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...
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 ...
Getting Started With LiDAR
LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is a technology that essentially takes pictures using laser pulses instead of visible light. You’ve likely heard about LiDAR in the context of self-driving ca...
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...
I searched for imagery but it’s the same as Google.
The Google base map is just to help you locate your area of interest. From the item selection list in MapWarehouse, click the info icon beside any item to see it’s metadata and a thumbnail of th...
What if my satellite imagery contains snow or cloud cover?
Thick cloud cover expressed as a percent of the photo’s coverage area is available from DigitalGlobe for archived imagery. Seasonal snow pack coverage can be seen clearly in the preview, the pro...
How do I remove unwanted selections from the MapWarehouse shopping cart?
From the ‘Get Maps’ page, look in the shopping cart drawer near the bottom right of the page. Hover over the items in the shopping cart list to determine the map coverage of each. Click th...
How to bookmark locations in VuMAP
Use the Save View tool to mark places you’d like to return to often. You’ll find your saved views under the ‘My Marks’ tab.
How to import your own data into VuMAP
Bring in csv files with lat/long locations of points, or import a zipped shapefile you’ve created elsewhere