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QGIS equals no need for ESRI anymore.

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:27:00 +0000

QGIS equals no need for ESRI anymore. Quantum GIS is replacing our ArcGIS platform. Simple Why, with the up and coming of QGIS 2.0 (currently at 1.9 alpha) Why the...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

OpenStreetMap GPS Data Visualised

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:15:00 +0000

OpenStreetMap GPS Data Visualised All the raw gps data - the fundamental part for creating the OpenStreetMap project is shown on this map gpx file index...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

GIS Stack Exchange Election has started 22nd April 2013.

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:13:00 +0000

GIS Stack Exchange Election has started 22nd April 2013. 2 Moderator positions available 7 worthy candidates in the running (Good luck to all and please vote.) not part of GIS Stack...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Ordnance Survey Terrain 50 - OpenData

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:37:00 +0000

OS Terrain 50 - OpenData OS Terrain 50. A new product, which has a similar resolution to Land-Form PANORAMA, will enable users to access an advanced product with consistently maintained height...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

AutoCAD 2014 and Bing Maps

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:11:00 +0000

AutoCAD 2014 now has a built-in Geolocation feature and allows users to create and enhance their designs with Bing Maps geocoding and map data. Bing Maps inside AutoCAD 2014 brings in location...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

iD Open Street Map Editor

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:27:00 +0000

iD Open Street Map Editor "iD is a project to develop a new, friendly editor for OpenStreetMap. It’s designed to offer newcomers an easy way into editing OSM. It’s intended to complement...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

USPS Mapping Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:04:00 +0000

USPS Mapping Tool "You can map out a target area, select a delivery route and mailing drop off date, and pay online—all from your computer. And, you can create your mailings up to 30 days...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Skobbler's Tile Servers - Examples

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:46:00 +0000

A section contains examples of skobbler's tile server solution for map tile integration with Leaflet, OpenLayers and Google Maps API v3. Openlayers...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Google Maps SDK for iOS

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:53:00 +0000

Google Maps SDK for iOS With the Google Maps SDK for iOS, you can add maps based on Google maps data to your application. The API automatically handles access to the Google Maps servers, map...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Mining Atlas

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:43:00 +0000

Mining Atlas - Explore over 10'000 Mines and Projects A nice integration of using Google Earth that allows users to explore mining activities across the planet, either use the search bar or zoom...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Google Maps Android API v2

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:56:00 +0000

Google Maps Android API v2 New Features With the new version of the Google Maps Android API, developers can utilize Google Maps to its fullest. We’ve incorporated many of the highly-requested...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Firefox OS and Nokia Offline Maps

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:37:00 +0000

Firefox OS and Nokia Offline Maps A nice discovery when using the the pre-release of Firefox OS. NOKIA OFFLINE MAPS Users can download Maps...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Mapumental Interactive Travel Time Maps

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:57:00 +0000

Mapumental Interactive Travel Time Maps If you’ve been following mySociety for a while, you’ll know that we have been interested in making maps that show commuting times for several...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

English Constituency Boundary Changes Map

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:03:00 +0000

English Constituency Boundary Changes Map Nicely put together using Openlayers and Boundary-line Data to create a map that shows changes between Constituency Boundaries There are some...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

British Horse Society Equestrian Incidents Mapped

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:30:00 +0000

The British Horse Society Equestrian Incidents has updated it main website and now includes an Equestrian Incidents Map. The map details incidents based on these categories which can be...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

North American Environmental Atlas

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:11:00 +0000

North American Environmental Atlas from CEC (Commission for Environmental Cooperation) The new interface allows users to customize their own maps and switch layers of data on and off with...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Geoception

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:17:00 +0000

What is Geoception? geo- (earth); -cept (to take, to seize) Geoception is a new game that allows you to command and control your own army of combat drones to take over the world. ...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Google Ground Truth Projects

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:22:00 +0000

Google Ground Truth Projects "We decided to start a project called Ground Truth, and this was really to build our own maps from scratch. We would start with licensed data and we would find...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Storm Tracker

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:49:00 +0000

Storm Tracker Tropical Storm Isaac is currently affecting the northern Gulf Coast of the United States, including the western Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. ...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Natural Earth v2.0.0 RC2 Data Release

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:45:00 +0000

Natural Earth v2.0.0 RC2 Data Release Some nice work by Kelso’s Corner - nice data clean up and 2.0.0 release focuses on 6 major areas and is...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Team GB Medal Map

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:53:00 +0000

Team GB Medal Map Here is an up-to-date Medal Map for Team GB using OpenSpace API from Ordnance Survey (an Openelayers based Mapping) Select by...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

OpenWeatherMap (Beta) with API

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:53:00 +0000

OpenWeatherMap (Beta) with API "Online data from more than 20 000 weather stations. Current weather data using is absolutely free. We receive data from weather stations with no more then...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

FloodAlerts - Shoothill Live Flood Mapping

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:06:00 +0000

FloodAlerts - Shoothill Live Flood Mapping A very nice Live Mapping Web 'FloodAlerts' Application (A Map of the year 2012 contender?) update: 5th October 2012 This finally went live on...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Map Channels v4.08 Update

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:48:00 +0000

Map Channels v4.08 Update Lots of new features including Map Channels API Reference, Weather Layer and Transit Layers Map Channels is a tool which lets you map a data feed on your...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.

Official Tour de France 2012 - Stage Maps

noreply@blogger.com (Mapperz) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:07:00 +0000

Official Tour De France 2012 - Stage Maps Saturday 30th June 2012 is the Start of the Tour de France with the prologue. Map of the 6.4 km...

Map and GIS News finding blog. With so many Maps and GIS sites online now it is hard to find the good from the not so good. This blog tries to cut the cream and provide you with the newest, fastest, cleanest and most user friendly maps that are available online. News has location and it is mapped.