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New tile versions live

2008-08-29T23:52:29Z

We've moved the new version out of beta mode into live, so now when you view the standard zip code map, it will use the new and improved image graphics.

Zip Codes Added List

2008-08-29T05:35:27Z

Here's a list of zip codes that have been added since 10/2006:

Zip Code	Preferred Name	State	Date Added
27815	ROCKY MOUNT	NC	2006-10-01
68379	JULIAN	NE	2006-10-01
96941	POHNPEI	FM	2006-10-01
96942	CHUUK	FM	2006-10-01
96943	YAP	FM	2006-10-01
96944	KOSRAE	FM	2006-10-01
96960	MAJURO	MH	2006-10-01
96970	EBEYE	MH	2006-10-01
98417	TACOMA	WA	2006-10-01
98419	TACOMA	WA	2006-10-01
98448	TACOMA	WA	2006-10-01
98490	TACOMA	WA	2006-10-01
98496	LAKEWOOD	WA	2006-10-01
09744	DPO	AE	2006-11-01
09809	FPO	AE	2006-11-01
09702	APO	AE	2006-12-01
46262	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	2006-12-01
09370	FPO	AE	2007-02-01
33222	MIAMI	FL	2007-02-01
09747	FPO	AE	2007-03-01
09304	APO	AE	2007-04-01
09305	APO	AE	2007-04-01
09722	APO	AE	2007-04-01
09746	APO	AE	2007-04-01
19190	PHILADELPHIA	PA	2007-05-01
46085	FISHERS	IN	2007-05-01
60290	CHICAGO	IL	2007-05-01
03285	THORNTON	NH	2007-06-01
03861	LEE	NH	2007-06-01
09308	APO	AE	2007-06-01
10065	NEW YORK	NY	2007-06-01
10075	NEW YORK	NY	2007-06-01
17202	CHAMBERSBURG	PA	2007-06-01
22551	SPOTSYLVANIA	VA	2007-06-01
29707	FORT MILL	SC	2007-06-01
32163	THE VILLAGES	FL	2007-06-01
33449	LAKE WORTH	FL	2007-06-01
33472	BOYNTON BEACH	FL	2007-06-01
33473	BOYNTON BEACH	FL	2007-06-01
33545	WESLEY CHAPEL	FL	2007-06-01
33578	RIVERVIEW	FL	2007-06-01
33579	RIVERVIEW	FL	2007-06-01
33596	VALRICO	FL	2007-06-01
33646	TAMPA	FL	2007-06-01
33973	LEHIGH ACRES	FL	2007-06-01
33974	LEHIGH ACRES	FL	2007-06-01
33976	LEHIGH ACRES	FL	2007-06-01
34290	NORTH PORT	FL	2007-06-01
34291	NORTH PORT	FL	2007-06-01
49037	BATTLE CREEK	MI	2007-06-01
73012	EDMOND	OK	2007-06-01
73025	EDMOND	OK	2007-06-01
78633	GEORGETOWN	TX	2007-06-01
78665	ROUND ROCK	TX	2007-06-01
80023	BROOMFIELD	CO	2007-06-01
80902	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	2007-06-01
85083	PHOENIX	AZ	2007-06-01
85238	MARICOPA	AZ	2007-06-01
85240	QUEEN CREEK	AZ	2007-06-01
85286	CHANDLER	AZ	2007-06-01
85293	CASA GRANDE	AZ	2007-06-01
85294	CASA GRANDE	AZ	2007-06-01
85295	GILBERT	AZ	2007-06-01
85298	GILBERT	AZ	2007-06-01
85392	AVONDALE	AZ	2007-06-01
85395	GOODYEAR	AZ	2007-06-01
85658	MARANA	AZ	2007-06-01
89034	MESQUITE	NV	2007-06-01
89054	SLOAN	NV	2007-06-01
89508	RENO	NV	2007-06-01
91008	DUARTE	CA	2007-06-01
92058	OCEANSIDE	CA	2007-06-01
94505	DISCOVERY BAY	CA	2007-06-01
95811	SACRAMENTO	CA	2007-06-01
76166	FORT WORTH	TX	2007-07-01
09749	APO	AE	2007-08-01
43069	REYNOLDSBURG	OH	2007-08-01
09750	DPO	AE	2007-09-01
09751	APO	AE	2007-09-01
17622	LANCASTER	PA	2007-09-01
19388	WEST CHESTER	PA	2007-09-01
09001	APO	AE	2007-10-01
09002	APO	AE	2007-10-01
09049	APO	AE	2007-10-01
09075	APO	AE	2007-10-01
09310	APO	AE	2007-10-01
09004	APO	AE	2007-11-01
09038	APO	AE	2007-11-01
09051	APO	AE	2007-11-01
09079	APO	AE	2007-11-01
09088	APO	AE	2007-11-01
96939	PALAU	PW	2007-11-01
09006	APO	AE	2007-12-01
09020	APO	AE	2007-12-01
09055	APO	AE	2007-12-01
09092	APO	AE	2007-12-01
09843	DPO	AE	2007-12-01
33900	FORT MYERS	FL	2007-12-01
34004	DPO	AA	2007-12-01
70500	LAFAYETTE	LA	2007-12-01
96209	APO	AP	2007-12-01
96303	DPO	AP	2007-12-01
96503	FPO	AP	2007-12-01
45400	DAYTON	OH	2008-01-01
09005	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09008	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09311	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09402	FPO	AE	2008-02-01
09752	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09754	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09755	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09756	APO	AE	2008-02-01
09757	APO	AE	2008-02-01
64002	LEES SUMMIT	MO	2008-02-01
09010	APO	AE	2008-03-01
09607	APO	AE	2008-03-01
24205	BRISTOL	VA	2008-06-01
60642	CHICAGO	IL	2008-06-01
61705	BLOOMINGTON	IL	2008-06-01
77407	RICHMOND	TX	2008-06-01
77498	SUGAR LAND	TX	2008-06-01
77523	BAYTOWN	TX	2008-06-01
78542	EDINBURG	TX	2008-06-01
81403	MONTROSE	CO	2008-06-01
81507	GRAND JUNCTION	CO	2008-06-01
84081	WEST JORDAN	UT	2008-06-01
85756	TUCSON	AZ	2008-06-01
86315	PRESCOTT VALLEY	AZ	2008-06-01
97471	ROSEBURG	OR	2008-06-01
09011	APO	AE	2008-07-01
09302	APO	AE	2008-07-01
09328	APO	AE	2008-07-01
96346	FPO	AP	2008-07-01
96650	FPO	AP	2008-07-01
09313	APO	AE	2008-08-01
09317	APO	AE	2008-08-01
09753	APO	AE	2008-08-01
09870	DPO	AE	2008-08-01
50099	BOONE	IA	2008-08-01
09513	FPO	AE	2008-09-01
09888	APO	AE	2008-09-01
33929	ESTERO	FL	2008-09-01
43194	LOCKBOURNE	OH	2008-09-01
96259	APO	AP	2008-09-01
96552	APO	AP	2008-09-01

