Quick overview of the VuMAP Toolbox Drawing Tool Draw lines or closed shapes over the map, name and save your sketch under the “My Marks” tab. Measure Tool Measure distances and areas in...
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How do I find A PIN without having an address?
Imagine you’re researching a property’s history as part of a pending real estate transaction. You may need to ensure that all lands are included where multiple PINs make up one property. M...
How to export details of your saved research from VuMAP to a spreadsheet
For a lightweight application, VuMAP sure does some heavy lifting when it comes to day to day productivity in your real estate or law practice. Today’s rarely asked question highlights a simple ...
Best Workflow To Research And Acquire Mapping Data
Use our services in combination to get exactly what you want faster FBS sells aerial imagery, plus mapping data provided through reseller agreements with Teranet, Planet, TRCA and many others. The dat...
Is the date and time of the photo included?
The mosaics on MapCast and VuMAP, as well as the photo tiles on MapWarehouse are made up of several photos stitched together. To locate the date and time for a tile, it is necessary to look up the fli...
Are there educational-use licensing or discounts?
For FBS’s own products such as orthophoto and elevation models, we may be able to provide such a discount. Call us to discuss what you’re planning to do. Partner data such as Teranet parce...
I’m using the data for academic, research, or non-commercial purposes. Do you offer educational-use licensing or discounts?
For FBS’s own products such as orthophoto and elevation models, we may be able to provide such a discount. Call us to discuss what you’re planning to do. Partner data such as Teranet parce...
I need to do basic research with the parcels over a huge area which is going to run over budget. Is there a way to just view the data without downloading it?
Yes! FBS offers a subscription based options to explore our data libraries through an internet browser application VuMAP.
What tools are available in VuMAP?
Drawing Tool Draw lines or closed shapes over the map, name and save your sketch under the “My Marks” tab. Measure Tool Measure distances and areas in your choice of units, name and save y...
I need to do basic research with the orthophoto over a huge area which is going to run over budget and use my whole hard drive. Is there a way to just view the data without downloading it?
Yes! FBS offers two subscription based options to explore our data libraries through either an internet browser VuMAP, or, using your own CAD or GIS software using MapCast.