WEB MAPPING

Interactive web maps are an integral feature of today's web-surfing experience, thanks to recent advances in Internet-based digital mapping technology and the exponential growth in bandwidth internationally. A new generation of map-savvy consumers are increasingly reliant on web mapping to get directions, find their friends, plan trips, or locate a convenient service or store.

The capacity of South Africa's Internet backbone is dramatically increasing, enabling the delivery of highly accurate, content rich digital maps for web and mobile.

Leading Internet solutions provider AAT has partnered with MapIT to make this a reality in the form of the interactive web mapping portal streetmaps.co.za which is used by thousands of South Africans to find locations and get directions.

Our map help consumers to find almost anything, from accommodation, car service agents to bank ATMs or a doctor. They can find their way on tourist sites, property portals, and company websites that seek to position branch networks, dealerships and outlets on a map.

For more information on the use, interactivity and integration of these web maps and the API to suit your businesses needs, contact admin@mapit.co.za or +27 12 345 8015.

Organisers of large, public participation events like the Two Oceans, Comrades Marathon and the 94.7 Cycle Challenge use MapIT's routing engine to manage and organise key logistical aspects of the event, showing water, medical and refreshment points, the start and finish line and exhibition hall. Spectators are able to plan a route to the event and the public can avoid the race while it is on.

This technology is available to clients who organise events in South Africa which require the integration of detailed logistical planning with location-based data to communicate with their participants and spectators.

Other clients like Toyota offer a web mapping facility to help prospective and current clients find their dealerships and service areas and identify the easiest routes to and from them. One of MapIT's sponsorship projects involves assisting in the fight against HIV and Aids, by providing a web map that allows the public to search for their nearest HIV testing facility and obtain directions to this facility. This sponsorship has been done for the National HIV Counselling and Testing campaign in support of The Compass Project.

View MapIT's web mapping projects

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