MapSavvy Web Mapping Blog

Welcome to the MapSavvy Web Mapping Blog. In this blog, we’ll provide helpful info, tips & advice about Web Mapping Services. The folks at OnTerra Systems who developed the MapSavvy WMS are experts in GIS, geospatial solutions & Web Mapping Services. We’ll sharing our expertise, thoughts, tech tips & trends to help you get the most out of your WMS through the MapSavvy Web Mapping Blog.

MapSavvy: A Powerful, Affordable Drone Flight Planner Tool

July 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
News, Web Mapping

When flying a drone for commercial purposes, a drone flight planner tool like MapSavvy.com is a drone pilot’s best friend. The most obvious difference between flying a drone for fun or for commercial purposes is that the commercial drone is…

A Primer on Bing Maps Imagery & How It’s Captured

June 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
News, Web Mapping

Thanks to Microsoft’s significant investments in Bing Maps imagery, the Bing Maps platform has become a powerful & comprehensive mapping platform. That’s why OnTerra Systems chose to base its MapSavvy web map service on Bing Maps. Last month, we announced…

MapSavvy Offers New 30cm Bing Maps Imagery from 2019

For business, government & research applications that make use of aerial imagery, it’s often critically important to have new Bing Maps imagery for the most accurate representations of an area. Customers asked, and the Bing Maps team listened: Bing Maps…

MapSavvy: A Powerful Landscape Planning Technology Tool

April 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
News

When it comes to landscape architecture for large commercial projects, landscape planning technology tools like MapSavvy.com are a landscape architect’s best friend. In simple terms, landscape planning for large public or commercial spaces is an incredibly complex discipline that encompasses…

MapSavvy Web Mapping Service Serves Important Role As A Transportation Planning Technology Tool

March 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
Web Mapping

When local, state & federal officials get involved in transportation planning, they have to use a transportation planning tool like MapSavvy to develop a transportation system that will stand the test of time. Successful Transportation Planning Requires Ability To See…

How The MapSavvy Web Mapping Service Functions As A Powerful Humanitarian Aid Planning Tool

February 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
Web Mapping

While satellite & aerial web maps have many uses in business, government & research, web map services like MapSavvy also serve as a power humanitarian aid planning tool in the aftermath of natural or man-made disasters. MapSavvy Works As A…

The MapSavvy.com Guide To Satellite Imagery Layers

January 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
Web Mapping

When using satellite imagery from MapSavvy.com for business, government, or research purposes, it’s important to understand that there are multiple satellite imagery layers from which to choose. The MapSavvy Guide to Satellite Imagery Layers is a short primer on the…

MapSavvy’s Updated Aerial Maps Provide Up-to-date Views of Land, Cities & More!

December 1, 2018
Steve Milroy
News, Web Mapping

If your business, non-profit, or research team is involved in activities that require updated aerial maps, it’s important to know that not all Web Map Services (WMS) offer updated aerial maps. Some aerial imagery services are free but offer old…

MapSavvy Provides Affordable Aerial Imagery For Use As Scientific Research Tools

November 1, 2018
Steve Milroy
News

As scientists are studying biology, wildlife migration patterns, geological changes to the earth, and more, one of the most important scientific research tools they need is aerial imagery. Why Aerial Imagery Has Emerged as One of the Most Powerful Scientific…

MapSavvy: A Potent Climate Change Tracker Tool

October 1, 2018
Steve Milroy
News

As researchers work to understand the complex interactions on the planet as the climate changes, they need a climate change tracker tool to compare and contrast how much the planetary systems are morphing. MapSavvy has emerged as a powerful tool…