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What These Bloggers Learned from 6 Years of Running Geoawesomeness

Geoawesomeness, a website with a self-proclaimed focus on all things geospatial, celebrated its sixth anniversary last month. From posts on recently declassified CIA maps, to tips on geomarketing, to...

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6 Design Principles for Making Maps on the Web

Cartography is as much art as it is science. A map can use the best data and most sophisticated analyses but is ineffective if the reader can’t understand the story behind it. However, unless you’re...

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Could these location-based bus improvements fix NYC transit woes?

The opportunity for New York City’s bus system has never been greater. As its sibling system, the subway, enters a declared state of emergency, the NYC bus system could help solve the city’s transit...

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80 Data Visualizations Examples Using Location Data and Maps

As the importance of location data continues to grow so do the ways you can visualize this information. We’ve scoured the web in search of data visualizations showing the value of location data in its...

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Using Location Data to Identify Communities in Williamsburg, NY

Communities are incredibly difficult to map and most research packs them into isolated groups.But we know that communities are almost never distinct, spatially isolated groups, especially when it comes...

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How to Increase B2B Sales by Redesigning Sales Territories

A central component of territory management is sales territory design. Gartner has found a 73 percent increase in business implementation of territory management softwares since 2012, a figure likely...

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What Online Retailers Can Learn by Mapping Sales Data

Online retailers have become experts in tailoring consumer experiences, building stronger relationships with customers, and launching targeted ad campaigns by collecting data.Yet marketers and online...

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A New Approach to Customer Segmentation Using Location Data

Sales and marketing directors all ask the same question: “How do I get my products or services in front of the right people at the right time?”The key to any go-to-market strategy that answers this...

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Why The Future of Food Depends on Location Intelligence

The food industry has always driven technological innovation, and today's connected shopper is more demanding than ever. Learn how food production and delivery will need to rely on location...

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How Entrepreneurs are Using Open Data to Start Businesses

Cities, local governments, and entrepreneurs are working together, through hackathons and app challenges, to create successful businesses. We highlight 3 from Colorado's Go Code challenge.

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The Biggest Data Trends for Outdoor Advertising in 2017

As the only traditional ad format still growing, Outdoor Advertising is going through some significant changes in 2017. Stay up to date with these major trends.

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Here’s what we said to 200 Geospatial Experts at the United Nations

Last week, over 200 geospatial experts convened at the United Nations to discuss how big data can help the organization achieve its 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).

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Map of the Month: Seattle Poetic Grid

Learn how our Location Intelligence platform helped execute the vision of Seattle’s Civic Poet Claudia Luna Castro in our latest Map of the Month post.

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The Total Solar Eclipse Map to Rule All Solar Eclipse Maps

A solar eclipse is headed to the US on August 21st. Find out the best places to watch it, and whether you're in the path of totality or not.

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What We Learned About Open-Source Geospatial Technology at FOSS4G

If you missed this year’s FOSS4G conference, then catch up in our latest post with highlights from our team.

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Our Game of Thrones Basemap is here to unite the Seven Kingdoms

We built a custom basemap of the Game of Thrones world and we’re giving it away for free, with hopes that what you create will help someone unite the seven kingdoms.

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The Healthcare Marketing Trend to Watch in 2018

Healthcare analysts spend more time collecting, scrubbing, and managing data than they do actually analyzing it. This trend will help with that.

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How Greenpeace is Fighting Big Oil with Data Visualization

Greenpeace is transforming idea into action by using data visualization to show the concrete danger that petrol poses.

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3 Ways Maps Can Transform Your Digital Marketing Campaigns

In our rapidly evolving online world, digital marketers constantly have to find new ways to make sure their campaigns are reaching the right people with the right message.

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This map shows the communities most vulnerable to Hurricane Irma

We created this map in hopes that public officials and relief organizations can identify the most at-risk neighborhoods and deliver them life-saving resources before and after this disaster strikes.

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