To be continued...

For more than a year there’s been no posts to Webmap blog from our team and there will be no one. We’ve been moved into new location at BLOG.REGIO.EE/APPS. It is our new home now wherein you can find a track list of GIS applications made by our team (access to some of them can be limited).

Welcome!

New web-map API services covering Baltics

We are proud to announce new WMS services and API-s:

Map in WMS standard with layer control. (Coverage: Baltic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Ortophoto (Est. Latvia in progress)

Geocoding API with XML/JSON output.
(Baltic, Est, Lat, Lit)

Reverse-geocoding API with XML/JSON output.
(Baltic, Est, Lat, Lit)

Routing API between multiple points with XML output.
(Est, Lat, Lit. Baltic's in progress).

See level of map details at regio.delfi.ee and maps.delfi.lt For more information about API-s contact us.

Physics with icons

Making maps closer to real world has been in maps-makers scope for long time. What about borrowing idea of physics-law-like behaviors to web-maps form BumpTop desktop interface? It turns your desktop into a 3D space and lets you move your documents the way you would on a physical desktop.

Flash player for the iPhone?

Adobe is actively developing a Flash player for the iPhone— now all they're waiting for is the OK from Apple.
Apple may have many reasons for not allowing Flash onto the iPhone, but if anyone has a good shot at getting their technology into the device, it would be Adobe.

More from: Flashmagazine

ArcGIS server Flex API

ESRI announced the new ArcGIS API for Flex Beta at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California, which was held August 4–8, 2008. Read more at DM press release...

First look and feel is quite good, but it's really still a beta ;-)


Also listen to the podcast at the same topic.

Interactive tourism-map (KOV)

There is new map on our products line. Interactive tourism-map (oftentimes called KOV inside Regio) is a tool for local municipalities, tourism portals etc to promote POI-s, hiking-routes, nature parks etc on map. It has features like route calculation, intelligent address-search, multible map views, emailing and printing map.

Even more noteworthy are its administration possibilities: Administrator can customize whole map interface design, its measures, and behaviour of objects, depth of zoom levels etc. Of course, has total control over object (also upload pictures to POI-s), layer and groups management.



Try our public demo account:
Map: http://teenus.regio.ee/kov/index.php?id=199
Admin: http://teenus.regio.ee/kov/admin
User: „demo“
Pass: „demo123“
NB! User rights in demo are limited.

Examples of projects using KOV:
- Map of MTÜ Pandivere Arendus-ja Inkubatsioonikeskus
- Map of Põlvamaa talurahvamuuseum. More about this project
- With interface using special design.

Baltic maps

Our own map and geocoding database of Baltics is finally ready and first tileset with address search is online for testing. Links to map demos:
Latvia
Lihtuania

Mapsite for kids

New map application for the Estonian most popular kids' website Lastekas.ee is live. Introducing innovations like typing in capital letters, interface and POI-s with sound assistance and special design, it is one of few online maps designed specially for children. Try it here.

Google Map Maker

Google unveiled Google Map Maker, a product that allows users to contribute and edit map data for regions around the world. More from Lat Long Blog, CNet, GOS

Some experiments with GM

Some cool measuring and polylines features made on GM API. Links: 1 and 2