New Tiles Available

2008-08-27T23:18:59Z

We've released a new version of our USPS Zip Code tiles this week, they are the same data as the old version (01/2008) but are more detailed, better formed, faster and prettier. The old version used a method that required each tile to be projected into the "World Mercator" projection on the fly, this caused some stretching of the image and some smearing at higher latitudes. It also caused more drag on performance as the processor needed to change the image fit the tile. In addition, there was one image group for every two zoom levels, which would lead to pixelation. The new version has one image group for every zoom level from 5 to 14, zooms above 14 interpolate the image from zoom 14, so there is some pixelation at very high zooms. The new version also uses an improved method of load balancing, and as stated, is pre-projected into "World Mercator" for both faster processing and better image quality. The new load balancing method uses the modulus 3 of the "x" tile to compute which tile server to use, the old method simply had different zoom levels on each server. The old method was more efficient for server disk space but resulted in slower performance, especially in IE. With the new method, all three servers are sending tiles to each client, which is much more efficient for server processing power and bandwidth. The resulting increase in server disk space turned out to be irrelevant. The new version can be found as a link on the old version's page for now. http://www.usnaviguide.com/zip.htm

New Addition to the USNaviguide Family

2008-08-25T02:56:50Z

We are proud to announce the birth of our first child, Catherine, born on August 5th at 3:35am. She's healthy, perfect and beautiful.

Reduced price on USPS Zip Code Database

2008-04-01T02:16:47Z

Due to our reduced cost in producing the USPS Zip Code Polygon database, we are happy to announce a price reduction from $5000 to $2000 for the entire USA zip code polygon database. We've also changed the license policy on updates to no longer honor the discount when purchasing an update. Previous customers will still be entitled to the $1250 update price, all new customers from this date forward will pay the full price for updates.

"Creating Custom Maps" on YouTube

2008-03-06T00:04:42Z

The "Creating Custom Maps" presentation at the Googleplex workshop on the 27th of February is now online at YouTube

Google-like maps with OpenLayers

2008-03-05T23:14:31Z

John Coryat created an example of a Google-like mashup using the OpenLayers system that uses a custom tile layer and WGS84 coordinates to mimic the behavior of a Google Maps API page. OpenLayers is a relatively new API that uses open source Javascript libraries to display objects in a browser, similar to the Google or Yahoo systems but without the limitations imposed by those providers regarding terms of use. OpenLayers does not provide maps themselves or geocoders like the other providers but they do provide a robust library of functions that are well behaved. See the example at: http://www.usnaviguide.com/openlayers/examples/usnaviguide.htm

Workshop: Creating Custom Maps

2008-03-05T23:10:35Z

John Coryat presented a workshop at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA on the 27th of February called "Creating Custom Maps." This workshop covers the basics on how to go from an image or data to creating a custom image overlay in a Google Maps API based application. Please see the presentation in the form of PDF at: http://www.usnaviguide.com/ws-2008-02/presentation.pdf

