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Ever played with the idea of displaying postcode boundaries as an overlay in Google Earth?
I’m sure many of you have and are probably also aware of the many converters out there that can convert GIS boundary files to kml files.
We have had a look into what the Google Earth application can and cannot do. One issue we found was that other than displaying the areas once converted into kml, one couldn’t do much with it. If the boundaries had values attached to them, they were only visible when clicking on the pushpins.
As we specialize in the collection of boundary maps and Socio and Economic data, we decided to see if we could find a way to display our data in Google Earth.
We are happy to announce that have found a way in which to display a thermatic map in Google Earth based on the values assigned to each polygon. This offers those not having a GIS software, an opportunity to visualize postcode or admin areas coloured according to the attributed data in a map. An added advantage is of course that the Google application offers the perfect backdrop map. As well as access to the Google content database, for those wanting to know where the competitors are located. There are limits and restriction to what it can do but it’s definably worth looking at. It’s no match to the GIS systems out there and we are not implying that it is but it’s an easy and very cost effective way to display a boundary map.
Download the sample data from our Download area. We can supply all our Boundary files in the kml format.
Please feel free to contact us should you need more information.
Now released: MBI World Postcode point file
Key Features:
Description
There are various types of World point file and gazetteers that are used to look up a geographic name and find the geographical references where the corresponding features are shown. Some gazetteers provide information about places and features. Some lists of geographic names are available as hierarchical term sets designed for information retrieval. Many other examples could be cited -- for local areas, for other countries, and for special purposes.
Now Available: Seamless Postcode and Administrative Boundaries of Europe
MB-International now offers a seamless boundary dataset for all of Europe, enabling cross border analysis. Valid area boundaries are needed to accurately analyse a store or business locations. They also provide a valuable input into targeted marketing campaigns and the visualization of their impacts. Without proper and correct area definition, whether this is Postcode or administative boundaries the key statistics that impact a business performance cannot be properly measured. For those using desktop GIS systems, the data sets are available as Vector ESRI Shape files or in MapInfo TAB files.
