Archive for December, 2008

Whrrl Partners with Maponics

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Pelago, Inc., the company behind Whrrl, announced yesterday its partnership with Maponics.  Now users of Whrrl, a location-aware social networking service, will benefit directly from the 50,000 neighborhoods available through Maponics Neighborhood B... [read more]

How is Map-able Carrier Route and ZIP Code Boundary Data Created?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
What Exactly is a ZIP Code….or a Carrier Route? The ZIP Code and carrier route coding system was specifically developed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in order to make mail delivery more efficient.  This means that what the average per... [read more]

Neighborhood Center Point Data

Thursday, December 4th, 2008
For certain applications, robust neighborhood boundary data can be overkill.  If you are just trying to support basic proximity searches and map labeling, Maponics Neighborhood Location Centers™ may be just the key.  This data includes the names ... [read more]