We were pleased to see Maproom's Greater London map base put to good use within this week's episode of Silent Witness. (All of our downloadable maps can be used for set dressing and TV graphics.) Here, the fictional pathologists are plotting points ... Read more
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A to B driving route plotter added to our dynamic online Clean Air Zones map
We've added an auto-calculating A to B driving route plotter with directions for businesses that need to calculate service charge areas and delivery routes in and around the UK's Low Emission Zones. See at a glance if your customer's postcode is in a ... Read more
New Local Authorities maps from April 2023 – Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire and Somerset
We have updated all our Local Authority map bases in line with changes that have come into effect on 1 April 2023. As far as we can see, we have actually beaten the Government itself in issuing the new boundary data! The changes are as follows: ... Read more
Mapping from spreadsheets system launched in our Dynamic Mapping Suite
A powerful yet easy to use system of connecting spreadsheets to colour and label polygon maps is now available in our Dynamic Mapping Suite, and it costs only a very modest £35 to use. Currently available for dynamically colouring and captioning ... Read more
New census mapping
The Office for National Statistics has started to release data from the Census 2021. Below are some interactive England and Wales population maps that users can freely use on their own websites. Or commission us to create maps like these using other ... Read more
Our 3d map of British and Irish mountains is an immersive demo of new techniques with advanced satellite imagery and filters
Mapbox – our favourite dynamic mapping base system – released a new system based on Maxar satellite imagery last year, whereby geospatial developers such as us can tap into elevation and projection for satellite views layered with our own points, ... Read more
Europe and world maps updated for geopolitical events in 2022
The United Nations have accepted Turkey's official name spelling change to Türkiye with immediate effect, and Ukraine and Moldova have been accepted as EU candidate countries. Therefore we have updated our full set of Europe, EU and world maps to ... Read more
Mapping the Elizabeth Line
We were surprised to be contacted by quite a few people requesting a map showing the Elizabeth Line in geographical context. Like all of the UK's official free rail maps, Transport for London's map of the Elizabeth Line, available here, is meant for ... Read more
Mapbox and Google Maps fees for high web traffic
At Maproom we build most of our interactive web maps on a Mapbox base. We also sometimes use Google Maps as a base. Both systems have their merits and weaknesses; both charge fees for high usage; and both are in a constant state of development and ... Read more
The Dulwich Estate goes live with a public swipe-comparison map we built for them
Much of our interactive mapping work commissioned by clients is private – intended for an organisation's internal use and therefore not available to show off as our work. However, one of the interactive maps we have built for The Dulwich Estate in ... Read more
Try our new Quick Select online editing system to colour and caption postcode maps
If we hadn't been so busy with the pandemic and Brexit-related work in 2020, we would have launched the new Quick Select editing system months ago! Anyhow, it's finally landed – the ability to colour your postcode maps simply with point and click ... Read more
New interactive online map published – Listed Buildings of Historic England
We've been busy in lockdown and built a wonderful interactive map of listed buildings in England. The first thing we did after flowing in the data was to look up listed buildings in our own neighbourhood. What will you find in your own areas of ... Read more