Data Visualization

With the release of Google Maps in 2005, web-based mapping has increasingly become an effective and popular way to represent geographic information. Today, many organizations are realizing the power of web mapping applications, or mashups, to bring disparate (yet complimentary) datasets into a common, web-based viewing frame. Sites such as the Craigslist-based housingmaps.com, and Chicago crime maps are but a few examples highlighting the power of the mashup.

Within the geospatial community, applications such as these represent a significant paradigm shift in terms of how geographic information is conveyed. From printed maps, to Desktop-bound GIS packages, to the mashup, geographic information is becoming increasingly more open and available. And although such applications increasingly require little to no capital cost (in terms of license acquisition), they do require.a comprehensive understanding of underlying web and data technologies to be successful. With over five years of experience in developing web mapping applications, Bluewater Geospatial can get your data online.