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News, tutorials, and updates from the GeoJSON Cloud team.

Building a Map Product: Lessons from Logistics Marketplaces (and Careit)
Building a Map Product: Lessons from Logistics Marketplaces (and Careit)

A map inside your product is not a tile layer with pins. Using food-recovery platforms like Careit as a lens, here is how to design location matching, pickups, and operational truth without drowning in GIS complexity.

Aug 10, 2026
Earth Pro Desktop Downloads End June 2027: A KML Migration Checklist
Earth Pro Desktop Downloads End June 2027: A KML Migration Checklist

Google will stop new downloads of Google Earth Pro desktop on 25 June 2027 while existing installs keep working. Here is what the policy says, a practical KML/KMZ inventory checklist, and how to keep overlays portable with open formats.

Aug 9, 2026
PostGIS 3.7 Hits Beta: Tiger Geocoder Moves Out, Curves Move In—What Web Mappers Should Test
PostGIS 3.7 Hits Beta: Tiger Geocoder Moves Out, Curves Move In—What Web Mappers Should Test

PostGIS 3.7.0beta1 is out for testing with PostgreSQL 19 and GEOS 3.15 betas. Here is what the tiger-geocoder split and broader curved-geometry ingest mean for teams that geocode in Postgres and ship linearized GeoJSON to the browser.

Aug 9, 2026
HydroGNSS Data Just Opened: A Web Mapper’s Checklist for Soil Moisture, Wetlands, and Freeze–Thaw Overlays
HydroGNSS Data Just Opened: A Web Mapper’s Checklist for Soil Moisture, Wetlands, and Freeze–Thaw Overlays

ESA’s HydroGNSS Scout mission finished commissioning on 31 July 2026 and opened its GNSS-R hydrology products worldwide. Here is what the announcement actually covers, how access works via SSTL, and a practical pipeline for turning track-wi

Aug 9, 2026
Find the Map Before You Make the Map: Introducing Map Library Search in GeoJSON Cloud
Find the Map Before You Make the Map: Introducing Map Library Search in GeoJSON Cloud

GeoJSON Cloud's new Map Library Search lets you discover maps from multiple trusted sources — OpenStreetMap, Natural Earth, the World Bank, and more — without leaving your browser. Here's what it does, why the timing matters, and how to get

Jul 10, 2026
Visualize Large GeoJSON Datasets Online: From Upload to Interactive Map in Minutes
Visualize Large GeoJSON Datasets Online: From Upload to Interactive Map in Minutes

Open GeoJSON files in your browser, inspect features on an interactive OpenStreetMap map, edit geometry, and export the result without installing desktop GIS.

Nov 29, 2025
Edit GeoJSON Polygons Like a Pro: Browser Tools for Precision Mapping
Edit GeoJSON Polygons Like a Pro: Browser Tools for Precision Mapping

Draw and reshape GeoJSON points and polygons on an interactive browser map, update feature properties, and export the result.

Nov 29, 2025
Upload Any Shapefile to GeoJSON in Seconds — No Desktop GIS Required
Upload Any Shapefile to GeoJSON in Seconds — No Desktop GIS Required

Convert a zipped Shapefile to GeoJSON in your browser, inspect the features on a map, and download the result.

Nov 29, 2025