If you want proof that UMapper is run by real people and not robots, watch the UMapper founder and CEO Andrei Taraschuk chat with folks from GISCafe at Where2.0.
In case you missed Where 2.0 this year, here are few hightlights from the geo world:
It is well known that maps are great for visualizing complex data sets. A simple map visualization can convey complex information better than any other medium. UMapper publisher The Sacremento Bee has utilized the power of maps to show which areas of California carry the highest tax burden. Check out the map below or see it in California taxes: Who’s paying the most? article on The Sacramento Bee.
As Southern California is recovering from the biggest earthquake to hit the region in nearly 20 years, dozens of minor aftershocks continue to rattle the area. SignOnSanDiego is using UMapper to create a real-time map of earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 or greater. The map embedded below uses a real-time earthquake feed from USGS (United States Geological Survey). Please visit SignOnSanDiego for more information.
It is less than a week until the Where2.0 conference kicks off in San Jose, and we can hardly wait. Take a look at this year’s keynotes to see why we are excited. If you are have never heard about Where2.0, here is a quick description:
Happening March 30-April 1, 2010 at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, California, Where 2.0 brings together the people, projects, and issues building the new technological foundations and creating value in the location industry. Join with developers, technologists, CTOs, researchers, geographers, academics, business developers, and entrepreneurs to debate what’s viable now, and what’s lurking just below the radar. Learn more about Where 2.0.
A year ago we wrote about innovative mapping techniques employed by The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead to map the Red River floods. This year the floods are back and INFORUM continues to innovate. In addition to Red River flood map wiki that allows users to contribute flood locations, they’ve added live flood cams, and a very cool neighborhood flood beat project. Here is how flood beat works:
To give our readers the most local and comprehensive information in this spring’s flood fight, we’ve created neighborhood flood beats this year. Using the vast newsgathering force of our newspaper, each reporter is assigned to neighborhoods or specific rural areas in which flooding is most likely to occur. People living within the area are also encouraged to contribute to the reporting or photography (go to our Flood Bloggers page for more information). Think of it as having your very own neighborhood Web site. That’s the concept.
Here is the map of flood beats areas:
INFORUM is not the only media company who is using UMapper to map the Red River flood. KCRG and GazetteOnline are among many others who use the power of maps to share important information.
