Street View for BatchGeo Pro
We are proud to announce a new feature for our BatchGeo Pro users: Google Maps Street View integration. Now if locations on your map are of individual addresses and there is street view coverage in the area, you will be shown a photo of the location upon clicking the markers. See an example below:
2011 Year End Stats
We are excited to see another year of 200% growth and look forward to 2012 for more features, new users, and new ideas for making mapping easier than ever.
Here are some statistics from the last year:
- 626,995 maps created in 2011
- 223,218 active users
- 24,764 websites using our maps
Happy New Year from BatchGeo!
Export Google Maps to high resolution PDF and image files
BatchGeo Pro now supports exporting your maps to high resolution PDF and image formats (such as PNG, GIF, or JPEG.) This makes it perfect for printing application where large format printers can be used, including poster size print outs. Attached below is a sample image taken of a map of crime data in Portland Oregon.
Announcing BatchGeo Pro
BatchGeo is more popular than ever with over 25,000 daily users and over 1 million maps created. Our new Pro product is perfect for people who love our free service but want more speed, security, and features. Its based on Google Maps Premier services which features a far faster geocoder and expanded terms of service from the free API.
Professional users have demanded speed and security, and that’s been our primary focus in launching BatchGeo Pro. However we plan to add many more features in the future while also continuing to improve our free product. For more on BatchGeo Pro head over to our features & pricing page.
Got an idea? Add it to the Idea Board
Our support tool has an idea board where you can add feature requests and star other peoples submissions. This is a great way for us to prioritize feature additions in BatchGeo, so we highly recommend you take some time to add your ideas here and star them if they already exist:
Google Chrome is really fast
As the video below demonstrates, Google Chrome is a wicked fast browser. We highly recommend using a modern browser when using BatchGeo for the best performance. Either Chrome, Firefox 4+, Internet Explorer 9+, or Safari. The great thing about Chrome though is that its always the latest version because its constantly updating itself in the background.
In some speed tests Chrome as been shown to be literally 100x faster than Internet Explorer. If you want quicker maps, Get Google Chrome! Update: Stuck in an enterprise environment with no Admin Privileges? Try Google Chrome Frame.
BatchGeo being used in Japan Recovery efforts
We’re proud to see all of the BatchGeo maps being used in the recovery efforts! Here is just one example:
Mapping Rustock Command Locations
KrebsonSecurity.com has a great post on the recent crackdown of the infamous Rustock Botnet.
Brian Krebs used our newly released batch IP address geocoding feature to create a map of all of the Rustock Botnet controller points. Interesting read and an interesting map for sure.
Groups now support automatic numeric and date rendering
Today we add a great feature for making it easier to visualize your data with thematic value rendering. What does that mean? Well basically use the “Group” drop down in Advanced Options and pick any date or numeric column in your dataset, and see what happens!
We’ll automatically calculate ranges for each of the numerical groups in your data based on their value. This makes it easy to create thematic maps of your data. Here is an example map:
View U.S. Cities – Number of Rainy Days Per Year in a full screen map
Give it a try and let us know what you think!
New Search Box: Find, filter, go nuts!
We’ve updated our search box to be multifunctioned now. It can still find the nearest location if you type in an address or zip code, but additionally it can now help you filter your map data.
Just start typing into the search box to see suggestions on potential searches and filters. To execute a search, select an item on the the list by either using your mouse, or the arrow keys on your keyboard (if you use your keyboard you will need to hit “Enter” after selecting an item.)
The map will update to include only those results that match your search, and it will zoom closer to the location of them. To zoom in closer you can just keep hitting “Enter” until you are all the way in.
We think this is an incredibly powerful feature for folks looking for new ways to filter and search their data, but let us know what you think by posting below.
