Archive for August, 2009

CNN Radio Interview: Maponics Neighborhood Classification Schema Explained

on August 12, 2009 at 1:59PM

CNN Radio caught wind of our recent Neighborhood Classification Schema announcement and Morning Show host Brent Clanton had a few questions for our CEO, Darrin Clement.

Click play below to hear the full interview (18:31).

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Some of the topics discussed:

  • What kind of on-the-ground neighborhood information does the Neighborhood Classification Schema provide?
  • Who is using Maponics Neighborhood Boundaries and how?
  • What else makes Maponics Neighborhood Boundaries unique?

For more interviews and articles about Maponics, visit the Maponics press room.

The Industry’s First Neighborhood Classification Schema!

on August 5, 2009 at 5:58PM

Now Local Search Companies Have Access to Neighborhood Boundary Data with Zoning and Social Use Information Built in, for Better Targeted Search Results

Yesterday we announced the launch of the Maponics Neighborhood Classification Schema™, a new feature embedded within the Maponics Neighborhood Boundaries™ database. Read our news release here!

Neighborhood Classification Schema ImageWith this, we are thrilled to have expanded the depth of our neighborhood boundaries database and made it more powerful for companies looking to target or filter out neighborhoods with specific characteristics.

Using this new schema, vertical search sites in entertainment, real estate, travel, restaurant/dining, and many other industries now have everything they need to:

  • Identify residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use neighborhoods
  • Find neighborhoods containing theatre districts, cultural districts, museum districts, large public parks and other attractions
  • Filter neighborhoods containing subdivisions/planned communities, airports, rail yards, military bases, and mobile home/trailer parks
  • Identify all neighborhoods corresponding to a city’s downtown area
  • Recognize those neighborhoods containing hospital complexes, shopping malls, education facilities and other attributes
  • Display neighborhoods in a hierarchical way (by referring to macro-neighborhood, neighborhood and sub-neighborhood designations) for seamless zooming from the citywide view to the individual street view

Stay tuned as we continue to extend not only the number of cities and neighborhoods in the Maponics Neighborhood Boundaries database, but also the on-the-ground information available about each neighborhood.

Learn more about our new Neighborhood Classification Schema!