When dealing with geographic data, you have two key options when it comes to map types: vector and raster. Both offer their own benefits and drawbacks, so how can you decide which one to use? Here is an overview of the distinctions between vector and raster maps, and what occasions…
In this VUCA world, the battle for user attention plays out round the clock – companies invest enormous efforts in enhancing product-user interactions. User experience combines traditional human-technology interaction design with data to address the perception and usability. One such people-centric service is provided by Plex; a suite of software…
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Maps Marker Pro – a wordpress plugin that makes it super-simple for anyone to manage geolocation data. Robert Harm, founder Maps Marker Pro reached out to us in search of an affordable geolocation solution for his users (if they opt to go…
Dynamic maps are living breathing parts of your deployment. Beautiful, flexible and constantly updated – LocationIQ maps enable you to visualize geolocation data. Using Google Maps API? We’ve put together a quick guide to help you switch over to LocationIQ
The past Monday, MapFit API users received a message informing them that the mapping platform has decided to shut down its developer APIs and focus on developing the underlying technology. The mail from MapFit indicates a shift in approach saying “We’ve also learned that there are a large number of…
Static Maps are the watered-down version of regular maps – They don’t require JavaScript or any dynamic page loading. They’re mostly used on websites that want to visualize a particular address without needing the interactivity of a regular map.
In this guide, we’ll run down the differences/ similarities between Google & LocationIQ APIs. While switching from Google to LocationIQ is straightforward – as the two APIs are fairly similar – there can be certain differences that don’t appear obvious until you’ve spent some time with both the solutions. The…
A Big (unwelcome) Change Back in May, Google announced a major change in pricing for their Maps platform. This would cause common use-cases to cost anywhere between 10x to 100x of the earlier prices. Their developer community and customers were…wait for it…not pleased! Fast forward 3 months to August; the…
We would like to thank our users for the overwhelmingly positive response for our Maps API launch! We’ve received a ton of appreciation and feedback about our service. The appreciation helps us morally, and the feedback helps us set our goals for the future. 🙂 Thanks to that feedback; today, we’re…
Earlier today, the good folks at Google Maps Platform sent out a captivating mail to all users about the “All New & Exciting” changes – and captivate they did! Google combined over 18 API’s into 3 major products. $200 monthly credit for every account and overhaul of pricing plans. The good…