Posted By: Marc on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 @ 2:55 pm
Filed under: News,WMS
Tags: Contours, Ontario
The First Base Solutions Web Map Service (FBSWMS), for access to the library of First Base Solutions’ orthophotography now contains contour information. The FBSWMS contour elevation data includes; 1 metre contours for South Central Ontario, 5 metre contours for Ontario South of Sudbury and 10 metre contours North of Sudbury. This is now a value added feature to the FBSWMS that allows users access elevation information and orthophotography for geospatial analysis.
As many of you may know Google has just this week released the latest version of Google Earth Enterprise This release includes many upgrades to both the Fusion and Earth servers but the most notable addition is the new Portable Globe Creator. Previously if a client wanted to access a Google Earth Enterprise database (3D Globe) disconnected from their network they would need to use VM Ware running a Earth Server with complete Google Earth Databases published to it. Now with the new Globe Creator a virtual machine is no longer required and clients can now clip out portions of globes.
There are two applications used in the creation and deployment of portable globes:
The Google Earth Portable Globe Creator tool which runs on the Enterprise Earth Server and uses the Earth Plug-In. This cutter allows users to select a globe, define a area of interest and package and download the information in a single globe file.
The portable server is a light weight python based web server that runs on the client’s machine. It include a web based interface allows users to view the globe files created and downloaded with the cutter and select globes for broadcast. It also enable users to broadcast portable globes to other earth clients on there “disconnected” network and / or Android based smart phones.
Once the server is running earth clients can connect simply by entering the server address when prompted (http://localhost:9335). The portable globe can also be used with the Google Earth API.
First Base Solutions has added contours to MapWarehouse. The contours are based off 2002 captured at 1:10,000 scale and 1:20,000 scale. The accuracy of 1:10,000 scale areas (Niagara, Hamilton, Halton, Peel, Toronto and Durham) is 40 – 60 cm. The accuracy of 1:20,000 scale areas (Simcoe, Victoria, Peterborough and Hastings) is 60 – 80 cm. The contours are sold in a 500m x 500m tile format and currently available in MicroStation drawing format (.dgn). Over the next few weeks we will be adding ESRI Shapefile (.shp) and AutoDesk drawing formats (.dwg). The contours were automatically generated from our digital elevation model and have not been cartographically corrected.
First Base Solutions’ newest high-resolution orthophotographic datasets for high growth areas in the Greater Toronto Area are now available to VuMap subscribers. VuMap is a browser based GIS (Geographic Information System) with geospatial data.
VuMap users can now utilize the following March 2010 orthophotographic mosaics: Durham Region 20 centimetre (cm), Brampton 10 cm, Mississauga 15 cm and Oakville 10 cm.
VuMap is a browser based GIS (Geographic Information System) with geospatial data including roads, places of interest, elevations, high-resolution orthophotography, lot lines, right of ways, soil classifications and other data layers. Subscribers can measure distances, draw/trace objects, annotate, perform layer queries, save/print views, and import/export geospatial data. Subscribe for access to high-resolution orthophotography, property information, elevation data and more: http://vumap.firstbasesolutions.com/.
Google has just officially announced the release of Google Earth Enterprise 4.0. This release contains a couple of exciting features: mobile access through the Google Earth Android client, and the ability to extract portions of your globe and use the data in your disconnected environment. You can view the full announcement here.
Posted By: JP on Monday, July 26th, 2010 @ 12:38 pm
Filed under: GeoWeb 2010,News
Tags: Workshops
Today is the first day of the GeoWeb conference. Actually the conference hasn’t really started yet, today and tomorrow are the workshop days. I’m attending the “ESRI Flex and AIR GeoSpatial Boot Camp” and “Google Earth API – Creating Hi-Quality App and Tours” workshops today and the “Everything you Always Wanted to know about KML” and Going Mobile with Google Geo APIs” tomorrow.
For a full list of the workshops you can go here and here or if you would like to see the schedule of the workshops you can go here.
In keeping with the theme of the conference – Going Real Time – I am going to attempt to post as many updates as I can either here or on our twitter @FirstBaseSol.
Posted By: JP on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 @ 1:56 pm
Filed under: News
Tags: Ontario, parcels, Teranet
We have just completed processing the May 2010 delivery of Teranet Parcels for our MapWarehouse. The latest delivery covers over 30,000 square kilometers and contains all the POLARIS parcels in Ontario. The parcels are delivered in 500 meter tiles and available in following formats: DGN, DWG, KMZ, and Shapefile.
2010 Durham Region imagery has been added to our MapWarehouse. This is the first update to the Durham imagery since 2008 and adds 969 square kilometers of 20cm orthophoto. The imagery is available in JPG, MrSid, and ECW formats and for a limited time available for $50 per tile.
Durham Coverage March 2010
Visit our coverage map to view this and other data sets in more detail or you can download the KML or Shape files for Durham Region.
Today we are releasing another update to our web mapping service. The update covers the southern portion of Durham Region and has a resolution of 20cm. The orthophoto was captured between March 16th and March 26th.
If you are a current subscriber to the FBS WMS, the imagery has been automatically added to your account and is available through the normal WMS access, or through the Google Earth KML files or through the MicroStation xWMS files.
To see the area that has been added you can view our coverage map or download the KML or Shape files.
Last week we announced the availability of 2010 imagery on our MapWarehouse. Today this imagery is available in our web mapping service – FBS WMS. The imagery was flown in March 2010 and covers Brampton (SHP, KML), Mississauga (SHP, KML) and Oakville (SHP, KML). If you already have a subscription to the FBS WMS, this imagery has been automatically added to your account. You can view the coverage areas on our map.
Coverage map of June imagery update
The new imagery can be accessed in the following ways
MapWarehouse
Navigate to one of the areas by searching or using the map, select either the point or polygon selection tools and select your area of interest.
FBS WMS
The next time you access the WMS you will need to add the new imagery to your application. The imagery will be available under the following regions; Peel Region and Halton Region. If you access the WMS through KML you will see the additional areas under the listed regions.
