Mapping Technologies we can probably ignore - page 1 - Mapping for One-Place Studies

A full-function open GIS (commercial but possibly with a low price for personal development or volunteer work) from esri, designed for decision-making

2 Posts
2 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Examples of using esri p...
on 26 January 2016, 14:15:46

Carto

A cloud computing platform that provides GIS and web mapping (was CartoDB)

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Carto Product informatio...
on 12 February 2016, 15:50:39

Genealogy Software Packages

How the various packages handle mapping (storing and display of location information)

3 Posts
3 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in HuMo-gen is free open-so...
on 31 December 2016, 06:03:58

Geonode

An Open Source mapping framework

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Geonode - a brief look
on 26 January 2016, 02:54:50

Global Mapper

An "affordable and easy-to-use GIS application"

4 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by Chris E
in Re: Global Mapper produc...
on 19 February 2016, 09:02:47

Google's Field Trip

Field Trip runs in the background on a phone - when you get close to something interesting, it pops up a card with details about the location.

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0 Topics

MapAble

MapAble is a web based GIS application that aims to lower the costs of such an application in order to allow non-GIS professionals the benefit of spatial analysis, map visualization. Comes packaged with about 300 national (South African) datasets.

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in MapAble product informat...
on 10 April 2016, 06:49:00

Mapbender

Mapbender is "the back office software and client framework for spatial data infrastructures. The software is used to display, overlay, edit and manage distributed Web Map Services. The maps themselves are generated by Server software."

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Mapbender product inform...
on 12 February 2016, 12:05:33

MapJam

MapJam was a web and mobile map publishing platform that allows businesses, organizations, and people to create useful, personalized maps that are easy to share - it shut down its services on February 6th, 2017

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in MapJam Product Informati...
on 25 April 2016, 21:15:54

MapQuest

MapQuest.com is for driving directions, maps, live traffic updates and road conditions. There is also mapquest open, a general-purpose experimental online map for the whole world.

2 Posts
2 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in MapQuest Developer
on 18 July 2016, 06:41:14

MapServer

A platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in MapServer product inform...
on 21 February 2016, 20:26:39

MapWith.Us

MapWith.Us is a geosocial networking website that allows users to create and share custom maps with an online community

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in MapWith.Us product infor...
on 12 February 2016, 12:27:47

Navigation apps

Various apps and systems are designed mainly for drivers to navigate

3 Posts
3 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Locus Map - more fun(cti...
on 10 April 2016, 08:24:22

NEPAnode

A web application for collaborating on data, maps, projects - designed for non-GIS experts.

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in A first look at NEPAnode
on 26 January 2016, 03:29:36

OpenHistoricalMap (OHM)

A project designed to store and display map data throughout the history of the world - a work in progress based on OpenStreetMap (OSM).

2 Posts
2 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in OpenHistoricalMap is jus...
on 26 January 2016, 06:20:58

Mapping from a list or spreadsheet

These services enable you to provide a table of locations and some data, and produce a map.

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Spreadsheet mapping serv...
on 12 February 2016, 17:56:42

uDig

User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS - whose goal is to provide a complete Java solution for desktop GIS data access, editing, and viewing.

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in uDig product description
on 9 February 2016, 17:01:19

Wikimapia

An open-content collaborative mapping project, aimed at marking all geographical objects in the world and providing a useful description of them. It aims to create and maintain a free, complete, multilingual and up-to-date map of the whole world.

1 Posts
1 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Wikimapia
on 26 January 2016, 17:02:25

Highly Technical Technologies

These are the systems that other technologies use "underneath the bonnet". Anyone without a real interest in software systems is unlikely to use them - except as they are already built into something else.

