More and more, college applicants are forgoing the grueling campus tour in favor of browsing maps that can be found on the internet. Having the right map is essential when it comes to recruiting students, and the choice of map isn’t as simple as one might think. While there’s an argument to be made of 2D maps versus 3D maps, there are actually three different types of 3D maps and each has its own particular use. These 3D maps are comprised of 1) Vector maps, 2) Raster maps, and 3) Hand-Rendered maps, and knowing when to use each can be as important as the content of the maps themselves.
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In today’s global market-place, consumers use the internet to find what they’re looking for regardless of their location. This especially rings true in higher education and among its audience.
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nuCloud, LLC and mapformation, LLC have come together to form a strategic partnership that allows the two companies to offer a complete web map solution. mapformation is one of North America’s largest custom cartography firms with particular expertise in serving higher education, while nuCloud specializes in allowing campuses to provide an interactive experience from a campus map. nuCloud’s interactive campus map (ICM) management solutions allows people to create and manage an interactive map through a content management system. This partnership allows for a complete end to end solution from the creation of a map to the implementation of an interactive experience on a website.
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Today at 2PM EST (11AM PST) nuCloud will be doing a webinar in conjunction with OmniUpdate on the value of an interactive campus map as an essential recruitment tool. We have made the decision to open this webinar free of charge to anyone who would like to learn more about the value of an interactive campus map. Have you signed up yet?
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As we have posted over the last few weeks most of our team will be at the conference. We also used our Interactive Campus Mapping tool to create a map for the conference. If you are trying to figure out your way around Cincinnati or are simply interested in reading up on some of the stops that we will be visiting while at the conference then you are in luck. Check out this interactive map around the city for all the important locations and a few extra that we decided to throw in.
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We are going to take a moment to brag about a recent customer’s map. The University of Missouri recently launched a new interactive campus map on their undergraduate admissions website.
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Cars.com recently put together an interesting interactive map of towns across America that are addicted to American muscle cars. The Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger’s popularity is shown based on search volume in towns. As Cars.com specifically explains it to us:
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One of the first things we realized when starting nuCloud is that our map tools can be used for so much more than just campus maps. Any sort of virtual tour that can be accomplished through a map is a possible use of the software. Because we have a strong background in higher education it makes sense for us to start with that market, but it is by no means the only viable solution. Part of demonstrating these different uses is giving examples. By clicking on the image below you can see an example of our mapping tool used to explore historic Fenway Park in Boston, MA.
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Have you caught World Cup fever yet? With the World Cup starting in less than a day it’s important to know when your favorite teams are playing and who.
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For almost a month now a deep-water oil well has been gushing over 200,000 gallons of oil a day. This catastrophic event has essentially shut down fishing in much of the gulf coast and is another reminder of why the US and whole world must find other forms of energy beyond oil. With this epic event there has been no lack of media coverage and many news outlets have looked to interactive maps to help tell the story. Here are six such maps:
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