Comments on: The Cartography of GeoWeb Base Maps and "Rolling Your Own" http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/ News and updates from GeoIQ Sun, 20 May 2012 18:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mapping APIs for Web Mapping http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-383 Mapping APIs for Web Mapping Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:09:45 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-383 [...] http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/ [...] [...] http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/ [...]

]]> By: Sean Gorman http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-382 Sean Gorman Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:39:31 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-382 Good point John - I think on of the big challenges with cartography on the GeoWeb is that the page users look at is not static, so the same base cartography has to work for both heavily populated areas and sparsely populated areas. In paper and even GIS cartography the user was usually constrained to just what was on the page but on the GeoWeb they can roam and explore to not only different geographic locations but zoom in and out to different levels of details Despite my cracks at the base layer cartography in slippy maps the ability to change map generalizations to different levels of zoom has been a huge innovation. Good point John – I think on of the big challenges with cartography on the GeoWeb is that the page users look at is not static, so the same base cartography has to work for both heavily populated areas and sparsely populated areas. In paper and even GIS cartography the user was usually constrained to just what was on the page but on the GeoWeb they can roam and explore to not only different geographic locations but zoom in and out to different levels of details Despite my cracks at the base layer cartography in slippy maps the ability to change map generalizations to different levels of zoom has been a huge innovation.

]]> By: NeoCartography and Thematic Mapping: Is 3-D Crap? | Off the Map - Official Blog of FortiusOne http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-381 NeoCartography and Thematic Mapping: Is 3-D Crap? | Off the Map - Official Blog of FortiusOne Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:54:27 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-381 [...] with the cartography series we are going to cover the use of thematic mapping on the GeoWeb. There has been a pleasant up tick [...] [...] with the cartography series we are going to cover the use of thematic mapping on the GeoWeb. There has been a pleasant up tick [...]

]]> By: John Fagan http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-380 John Fagan Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:58:49 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-380 I like what EveryBlock are doing with their own map style, but then in defence to the "the big three providers". The EveryBlock minimalist look becomes a bit too minimalist as you move to the suburbs: http://nyc.everyblock.com/locations/zip-codes/10307/ If EveryBlock want to eventually expand to national or international coverage (which i imagine they do). They might find they have to make compromises in their cartography which might reduce the differentiation gap they currently have. I like what EveryBlock are doing with their own map style, but then in defence to the “the big three providers”. The EveryBlock minimalist look becomes a bit too minimalist as you move to the suburbs:

http://nyc.everyblock.com/locations/zip-codes/10307/

If EveryBlock want to eventually expand to national or international coverage (which i imagine they do). They might find they have to make compromises in their cartography which might reduce the differentiation gap they currently have.

]]> By: Sean Gorman http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-379 Sean Gorman Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:50:21 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-379 Sorry poor writing. I meant that if I wanted to make my own personal version I could use OSM data and Mapnik, not that EveryBlock used OSM data. Although the bigger point is it could be any data source and you could style it as you see fit. Sorry poor writing. I meant that if I wanted to make my own personal version I could use OSM data and Mapnik, not that EveryBlock used OSM data. Although the bigger point is it could be any data source and you could style it as you see fit.

]]> By: Tom Carden http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-378 Tom Carden Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:57:10 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-378 What Chris said. Everyblock, as far as I can gather, use geodata that they've acquired from the cities directly. Many cities offer geodata in this way. What Chris said. Everyblock, as far as I can gather, use geodata that they’ve acquired from the cities directly. Many cities offer geodata in this way.

]]> By: Christopher Schmidt http://blog.geoiq.com/2008/06/06/the-cartography-of-geoweb-base-maps-and-rolling-your-own/#comment-377 Christopher Schmidt Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:25:53 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=336#comment-377 Everyblock doesn't use OpenStreetMap data, or at least, they've always said that they don't in the past. Everyblock doesn’t use OpenStreetMap data, or at least, they’ve always said that they don’t in the past.

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