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Pitney Bowes Software Launches MapInfo.com; Updates MapInfo Pro to Version 12

Today, Pitney Bowes Software (PBS) launches the MapInfo.com portal, a website dedicated to product solutions. Is PBS re-launching the MapInfo brand and why now? Senior vice president of PBS’s Location Intelligence group, James Buckley, and Global Product Manager Rob Savage...Read more

Esri Teams with Graebert GmbH to Link to CAD Software to ArcGIS Online

Graebert GmbH is known for its licenseable ARES CAD platform. It forms the core of:  Graebert's own ARES Commander (3D, customizable offering, DWG compatible) $800) with available optional archectrual, mechanical, electrical and other extensions. CorelCAD...Read more

My Take on the Google Maps MOOC - Part 1

I'm five lessons into the Google Maps MOOC (Mapping with Google), which I am taking more to learn about how Google is teaching the course than for improving my aptitude with Maps or Earth. With the boom in massive open online courses (MOOC), I find it instructive...Read more

Moving from Manifold IMS to CartoDB and Leaflet

Linda Rockwood, the owner of Mohawk Valley GIS in Herkimer, NY, recently moved her Web mapping clients from Manifold’s Internet mapping solution to one built around CartoDB and Leaflet. We discuss the transition: the whys, hows, challenges and lessons learned....Read more

MapBox Continues to Innovate, Improve with OpenStreetMap

MapBox has a straightforward business model: take a good, open source solution; mix in open data and make a better map. It uses OpenStreetMap as a foundation to build open source mapping services that companies like Foursquare and USA Today find very appealing. Directions...Read more