New Javascript Class: ProjectedOverlay

2008-02-24T01:54:17Z

USNaviguide has just released a new Javascript class that works like GGroundOverlay in the Google Maps API except it doesn't attempt to stretch the overlaid image into the Mercator projection. This results in faster response and more predicable results. Here's a demo of this class in action: http://www.usnaviguide.com/projectedoverlay.htm

New Perl Module: Calculate Google Tiles

2008-02-24T01:47:51Z

USNaviguide has just released a new Perl module (USNaviguide_Google_Tiles.pm) that calculates just about everything you'd want to know about tiles including: Tile name for a coordinate (lat,lng) Tile name for a pixel location (x,y) Tiles for a bounding box of coordinates and zoom Bounding box for a tile in coordinates Bounding box for a tile in pixel locations Coordinates to pixel Pixel to coordinates and a bunch of other stuff... GPL http://www.usnaviguide.com/google-tiles.htm

Relative Pixel Location Algorithm in Perl

2007-11-24T23:31:40Z

We've added a new Perl module that calculates the relative pixel location on the "Google World" for the Google Maps API. This module will return a pixel coordinate when passed a latitude, longitude and zoom factor that can be used to correctly locate objects in an image used as a GGroundOverlay object. This module is based on Ian Dee's excellent work to calculate tile names for custom tile layers. There are some differences, mostly in how the calculation is performed and rounding, but essentially, it is the same calculation found in Google's Javascript API code. An example has been added to demonstrate this routine in action: goverlay.htm USNaviguide_Google_RelPix.pm - A Perl Module

New demo: Resizable/Movable Ground Overlay

2007-11-24T04:44:48Z

This Google Maps API demo is a modification of Pam's example that adds a few things such as being movable and the image is created on the fly based on the SW and NE corner coordinates. On the server, the coordinates are transformed into pixels and the image is generated. The image contains the size in pixels and a square to indicate if there is any stretching of the image. The purpose of this demo is as a starting point for generating an image with POI's, polygons and other information that can substitute for a tile overlay. It's much easier to implement and also can yield real time results if the underlying data is subject to change. http://maps.huge.info/goverlay.htm Here's the Perl module that calculates a "relative pixel:" (a modification of Ian Dee's PHP script) # Calculate Relative Pixel... To execute:


my @d = &RelPix( ,, ) ;

sub RelPix
{
 my $lat	= shift ;
 my $lng	= shift ;
 my $zoom	= shift ;
 my $e		= 0 ;
 my @d		= ( ) ;				# 0:x 1:y

 my $PI		= 3.1415926536 ;
 my $bc		= 2 * $PI;
 my $Wa		= $PI / 180;
 my $cp		= 2 ** ($zoom + 8) ;
 my $pixLngDeg	= $cp / 360;
 my $pixLngRad	= $cp / $bc ;
 my $bmO	= $cp / 2 ;

 $d[0] = sprintf("%0.0f", $bmO + $lng * $pixLngDeg ) ;

 $e = sin($lat * $Wa) ;

 if( $e > 0.99999 )
 {
  $e = 0.99999 ;
 }

 if( $e < -0.99999 )
 {
  $e = -0.99999 ;
 }

 $d[1] = sprintf("%0.0f", $bmO + 0.5 * log((1 + $e) / (1 - $e)) * (-1) * $pixLngRad ) ;

 return (@d) ;
}

Telephone Area Code (NPA) Map

2007-11-15T22:20:57Z

We're pleased to announce the creation of a new map for Telephone Area Codes, otherwise known in the industry as NPA's. www.usnaviguide.com/areacode.htm As with our other maps, this one can be zeroed into an area code by either clicking on the map or keying in an area code. The map automatically zooms and centers to fit the area code in the viewport of the map. Additionally, the map can be accessed directly by adding an area code to the link: http://www.usnaviguide.com/areacode.htm?n= Example: http://www.usnaviguide.com/areacode.htm?z=607 Feel free to link to us with this form if you'd like to use our maps on your site. The base area code layer is available to use on your map for a fee. Contact us if you're interested at: Contact Us! Source of data: Maponics Please contact Maponics directly if you're interested in acquiring the data for your company.

Area Code (NPA) added to Zip Code Maps

2007-11-15T17:51:25Z

We've recently added the telephone area code (NPA) to the zip code information being displayed on the USPS Zip Code Boundary Map page. This new bit of information appears in the infowindow (bubble) when the pushpin marking the zip code is clicked and also appears on the sidebar under the zip code name. The area code data is current as of July/2007 and is derived from the Maponics NPA Area Code polygon database combined with the USNaviguide's USPS Zip Code Boundary polygon database.

Australian Postcode Boundary Map

2007-11-02T06:44:00Z

We are proud to introduce a new product: Australian Postcode Boundary Map with search. This new program displays official Australian postcode boundaries from the entire continent down to the individual street level. australianpostcodesearch.com Searching is by city, postcode or address. The tile layer for this program is available for a fee to use in your own maps! See salesdata.htm for more details.