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February 2006 |
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1. Flashforward2006 Seattle and Flashmaps |
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Flashforward2006 Seattle (the world's premier Flash® event) and Flashmaps have teamed up to give away a free FindMe! Dynamic map to each pass holder.
Dazzle your website visitors with an outstanding interactive Flash® map. Zoom in, zoom out, zoom scrollbar, pan, magnifying glass and much more. The best locator map money can buy YOUR'S FREE! |
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That's a great value, and an additional reason to attend this unique event. It's a sure sell-out, so register early to guarantee a seat. |
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And, as in the last two events, you will receive a Flashforward/Flashmaps co-branded surprise gift inside your conference bag. We're sure you'll love it!
This will be the biggest Flashforward event in years –so don't miss it. In addition to all the usual Flash topics, new ones have been added such as: After Effects, Video, Open Source, Physical Computing, Imaging, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, and more. |
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Flashforward will be held in Seattle, WA from February 27 to March 2 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. |
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(including recommended hotels and restaurants) |
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2. AreaSelector goes broader – and deeper, too! |
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AreaSelector features a nationwide US map showing your facilities, distributors, etc. When you click on a state, the system smoothly zooms on it.
The system contains many interactive features, all of which can be used in conjunction with your database.
You can color-code each state by category, place your cursor over a state or location to obtain relevant information, set up links to external pages concerning each location and much more.
If you have not done so before, please take a moment to look at some samples: |
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We have now expanded the AreaSelector product line, and introduce three new versions of the product: |
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AreaSelector USA + Canada |
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AreaSelector USA Counties |
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Includes US states and all 3,400 plus counties, allowing you to click and zoom upon any state, then any county within a previously selected county. |
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AreaSelector USA Counties |
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AreaSelector World |
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Includes all of the Continents and countries from around the world, as well as all of the states, and provinces for the US and Canada. Allows you to click on any continent and focus on it, thus revealing the countries below, as well as going down a further step to display all of the US states, and Canadian provinces. |
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AreaSelector World |
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3. Latest DB Mapper and AreaSelector Enhancements |
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Zip code search and display
Select several zip codes and make DB Mapper focus and display them as attractive translucent polygons. Check out this implementation sample: |
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Show sample |
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POIs list pop-up
Pop-up a list of the currently loaded POIs. Click on a category to show/hide it. Click on a POI to make the map focus on it. |
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Custom geometrical multi-polygons
Besides the old text and outline features, you can now build a set of polygons as a single object. |
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Customize the POI selection marker
Now the marker is inside the icon library, and you can adapt it to the look and feel of your website. |
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AreaSelector |
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Initial focus
Make AreaSelector focus initially upon a certain state when opening. |
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Avoid ‘Back’ navigation
Remove the ‘Back’ button to avoid visitor navigation to upper level. Combining this feature with the ‘initial focus’ feature, and you can now take your visitors to a given state and prevent them from leaving it. |
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Focus on coordinates
Make the AreaSelector focus on certain coordinates at a particular scale, in order to make it focus on a zip code or any other needed area. |
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Select/Unselect areas
Select or unselect several states, counties, etc., and call external URLs sending their IDs. |
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Flash embedded
Embed AreaSelector into your own Flash application and freely interact with it. |
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4. Tip of the Month: Build Outstanding Custom Layers |
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Use DB Mapper's custom-layers feature to embed anything you want into the map. For example: |
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Sales or any other subdivisions |
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Service coverage areas |
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Amusement parks |
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Golf courses or any other sport facilities |
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Lots within industrial parks or communities |
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Airports |
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Any other areas or facilities you wish to show on the map |
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Not only will you be able to display these info areas, but you can also include any kind of interactivity or multimedia items within them. |
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Please check out this example: |
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Unleash your imagination to maximize your DB Mapper. It's all up to you, and how far you want to push the limits! |
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5. Case Study: IDXCentral.com |
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IDXCentral.com is a leading IDX/MLS search solution provider for selected market places in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Having been the first to develop an IDX solution for most of the areas they serve, IDXCentral.com is considered a pioneer in the industry. Now, with the integration of Flashmaps and the development of the Interactive Map Search, IDXCentral.com continues to prove their leadership role in the industry and dedication to offering their clients the most feature-rich IDX search solution available. |
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Flashmaps DB Mapper Real Estate Tools have been able to meet every mapping need for IDXCentral.com. Website visitors can zoom in and out of communities, scan neighborhoods and streets, and click on available listings dotted across the map, among many other breakthrough DB Mapper functionalities. The Interactive Map Search gives visitors the ability to search for listings from a bird's-eye view; and, once they experience it, they're hooked. |
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"We've been searching forever for the perfect real estate mapping system. After months of research and several evaluations of competing products, we chose Flashmaps solution primarily due to their knowledge, flexibility, support and pricing model. These features let us offer a superb solution to our clients. We feel Flashmaps understands our business, and tries to work the way we do. We did evaluate some ‘free’ solutions, but our clients cannot afford to have competitors' ads on their maps, now or in the future. No way!", said Mark Moineau, Co-owner of IDXCentral.com. |
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The key DB Mapper's features that IDXCentral.com value most are:
- Robust, flexible and powerful database integration.
- Reasonable, flat, per-realtor, monthly fee. No per-hit cost.
- No third parties advertising on the maps, now or in the future.
- State-of-the-art interactive mapping functionalities.
- In-house maps hosting, no external dependence.
- Customizable look and feel.
- Convenient geocoding solutions. |
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"Feedback from clients has been tremendous, with the common response being, ‘Wow, this is cool!’. Agents have expressed how it has helped them identify homes that meet their clients' specific criteria. For example, they have been able to locate homes that are on a cul-de-sac, near schools, back to open meadows, located on a lake… etc. This type of search also gives buyers a more intuitive way to search for listings, and a better understanding of where the properties are located in relation to other important landmarks around them", said Mark. |
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IDXCentral.com engineers have done an impressive integration job, one of the very best we've ever seen. They made the maps a central part of the searching process, and a truly useful tool. Visitors can seamlessly jump from the map to full-information listing pages, and back to the map again, maintaining the same on-screen listings. |
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"At IDXCentral.com, we are always looking for new ways to help our clients gain a competitive edge. Knowing an Interactive Map Search was going to be the industry's next ‘hot new technology’, we wanted to be the first to offer interactive mapping to our clients. After working closely with Flashmaps over the past eight months, they have far exceeded our expectations. The result, an Interactive Map Search that does it all!", said Mark. |
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If you wish to see exactly what the DB Mapper can do when set up specifically for the real estate industry, don't miss this example of IDXCentral.com's client: |
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Find more information about IDXCentral.com's services here: |
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