Poly9 Blog

mapspread used in rescue efforts during Philippines floods

| Sept. 28, 2009

mapspread was put to the test this weekend as citizen from Philippines used social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to post cries for help.
It is the first time mapspread is used in an emergency situation - we will post a screencast shortly showing how mapspread can help during such an event.
Meanwhile, please consider a donation to help the victims of this tragedy.



New features round-up for mapspread

| June 23, 2009

As promised, here are few mapspread updates that we just released:

  • Added support for lines and shapes;
  • ESRI Shapefile import/export;
  • MapInfo MIF/MID import/export;
  • Basic KML loader. Yes, now you can import your data from Google MyMaps!;
  • Numerous bug-fixes and behind-the-scene tweaks.
Note: when using the Shapefile/MapInfo import make sure your dataset is not too large as you might face some performance issue. Enjoy!



mapspread new features and fixes

| June 8, 2009

We have been hard at work on mapspread the last 3 weeks and published a ton of bug fixes. Those of you using IE or Safari 3 should not encounter any problems now.
We also added small enhancements:

  • Drag zoom control;
  • Location search field control;
  • CSV export;
  • Re-centering the map upon layer selection;
  • More feedback on large tasks;
  • Displaying the geocoding source in Location found;
  • UI enhancements in chat, layer panel, grid;
  • Clustering is 68% faster;
Thanks to everyone for the continued support and amazing feedback!



mapspread now live

| June 8, 2009

mapspread is now live and we started accepting sign-ups today.

What is mapspread?
mapspread is a web-based tool that lets you import data from spreadsheets, share it with other users and then publish to the web as an application or feed.

Who can benefit?
Businesses and organizations that need to centrally manage public geo data. For example a company can use mapspread to manage a map showing their stores' locations. Once your data is imported you can publish it back as KML, GeoJSON or GeoRSS feeds.

What's so cool about it?
mapspread is the only tool that lets you collaboratively edit your own geo-data. No database, no GIS or programming needed.

And this really is just the beginning. Follow us on Twitter for weekly updates!



A new website for Poly9

| May 4, 2009

Stay tuned for some exciting news!