192.com Mapping Updates

192.com Mapping Updates

"New on 192.com is ability to see the list of people or businesses that matched your search criteria highlighted on the map. This makes it even easier to identify the person or business you are looking for. For example, you may know that a person definitely lives in the midlands. Or you may be looking for a business that is located on the high street or close to the tube.

You can also use the Locations grouping on the Refine Search panel to filter by any area in the UK, from country level right down to postcode."

Image 192.com: Search results for People or Businesses are now mapped.

Other new searches:

You can now search all of 192.com from any page of the site. You can choose to Search All or select a particular section that you are interested in including:

• People
• Businesses
• Places
• Property prices
• Electoral roll
• Directors
• Family records
• Company credit reports
• Visual timelines
• Websites Mapped
  

Websites are now geocoded to a real business locations.


Websites are now geocoded to real world locations


Filtering by Website on a map - unique to 192.com

http://www.192.com/content/help/whatsnew/#maps


Try it out:
http://www.192.com/all/search/

Source:
http://blog.192.com/?p=21

SuperPages Beta

SuperPages Beta - using Microsoft Virtual Earth

"Web-based version of the SuperPages. Uses Virtual Earth mapping technology to find businesses and services in your area. Driving directions, hours, and more are provided. Good wifi finder."
Programmable Web


Single Search


Multiple Searches

• Uses Microsoft Virtual Earth

• Multiple Search is handy

• Clunky at times, sends you off to different locations at times.

• Limited to the USA in Content.

• But has potential in beta2.

Superpages is part of Idearc Media

Suggest a radial search with dynamic directions
Mapperz

The Carbon Footprint Map - UK

The Carbon Footprint Map for the UK



By viewing the map you can see how much CO2 is emitted across the UK.

http://www.carbonmap.co.uk/index.php

The darker colours indicate higher density of Carbon Emissions All measurements are in tonnes of CO2 source emissions per square kilometre.

Values are:

0

>0 - 3

>3 - 10

>10 - 32

>32 - 100

>100 - 1,995

>1,995 - 6,500,000

Carbon Map - London

(other areas are available)

"The Carbon Map was created by AEA Energy & Environment, which compiles annual emission estimates from a large number of sources and fuels as part of the National Atmospheric Emission Inventory (NAEI) programme of work for Defra. These estimates are available down to the square kilometre level, which is the detail shown in the national and regional CO2 emission maps."

source:http://www.carbonmap.co.uk/faq.php#who

Mapperz - a quick post

Multimap - Rolls Out API Services to Businesses

Multimap API - Rolls Out new services to businesses

How do you improve a mapping service?
(with over 10 million unique users 190 million page impressions a month)

The API was reported back in February 2007. By Mapperz
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2007/02/multimap-api-updated
-includes-uk.html

With a few updates and lots of testing of the service, multi-map launch this service.



The Multimap API v.1.2 is routing, mapping, geocoding, using POI data and imagery into a single one-stop mapping service.


One new change - the Map Widget can show how the API can show points of interest of various kinds around a location on a map.
more on this

Summary (there is quiet a bit)

• Mapping - draggable maps with ‘fast fill’ smooth zooming; suite of widgets (including location breadcrumbs, overview map, map tools, zoom slider); custom menus, map interactions and events; custom markers with automatic ‘de-clutter’, tabbed info boxes, dynamic text and icons; and choice of map types (map, aerial imagery*, hybrid*) and styles (local*, global) – (* where available).

• Searching - choice of search modes, including search by radius, location ID, bounding box, donut and driving distance, search along route and non-spatial search; custom result ordering, pagination and display; fuzzy searching (including starts with, ends with, contains, sounds like); and plug-and-play POI data.

• Routing - point-to-point, multiple via points and ‘travelling salesman’ optimization; multi-language directions; multi-modal routing (e.g., drive to here, then walk to here) and avoid specific road types; choice of outputs (text, highlight, ‘expense claim’, summary); enabled for route animation.

• Geocoding - single point of access to Multimap’s full, best-in-class geocoding capability; high-accuracy, high-performance geocoding; and Javascript and HTTP access.

• Local Information - Points of Interest (POI) can be easily displayed on maps, and routed to and from. Multimap provides access to a large range of POI, including schools, transportation, restaurants and bars, ATMs, car parks and more.

“We are proud to offer the latest version of our API service to the industry. Ease and speed of implementation are key considerations driving many businesses to embrace the new service, with the ability to be up and running with a highly interactive, signature site in a matter of hours."
Sean Phelan, founder of Multimap

Source of Press Release: Directions Magazine