Coming soon: a free community repository for geographic data called the mapping platform
Soon everyone will be able to find, share and use open source geographic data through a simple mapping interface on the mapping platform!
Browse through a treasure trove of public geospatial data, map and analyze the information, and up or download files in a few easy clicks! Check out our blog to stay up-to-date on the development of the mapping platform, and please be sure to contact us if you’d like to participate in beta testing
Why a free geo data repository? |
Those who work with geographic information know how much of a hassle it can be to locate and prepare it for use or how expensive it is to access information on demographics, commerce, the environment or crime, for example. Even though this data is often available for free from government sources, it’s difficult to use without proprietary software or significant technical know-how. Fortius Geospatial Review is working to change all that. We’re building a one-stop geospatial data shop for everyone—totally free! Our aim is to put an end to endless searching on the Internet for data, trying to decipher attributes and spatial projections, and struggling with proprietary data formats and software. |
How will it work? |
It will take the geographic community to help build a trove of high-quality data, but we intend to do our part by seeding the repository with a sizable collection of data sets. And we’ve developed ways to share knowledge about the data and make it easy for others to use it. We’re inviting our fellow geo-philes to do the same, so that the larger community of users can benefit. |
Why are we doing this? |
The value of geographic data multiplies when it can be combined and compared with other datasets covering different themes, geographic areas or time periods, for example. And it seems ridiculous to us that we should all be doing the same data processing tasks on our own, over and over again, or else paying for free data! |
Want to try it? |
Come back and visit us soon, or contact us and we’ll let you know when the community data repository goes live. |