You know BatchGeo as the fastest, easiest way to visualize your data on a map. Many of your favorite features, such as map data groups, are automatic. Yet there are a few more tricks to get the most out of your data, specifically, the stuff that shows up within the Marker box that appears when someone clicks a place marker. This is where anyone using your map can get additional information about each location. You can set a title, re-order data, add images, and more. There are even a few additional tricks that go beyond the Marker box to ensure your map grabs attention. Once you master these m ..read more

Climate change has many effects, from extreme weather events to habitat displacement and rising sea levels. As the Earth’s temperature rises, polar ice caps and glaciers melt, contributing to the increased volume of water in the world’s oceans. This phenomenon leads to the gradual encroachment of seawater onto coastal areas, posing a significant threat to numerous cities and communities worldwide. This article examines which US locations are the most affected by rising sea levels. It starts by outlining the 10 cities with over half of their housing at risk. View U.S. Cities Most Impacted By S ..read more

If “Never Eat Soggy Wheat”… or “Waffles” was one of the first things you learned about geography in elementary school, you’re not the only one. Mnemonic devices can help us remember anything, from the four directions — North, East, South, and West — to something as complex as latitude and longitude. For example, you may have learned that latitude almost always comes first in a coordinate pair because alphabetically, the “a” in latitude comes before the “o” in longitude. If that’s all you remember about geographic coordinates, stick around. We’ll explain the three components of latitude and lon ..read more

Buried treasure isn’t just for pirate-obsessed children. People of nearly any age get excited about the prospect of hidden gems. In the case of geocaching, it’s small containers (called “caches”) filled with trinkets. Those who participate in this (mostly) free pastime follow given latitude and longitude coordinates and hints in order to find what’s hidden. Once discovered, geocachers exchange a different trinket for one in the cache for the next hunter to find. One of the most popular places to search the millions of geocaches worldwide is Geocaching.com. Millions of players use the Geocachin ..read more

When it comes to globalization or international connectedness, researchers classify cities into tiers such as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Sufficiency. Each tier is further categorized into sublevels, including Alpha++. Only two cities worldwide hold this top designation… Any guesses as to which two cities have incomparable global influence and economic connections? View Global city rating in a full screen map As we dive into the details of these most globalized cities, we’ll highlight the top-tier cities along with the rest of the classifications, shedding light on their global influence and econ ..read more

BatchGeo has been awarded a Spring 2024 Leader Award by SourceForge, the world’s largest software and services review and comparison website. This award recognizes exceptional companies and products with outstanding user reviews that put them in the top fifth percentile of highly reviewed products on SourceForge. And the BatchGeo reviews are clear—it’s easily the best way to create maps. Best-Rated Software for GIS and Sales Territory Mapping SourceForge ratings are based on user reviews, relying on the wisdom of the crowd to choose the right winners. BatchGeo is a leader in two separate ..read more

As one of the largest companies in the world, Google offers products and services for nearly everyone. Among their most popular is Google Maps. Most of us know how to use their tool to get directions or find a location—but what if you wanted a more custom option? If you’re a developer or you just have some knowledge of APIs, you can display your own data on a Google Map by using the Google Maps API. This way, you can create custom maps and still have access to the features we associate with Google Maps. In this post, we’ll show you how to make a Google Map using your data, which starts with o ..read more

It’s easier than ever for you to bring location data to life. When you provide a geographic visualization to your website, news story, or sales process, you uncover additional meaning. And just about everything has a useful location context. Anyone can put some markers on places, thanks to the abundance of mapping apps available. You have many different types of maps now at your fingertips. In some cases, you can change marker colors, overlay heatmaps, and filter by data about each place. However, all these features also add more complications: how do you choose which to use and how do you kno ..read more

New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area—yet it’s also the country’s fourth most populous state. Among its nearly 19.7 million residents are thousands of historic buildings, districts, objects, sites, and structures that tell the story of New York and even the country as a whole. However, there are only 296 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in New York. These landmarks are officially recognized by the U.S. government for their outstanding historical significance, and we’re highlighting them on the map below. View New York Landmarks in a full screen map The Types of Landmarks in New Yo ..read more

A country’s capital can hold a lot of symbolism. Yet depending on the size of the country, the population of these capital cities varies significantly. The largest world capital is home to more than 21.5 million people, while no one resides permanently in a couple of the smallest capitals. And while even the smallest capital is typically the most well-known and populous in the country, that’s not the case in 36 countries where their capital is far from their largest city. View World Capitals in a full screen map National capitals data from Wikipedia. Countries whose capital is not their large ..read more