We’re thrilled to introduce our first reference application using our hosted mapping platform. Geo Fact Finder showcases a broad collection of data that Urban Mapping maintains in its data catalog. This site is intended to show what is possible using our API–the only heavy lifting involved was front-end development, primarily using Javascript.

The below screen shot shows off recent unemployment rates, shown in a thematic map at five percent intervals. Overlay with (say) political affiliation, educational performance, demographics, consumer expenditures, doom & gloom (tornadoes, hurricanes, coastal vulnerability to sea level rise), public transit, vacancy rate and much, much more…

We previously announced our relationship with CoStar, the leading provider of commercial real estate information services and we have several other customer implementations (and reference applications) to announce in the coming months.  Until then, we’d love to hear any and all feedback.