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3 Topics

Last Post by PeterC
in Zooming technologies
on 5 February 2016, 05:09:10

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'Technologies' come in many shapes and sizes Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2325 Views	26 January 2016, 11:49:06 by PeterC
OpenAddresses Started by PeterC	0 Replies 3237 Views	17 May 2018, 06:36:07 by PeterC
Comparing online data mapping platforms Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2183 Views	4 December 2017, 10:10:21 by PeterC
GPS Visualizer Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2367 Views	4 December 2017, 07:42:13 by PeterC
The Place Database Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2140 Views	2 December 2017, 05:40:17 by PeterC
Free Remote Sensing Data Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2146 Views	30 November 2017, 14:58:23 by PeterC
Qt Location Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2107 Views	30 November 2017, 12:21:23 by PeterC
Maputnik Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2134 Views	30 November 2017, 12:01:01 by PeterC
Mango Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2156 Views	30 November 2017, 10:31:16 by PeterC
Australia's Location Information Knowledge Platform (LINK) Started by PeterC	0 Replies 1996 Views	30 November 2017, 10:02:52 by PeterC
Maprika Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2233 Views	30 November 2017, 09:47:35 by PeterC
OpenAndroMaps Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2106 Views	30 November 2017, 03:59:42 by PeterC
Shareloc Started by PeterC	0 Replies 1984 Views	29 November 2017, 20:51:29 by PeterC
MapIt - links points to administrative areas Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2007 Views	29 November 2017, 16:02:57 by PeterC
StepMap Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2035 Views	29 November 2017, 12:09:30 by PeterC
OsMo Mobile GPS-monitoring Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2125 Views	28 November 2017, 17:06:01 by PeterC
MapServe Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2375 Views	21 February 2017, 10:39:21 by PeterC
Maproom Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2329 Views	21 January 2017, 06:02:51 by PeterC
Mapping Tools for Hyperlocal Publishers Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2374 Views	20 January 2017, 18:50:31 by PeterC
Uber Started by PeterC	0 Replies 2242 Views	16 January 2017, 12:25:01 by PeterC

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ArcGIS, and esri products A full-function open GIS (commercial but possibly with a low price for personal development or volunteer work) from esri, designed for decision-making	2 Posts 2 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Examples of using esri p... on 26 January 2016, 14:15:46
Carto A cloud computing platform that provides GIS and web mapping (was CartoDB)	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Carto Product informatio... on 12 February 2016, 15:50:39
Genealogy Software Packages How the various packages handle mapping (storing and display of location information)	3 Posts 3 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in HuMo-gen is free open-so... on 31 December 2016, 06:03:58
Geonode An Open Source mapping framework	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Geonode - a brief look on 26 January 2016, 02:54:50
Global Mapper An "affordable and easy-to-use GIS application"	4 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by Chris E in Re: Global Mapper produc... on 19 February 2016, 09:02:47
Google's Field Trip Field Trip runs in the background on a phone - when you get close to something interesting, it pops up a card with details about the location.	0 Posts 0 Topics
MapAble MapAble is a web based GIS application that aims to lower the costs of such an application in order to allow non-GIS professionals the benefit of spatial analysis, map visualization. Comes packaged with about 300 national (South African) datasets.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in MapAble product informat... on 10 April 2016, 06:49:00
Mapbender Mapbender is "the back office software and client framework for spatial data infrastructures. The software is used to display, overlay, edit and manage distributed Web Map Services. The maps themselves are generated by Server software."	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Mapbender product inform... on 12 February 2016, 12:05:33
MapJam MapJam was a web and mobile map publishing platform that allows businesses, organizations, and people to create useful, personalized maps that are easy to share - it shut down its services on February 6th, 2017	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in MapJam Product Informati... on 25 April 2016, 21:15:54
MapQuest MapQuest.com is for driving directions, maps, live traffic updates and road conditions. There is also mapquest open, a general-purpose experimental online map for the whole world.	2 Posts 2 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in MapQuest Developer on 18 July 2016, 06:41:14
MapServer A platform for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in MapServer product inform... on 21 February 2016, 20:26:39
MapWith.Us MapWith.Us is a geosocial networking website that allows users to create and share custom maps with an online community	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in MapWith.Us product infor... on 12 February 2016, 12:27:47
Navigation apps Various apps and systems are designed mainly for drivers to navigate	3 Posts 3 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Locus Map - more fun(cti... on 10 April 2016, 08:24:22
NEPAnode A web application for collaborating on data, maps, projects - designed for non-GIS experts.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in A first look at NEPAnode on 26 January 2016, 03:29:36
OpenHistoricalMap (OHM) A project designed to store and display map data throughout the history of the world - a work in progress based on OpenStreetMap (OSM).	2 Posts 2 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in OpenHistoricalMap is jus... on 26 January 2016, 06:20:58
Mapping from a list or spreadsheet These services enable you to provide a table of locations and some data, and produce a map.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Spreadsheet mapping serv... on 12 February 2016, 17:56:42
uDig User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS - whose goal is to provide a complete Java solution for desktop GIS data access, editing, and viewing.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in uDig product description on 9 February 2016, 17:01:19
Wikimapia An open-content collaborative mapping project, aimed at marking all geographical objects in the world and providing a useful description of them. It aims to create and maintain a free, complete, multilingual and up-to-date map of the whole world.	1 Posts 1 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Wikimapia on 26 January 2016, 17:02:25
Highly Technical Technologies These are the systems that other technologies use "underneath the bonnet". Anyone without a real interest in software systems is unlikely to use them - except as they are already built into something else.	3 Posts 3 Topics	Last Post by PeterC in Zooming technologies on 5 February 2016, 05:09:10