314858916/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/06/18/confessions-of-a-cartographic-pragmatist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Custom Maps]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mapping Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I admit it.
We&#8217;ve cut corners on client mapping projects.
Left off a compass rose here.  Skipped a label optimization there.   Little things that any cartographer worth her salt would know from Cartography 101 shouldn&#8217;t be dropped.
[A gre... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I admit it.
We&#8217;ve cut corners on client mapping projects.
Left off a compass rose here.  Skipped a label optimization there.   Little things that any cartographer worth her salt would know from Cartography 101 shouldn&#8217;t be dropped.
[A gre... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/06/18/confessions-of-a-cartographic-pragmatist/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/314858916" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Two New Neighborhood Data Team Members!</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/309631559/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/06/11/two-new-neighborhood-data-team-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zephyr</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Map Data]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Maponics News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Neighborhood Boundaries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two cartographers have joined our neighborhood data team recently, and we want to tell you about them!  Eric Ballou hails from Chicago and has been living and working in Vermont since 2000. On weekends,  you can find him hiking the Green Mountains, r... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two cartographers have joined our neighborhood data team recently, and we want to tell you about them!  Eric Ballou hails from Chicago and has been living and working in Vermont since 2000. On weekends,  you can find him hiking the Green Mountains, r... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/06/11/two-new-neighborhood-data-team-members/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/309631559" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Welcome Mark Friend, Our New Director of Sales!</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/299247526/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/27/welcome-mark-friend-our-new-director-of-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 18:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zephyr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that Mark Friend has joined our team as Director of Sales. In addition to a strong tennis game, Mark brings with him 15 years of technical sales and sales management experience. This includes a substantial background in geo... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that Mark Friend has joined our team as Director of Sales. In addition to a strong tennis game, Mark brings with him 15 years of technical sales and sales management experience. This includes a substantial background in geo... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/27/welcome-mark-friend-our-new-director-of-sales/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/299247526" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Best Cartography Websites - The Map Room</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/296134741/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/22/the-best-cartography-websites-the-map-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 22:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cool Ideas and Sites]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cool Cartography Sites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Another site that I check out when I can is The Map Room.  This is a fascinating blog about maps and anything to do with mapping.  The author, Jonathan Crowe, has been blogging since 2003. His frequent posts cover an enormous range of topics, from ba... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Another site that I check out when I can is The Map Room.  This is a fascinating blog about maps and anything to do with mapping.  The author, Jonathan Crowe, has been blogging since 2003. His frequent posts cover an enormous range of topics, from ba... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/22/the-best-cartography-websites-the-map-room/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/296134741" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>New TIGER, Old Polygons</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/291003465/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/15/new-tiger-old-polygons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Map Data]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ZIP Code Boundaries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Postal Boundaries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[US Census Data]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ZCTAs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As those of you who are die-hard GIS types know, the Census Bureau recently released a new set of their map data.  One great new aspect of this data is that it now comes in shapefile format! It also appears that they have updated several counties wor... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As those of you who are die-hard GIS types know, the Census Bureau recently released a new set of their map data.  One great new aspect of this data is that it now comes in shapefile format! It also appears that they have updated several counties wor... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/15/new-tiger-old-polygons/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/291003465" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The Best Cartography Websites - National Geographic’s Map of the Day</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/287075266/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/09/the-best-cartography-websites-national-geographics-map-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cool Ideas and Sites]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cool cartography websites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a cartographer, I periodically visit many of the thousands of mapping and geography related websites out there, in order to stay on top of new features and tools.  To my surprise, I  found a real gem today: The National Geographic  Map of the Day.... [read more]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a cartographer, I periodically visit many of the thousands of mapping and geography related websites out there, in order to stay on top of new features and tools.  To my surprise, I  found a real gem today: The National Geographic  Map of the Day.... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/09/the-best-cartography-websites-national-geographics-map-of-the-day/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/287075266" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Unbelievable, But True: 25% of Carrier Routes Change Each Quarter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~3/284782478/</link>
		<comments>http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/06/unbelievable-but-true-25-of-carrier-routes-change-each-quarter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carrier Route Boundaries]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carrier Route Maps]]></category>

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We periodically analyze the rate at which carrier routes change, so that we can provide accurate guidance on how frequently our customers should update their maps and reports. Each time we run these analyses on our carrier route map data (see a past... [read more]]]></description>
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We periodically analyze the rate at which carrier routes change, so that we can provide accurate guidance on how frequently our customers should update their maps and reports. Each time we run these analyses on our carrier route map data (see a past... <a href="http://maponics.com/blog/2008/05/06/unbelievable-but-true-25-of-carrier-routes-change-each-quarter/">[read more]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MaponicsBlog/~4/284782478" height="1" width="1"/>]]></content:encoded>
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