Geographic Coverage for Maps - NEW
Submitted: Thursday, Apr 08, 2004 at 20:41
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Michelle from ExplorOz
Yesterday, David and I finished working on a modification to the iMapPlot technology that allows us to show you the precise geographic boundaries of map products stocked in our online
shop.
Whereas, we used to show a shaded area on a static map of Australia, we now use the iMapPlot technology with scaleable/zoomable mapping - its much nicer and more precise.
Basically, we've done this to help overcome the fact that when you buy online you can't open up the map you are browsing like you can in a physical
shop, to confirm if it covers the areas you want to use it for.
Our Map Coverage diagram confirms the precise coverage of the map you are currently browsing by drawing a shaded area on a real map of Australia (that is scaleable and zoomable).
We have achieved this by entering the lat/long coordinates for the actual map boundaries into our own database. This data is converted into an ESRI ShapeFile and overlayed on mapping layers owned/licenced by I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd. The map coverage you see displayed is output by software developed by I.T. Beyond Pty Ltd called iMapPlot.
90% of all maps in the
ExplorOz shop now have this improved Map Coverage feature.
You might notice we've placed a link to the I.T. Beyond website direct to the page containing more information about iMapPlot technology. In fact, I've just spent the last 2 days updating the entire I.T. Beyond website (link in footer of ExplorOz site pages) so you might want to take a browse through there too. The site update isn't complete in terms of adding some graphics but its come a long way... finally find some time to put back into our own business!!
Happy
Easter everyone too! We'll be taking a break - that's all of us, Michelle, David and Juliana. The site will still work, but we just won't be on the other end of it.