by Gloria Dufield, Marketing Specialist on September 20, 2011 at 10:51AM
Recently we ran a blog series on how our school attendance zones, neighborhood and ZIP Code boundaries can be accessed easily by developers using our Spatial API. We have now expanded our Google and Bing map mashups on Maponics.com that are powered with data directly from our API. Interested in searching a specific address to see which neighborhood it falls in for Paris, France or Cape Town, South Africa? Visit our new GIS Product Data Demos Page to try our interactive demos. Just submit an address to see the boundary and center point for that specific dataset. Dataset demos available are listed below. Please visit the API webpage for additional information on these and other datasets. In addition to offering our products by API, we also offer them in a variety of formats including Shapefile, MapInfo Tab and MySQL. Contact us today to discuss which data format and delivery method would best meet your company’s needs.
by admin on August 4, 2011 at 1:44PM
Two out of three students in the United States are not proficient in geography, according to a recent article in the New York Times. In fact, testing done by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that only 27% of eighth graders have an adequate grasp of eighth grade level geography. And age-appropriate proficiency dropped to 20% by high school.
These shocking statistics underline what parents around the country already know. Access to a high quality education is not a given. Ensuring children get one requires shrewd decision making on behalf of parents. This is never truer than when families find themselves re-locating to a new home, whether in the next town over or across the country.
Until recently, evaluating school options when searching for real estate was a frustrating and time-intensive task. Which is why it is encouraging to see companies like Estately (see last week’s blog post) leveraging Maponics School Boundaries to develop school comparison tools. Tools like these let home buyers quickly weigh school options (including GreatSchools ranking) relative to property locations. This empowers parents to make the wisest choices for their children’s future.
