Can I use MapCast without CAD or GIS software?

Yes, you can. There are a few ways to do this. You can use the Google Earth application, or Google Maps in a web browser. In either case, the first step is to log in to the MapCast dashboard. For Goog...

How do I use LiDAR?

LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) bare earth elevation models in GeoTiff format are easy to use and highly accurate. This video will help you get started.

I’ve purchased adjacent tiles of parcel and they’re polylines clipped at the tile boundary, but I want full parcels as polygons. How can I connect line work from adjacent tiles together to complete the parcels which cross the tile boundary into single features and/or convert the geometry to polygons?

Polygons would not be a good representation of the data in this case because the geometry of the parcels is clipped to the boundary of the tiles, so the area, perimeter, and parcel boundaries of the p...

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...

What can I do with the downloadable tile indexes?

Lots! The tile indexes are georeferenced vector files in SHP or KML format and can be downloaded for each dataset via the coverage map. These can be used in your own software to see the context of whe...

The DWG files of Ontario Base Map (OBM) does not show the labels for elevations etc. How can I use the properties of the individual polylines to produce annotation?

Here’s a tutorial that shows how to use the features’ properties to apply a label. This is for the latest edition of the software, but there should be similar options available in whatever...