web mapping

Finding Pleasant Routes Using GIS

Mark Altaweel

GIS is being to used to plan pedestrian routes not based on the fastest way but centered on finding the quietest, shadiest, or most pleasant paths.

OpenRouteService’s ‘Quiet Routing’ Creates a Less Stressful Route for Pedestrians

Geo Contributor

Prof. Dr. Alexander Zipf introduces OpenRouteService's experimental routing option 'Quiet Routing' which guides pedestrian travel around noisy urban areas.

A screenshot of an interactive map viewer.

WMS Map Viewer

Geo Contributor

WMS Map Viewer, developed by Pantelis Rodis, is a http/JavaScript application for visualizing, combining and indexing web maps.

Figure 1: Interactive desktop and web based dashboard showing trend analysis in months of HIV-AIDS and Malaria preventions and treatment services coverage.

Using an Interactive Web and Desktop Based Spatial Technology to Monitor Performance of Public Health Outcome in Developing Countries

Geo Contributor

FGIS (FHI Geographical Information System) is browser-based interactive data visualization and mapping application that runs on the FHI360 Nigeria intranet, an online resource that serves as a common framework for sharing geographic resources about FHI360 programs in Nigeria.

A Web Mapping Tutorial for Beginners

Geo Contributor

This tutorial by Ardit Sulce guides users through how to create a web map using QGIS.

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South Dakota’s Custom Enterprise System to Increase Wildlife Management

Geo Contributor

The Wildlife Inventory and Land Management Application (WILMA) is a web-based application allowing habitat managers to map, track, and report various land management activities on Game Production and Water Access Areas in South Dakota.

A view of a desk with a laptop open with a map on it and the symbol for "No WIFI" overlaid.

Disconnected Editing with ArcGIS in the Browser

Geo Contributor

Matt Sheehan discusses disconnected editing for ArcGIS and the libraries that Web Map Solutions has developed to provide users with disconnected capabilities to any ArcGIS web app in the browser.

The Usability of a Web Mapping Application with a Million Rows of Data

Geo Contributor

Manuel Timita write about Illustreets, a web mapping application built with Open Source software, open data, and emerging GIS technologies (i.e. CartoDB).

Make Your Own Maps with Google Maps Engine Lite

Caitlin Dempsey

Google Maps Engine Lite is a simpler version of the Google Maps Engine that allows users to create and share their own maps.

Mapping Social Vulnerability

Caitlin Dempsey

Oxfam America has released new maps about the geography and the people of the US Southeast, specifically Louisiana and Mississippi. This project ...

Hexagonal binning map showing the locations of 3,000 Walmart stores in the United States.

Making Maps with D3

Caitlin Dempsey

D3 is a JavaScript data visualization library using HTML, SVG and CSS.  D3 stands for Data Driven Documents and was developed by  Mike Bostock, ...

GeoSocial Interactive Map for Transportation Project Planning

Caitlin Dempsey

This week a spectacular conference aimed towards transportation professionals is being held in Los Angeles called Rail~Volution.  The aim of ...

Map of Emancipation Events during the Civil War.

Mapping Emancipation Events during the Civil War

Caitlin Dempsey

"Visualizing Emancipation," the first interactive map showing the end of American slavery during the U.S. Civil War, has been launched by the University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab in partnership with geospatial analysis (GIS) software development company Azavea.

Titanic Mapping

Caitlin Dempsey

April 15th marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean.  Esri has created ...

TileMill Now for Windows.

TileMill: Open Source Mapping Now for Windows

Caitlin Dempsey

TileMill can now be used natively in Windows with the latest release.  The release of TileMill 0.9.0 also includes a new plugin system: “TileMill ...

WorldMap: An Open Source Software Platform

Caitlin Dempsey

Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis recently released WorldMap, an open source mapping application designed to make it easier for researchers to upload ...

Every Tree Counts: Using PhillyTreeMap for Collaborative Urban Forestry

Geo Contributor

Philadelphia, like many American cities, has a wealth of urban trees.  Collectively known as the “urban forest,” these are the ...

National Map Viewer

The National Map: Using the National Geospatial Program

Caitlin Dempsey

The National Map Viewer is a browser-based utility that allows map makers to create and download their own maps based on data layers that they apply to a base map of the United States.

Crime Mapping and the Los Angeles Police

Caitlin Dempsey

The Los Angeles Police Department’s attempts at providing public mapping has not been without its issues and embarrassments. Chronicled here ...

A faded web map with a circle with a red line over a computer popup message.

How to Get Rid of that Pesky “missing (jsForm.htm)” Message in ArcIMS

Caitlin Dempsey

Here's a quick solution to remove the "missing (jsForm.htm" message from ArcIMS.

Basic Guide to ArcXML

Caitlin Dempsey

With the release of ArcIMS, ESRI’s map server software, GIS users were also introduced to ArcXML.  ArcXML is ESRI’s flavor ...

Vector GIS Product Categories

Marco Morais

This article categorizes GIS software by use, into four categories: desktop mapping, data viewers, components, and internet mapping.