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NatGeo Mapmaker Interactive

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Free and Open Source GIS Software Which software is for me? Even though most open-source software is freely distributed, your time is limited. So which software should you try first? That depends on what you want to accomplish, the kind of free software you want to deploy and the environment in which you work. The Free GIS FAQ listed below can help you identify the characteristics that are important to you. If you have more questions you want to see there, another opinion to offer, etc. let meThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it know. World languages We here at bab.la love languages, and by that we mean ALL the languages of the world! We have created a world map that shows some of the many languages of the world, where they are spoken and how many people speak them. This language map means you can now see the most spoken language on each continent!

Teachers Learn how to use Preceden to create timelines with your students. A Quick Introduction Preceden is a web-based timeline maker that makes it really easy to create amazing timelines. Because it is 100% web-based you don’t need to download any software. All you need is a computer with access to the internet. Our timeline maker is used by thousands of students and teachers because it makes learning about history much easier. Data visualization and custom maps Sign up How to use Mapsdata Attribution Import My Data ETOPO1 Global Relief ETOPO1 is a 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth's surface that integrates land topography and ocean bathymetry. It was built from numerous global and regional data sets, and is available in "Ice Surface" (top of Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets) and "Bedrock" (base of the ice sheets) versions. Historic ETOPO2v2 and ETOPO5 global relief grids are deprecated but still available. NGDC has utilized the ETOPO1 Global Relief Model to calculate the volumes of the world's oceans and to derive a hypsographic curve of Earth's surface. Color Image of Earth A color shaded-relief image of Earth from ETOPO1 Ice Surface, created by NGDC, is displayed above.

Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com It’s an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it. Why use Snappy Words visual dictionary? Easy to use dictionary and thesaurus. Learn how words associate in a visually interactive display. Get ideas to help write content for your blog, article, thesis or simply play with words! Community indicator mapping software from InstantAtlas InstantAtlas sites use some unobtrusive cookies to store information on your computer. Some cookies on this site are essential, and the site won't work as expected without them. These cookies are set when you submit a form, login or interact with the site by doing something that goes beyond clicking on simple links. We also use some non-essential cookies to anonymously track visitors or enhance your experience of the site. If you're not happy with this, we won't set these cookies but some nice features of the site may be unavailable. To control third party cookies, you can also adjust your browser settings.

Free World Maps - Regional Maps - Physical maps Sponsors <-- Return to Main Free Maps Download Page Exceptionally nice collection of high quality map images from the CIA World Factbook 2008. Creating Heat Maps with Bing Maps and Dynamics CRM - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog Creating Heat Maps with Bing Maps and Dynamics CRM The majority of data in the enterprise today has a location component, including most sales, operational, or service-related data. By visualizing our business data on a map, we can identify trends by geography,and use them to make smarter business decisions.

Using the Bing Maps API Using the Bing Maps API This article will explore how to add the Bing Maps API to a website. Bing Maps provides an interactive AJAX SDK (found at: www.microsoft.com/maps/isdk/ajax) that allows the user to choose what aspects to include on their Bing map. The users can switch between the visual map, the source code, references for the code used and more information about the SDK and Bing Maps API. Getting started with Bing Maps AJAX Control 7.0 All that is needed to complete the page is a Div with the correct ID and something to call the GetMap function and make everything happen: If you don't specify a height and width 400 by 600 is used by default. The complete page is: <!DOCTYPE etc > <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>Map Example</title> <script charset="UTF-8" type="text/javascript" src=" mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=7.0"> </script>

Geocoding a Location Geocoding using the Search Manager Class To geocode and reverse-geocode locations, you can use the geocode and reversegeocode methods in the SearchManager Class class. The class reference page provides sample code to show you how. Alternative: Geocoding using the Bing Maps REST Services For most scenarios, you can use the geocode and reversegeocode methods in the SearchManager Class class to geocode and reverse-geocode locations. However, you also have the option to use the Bing Maps REST Services Locations API.

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