- August, 2024
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Introducing Continental Atlas!
We're pleased to meet you!
Continental Atlas started as an effort by Elijah Robison to more easily research property data in Arkansas' Buffalo River region.
Oftentimes, real estate listings on platforms like Zillow are unable to accurately locate properties in rural areas. Sometimes we can solve this problem ourselves by cross-referencing properties using web apps published by county governments, but most of the counties in the Buffalo River area of Arkansas don't currently provide these services. Because the Arkansas GIS Office makes the state's county parcel data available for free download, it was still possible to download the data and query information from real estate listings using GIS software, like QGIS. But that work-around is bulky and requires training that excludes many people. So Elijah wondered, "does this challenge represent a business opportunity?"
Enabled by more than 15-years of experience developing GIS software solutions, including considerable expertise in the area of Internet mapping, Elijah downloaded parcel data for Arkansas counties intersecting the Buffalo River watershed and proceeded to create a web mapping solution to more easily search and review property data in the area. And it's our opinion that this effort resulted in one of the most streamlined, interactive, and user-friendly property mapping solutions on the market. Even better, because our application is not built upon cost-prohibitive software from incumbent providers like Microsoft and ESRI, our solutions are particularly suitable for budget-conscious organizations, like local governments in rural areas.
With that said, we're excited to introduce ourselves and showcase our potential by presenting ourBuffalo River Arkansas Property Data project. Presently, this project serves property data for nine counties. If your organization has a need for Internet mapping solutions, or any other custom GIS development work, we'd love to hear from you!
Continental Atlas specializes in GIS consulting services, focusing on creating web-based mapping applications tailored to the unique needs of local governments, businesses, and organizations with a need to visually link "the what" to "the where". With additional expertise creating custom ArcGIS extensions, QGIS Plugins, and other integrated mapping resources for the enterprise, we are committed to delivering high-quality, innovative solutions, and we're confident in our ability to meet your needs.
For more information about our services and other projects, visit our homepage, or drop us a line so we can learn more about your project! - June, 2024
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The Best Internet Mapping Solution for Property Data
What is a reasonable set of criteria on which to claim a product, service, or architecture is "the best"?
Now think of some of the best Internet applications you've experienced.
Here's our list:- The site and all data should load quickly
- it looks good
- Usage should be simple and intuitive‒don't confuse me
- Information should surface through soft interactions, like hover, as much as possible
- It should be clean and focused, not overwhelming
- It should work on mobile
- ..and we're hoping we don't need to immediately create a login
Well, while we know there are other providers out there and plenty of offerings to consider, we think we've made the best application of its kind.
Exploring the Continental Atlas GIS Parcel Viewer
The moment you launch your app, property boundary data will begin to appear immediately. And you can begin interacting with it just as quickly!
Summary Info on Hover
Hover over items in the map to get summary information in an interactive callout.
Feature Info on Click
Click on any feature in the map to get more verbose details, like the Parcel Info pop-up. It's possible to open several Parcel Info pop-ups for side-by-side comparison, like we're showing here.
Search Your Data
Search your data all in one place. We can make the search field work on any dataset you have. Our basic functionality includes searching by Address, Owner Name, and Parcel Number. But we can extend it to accommodate any layers and any fields.
Not sure of the spelling? Try a partial search! Most addresses can be identified using only the street number and the first few letters of the street name. Most owners can be found using just a few letters of the last name. Can't read that parcel number? Try searching just a few numbers from the middle!
We expect the rich searching potential will quickly become your favorite feature.
Search and you will Find!
Clicking a search result will take you to that location in the map and automatically open a Parcel Info dialog.
Support for Custom Basemaps and Imagery
Ask about options for implementing customized basemaps or for including your imagery.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you're interested, please contact us and let's chat about how Continental Atlas can create the perfect Internet mapping solution to best support your organization.
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