Psychology of the map we all know
Is this map popular for the wrong reason?
I've worked in a mapping software company for several years now. While I understand how visualizing data on a map is a valuable tool to any business, until now I never thought to look into some of the psychology associated with mapping. Take, for example, the type of the map that most likely held a space in your classroom (click image to enlarge): Mercator projection map Map from Google Maps This map is called a Mercator projection. It's called a...
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- Interesting maps
- Mapping Software
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/psychology-of-the-map-we-all-know
Insurance Fraud: How To Detect It With Mapping Software
Insurance fraud is a massive cost to insurance companies every year. The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud that fraud steals $80 billion a year across all lines of insurance. This has led to the adoption of anti-fraud technology to automatically detect false claims. It is also one of the main reasons that insurers use mapping software. In this series of articles, we will discuss how to detect insurance fraud with mapping software for these areas - Catastrophe Related Property Insurance Fraud...
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- Mapping Software
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/insurance-fraud-how-to-detect-it-with-mapping-software
What Makes eSpatial the Best Mapping Software
The best mapping software should provide a comprehensive range of mapping analysis for multiple functions. eSpatial has been providing a map ping solution to businesses since 1997. Over this period, we've built a real understanding of business mapping to construct the most complete mapping software on the market. What is mapping software? Mapping software essentially maps data with a location element fixed to it. This includes addresses, ZIP codes, post codes, latitude and longitude, county, states and more. This enables...
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- Mapping Software
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https://www.espatial.com/articles/what-makes-espatial-the-best-geo-mapping-software
Importing Your Data from MapPoint to eSpatial Infographic
Want to get started? Click the signu-up link above to take a free eSpatial trial and you can start importing your MapPoint data to eSpatial today!
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- Mapping Software
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