September 30, 2009

New Individual Zip Code Pages

We've created 34,122 new pages that feature each individual Zip Code in a simplified manner. There are ads on the pages but they can be removed with a click of a button.
Please feel free to embed these maps into your pages.
The format for the URL is as follows:
http://www.zipmaps.net/zips/<5 digit Zip Code>.htm

The pages are a fixed size, width=510, height=400.

Here's an example:
http://www.zipmaps.net/zips/38654.htm

Note the "Remove Ads" button at the bottom left hand corner. This removes the inset map ads which results in a very clean map. The ads are required when the page loads. The user is free to remove them by clicking the button.

Zip Code Index Page

September 27, 2009

Problems using our Zip Code maps?

We've noticed a large number of errors in our logs in regard to tile servers. There is an issue with the way the tile servers function with proxy access, perhaps this is part of why there are errors.

We have an alternate version of the Zip Code maps that may work better for corporate users who have multiple IP proxy servers pulling tiles:
One Tile Server Version

Another issue is for users that have proxy servers that attempt to cache our content from our tile servers. We have an automated security system that will block IP's that exceed a certain threshold of invalid requests, and once blocked, the site will not appear to those domains. Companies and organizations that have this issue should configure their caching proxies to not cache the following domains:

usnaviguide.com
maps.huge.info
zipmap.net
zipmaps.net

ts1.usnaviguide.com
ts2.usnaviguide.com
ts3.usnaviguide.com

If you're still seeing tiles that have a contact message, please contact us so we can trouble shoot what's going on.

Contact Us

Note to those that are using IE8: There is a known problem with this browser and it can be addressed by switching on "Compatibility Mode" in the browser settings.

-John Coryat, USNaviguide LLC (maps.huge.info and zipmaps.net)

September 6, 2009

New Android App: "Radar Now"

We're proud to announce the release of our second Android based mobile app to the market: "Radar Now!"

Radar Now carefully fixes your location to display the animated weather radar and current conditions closest to you.

The beauty of this application is its speed and simplicity. Radar Now requires no user input or configuration to retrieve the display.

Screen shots:

Splash screen:

Output screen:

Zoomed screen:

August 7, 2009

Mobile App Available in Android Market

Today we released our first Android Mobile Application to the Android Market.

This offering shows a shaded polygon with your current zip code along with a marker showing your position.

For those with Android devices, search the market for "What Zip Code" under the reference category and you'll find it.

Screen captures:

Splash Screen:

Output Screen:

If you see a red or yellow circle under the pin, that indicates the error range of the position fix. More accurate fixes result in a green pin (as shown). No circle visible indicates the fix is too accurate to depict it as anything other than a point.

August 6, 2009

Android Users: Mobile App Coming Soon!

We've been working on a mobile application for Android phones (T-Mobile in the US) for a few months and are just about to release the app to the general public. The application will display a map of the zip (US only) code along with a pin to display your position.

The app will be free for the first 100 "hits" (one use equals one hit) with annual subscriptions available.

If you're interested in trying this application, please send us an e-mail and we will notify you when it is in the Android Market.

Contact page: click here

August 3, 2009

Permissions for our site content

For those that would like to use images from our website in their own non-commercial projects, please read the following guidelines that Google (link) uses. If your project falls within these guidelines, please e-mail (link) for permission.

Please include your name, location, link to your website, brief description of project and how you plan on using our images.

Thanks.

-John Coryat, President USNaviguide LLC

June 26, 2009

New Zipcodes - 2009/07

1 new zip code added in July:

09805 FPO

May 21, 2009

New Zipcodes - 2009/06

38 new zip codes were added in June:

09068 APO
09748 DPO
09769 DPO
19060 GARNET VALLEY
50324 WINDSOR HEIGHTS
54482 STEVENS POINT
60484 UNIVERSITY PARK
60958 PEMBROKE TOWNSHIP
85117 APACHE JUNCTION
85118 APACHE JUNCTION
85119 APACHE JUNCTION
85120 APACHE JUNCTION
85121 BAPCHULE
85122 CASA GRANDE
85123 ARIZONA CITY
85127 CHANDLER HEIGHTS
85128 COOLIDGE
85130 CASA GRANDE
85131 ELOY
85132 FLORENCE
85135 HAYDEN
85137 KEARNY
85138 MARICOPA
85139 MARICOPA
85140 QUEEN CREEK
85141 PICACHO
85142 QUEEN CREEK
85143 QUEEN CREEK
85145 RED ROCK
85147 SACATON
85172 STANFIELD
85173 SUPERIOR
85178 APACHE JUNCTION
85190 TORTILLA FLAT
85191 VALLEY FARMS
85192 WINKELMAN
85193 CASA GRANDE
85194 CASA GRANDE

May 8, 2009

Clarification of Hits Policy

This entry will clarify our policy on how long unused hits remain active.

There is an automatic process that purges any unused hits from our systems if the IP hasn't been used for one year and one month.

To further clarify this policy, any hits that remain on an IP that hasn't been accessed for a period of 13 months will expire. No refunds will be given for any reason what so ever.

This is official policy.

-John Coryat

April 30, 2009

New Product: Household Counts by Zip Code

We've added a new product to our ever increasing lineup:

"2000 Household and estimated 2008 Household counts by USPS Zip Code"

These demographics tie directly in with our USPS Zip Code Polygon Database and are available for a license fee of $500 with the purchase of our 01/2009 version of the polygon database.

The data is also integrated with our Zip Code Inquiry and our Zipcolors applications which are free to use online.