Neighborhoods
For local search, real estate, navigation and mobile, neighborhoods matter. They reflect on-the-ground understanding for people in a way that postal codes and other administrative boundaries cannot. The ZIP code 10014 has little meaning for most people. But say SoHo, and you will evoke reactions based on cultural, social and historical references. Urban Mapping’s Neighborhoods database and API provide neighborhood boundary data for interactive publishers who want to deliver compelling user experiences with engaging content and relevant advertising.
Urban Mapping gets hyperlocal. Their neighborhood data is creatively-designed and expertly-executed, and essential for the success of our local program.
Microsoft Bing
Urban Mapping pioneered the concept and delivery of the industry’s first and market leading database of informally-defined spaces. Since 2006, Google, Bing Maps, MapQuest, Yahoo!, AT&T’s YellowPages.com, Kayak.com, SuperMedia.com, Realtor.com, TripAdvisor and many others have utilized Urban Mapping’s Neighborhoods to deliver hyperlocal content that resonates when and where it matters. Features include:
Smart Boundary Technology — Patent-pending technology captures the fuzzy space that occurs where neighborhood boundaries meet, overlap or create gaps, balancing user needs and technical requirements
Synonym Recognition — Recognizes aliases and alternate names such as SoHo and South of Houston
Multiple Formats — Data available through REST API (JSON, XML) or secured download (XML, KML, CSV and SHP)
Neighborhood Hierarchy — Hierarchical classification based on neighborhood size, density and relationship with intersecting and overlapping neighborhoods (Chinatown exists within Downtown and vice versa)
Advanced Visual Display — By defining a draw order, neighborhoods can be visualized by ordering a gradual appearance of overlapping neighborhood information
International Coverage — Nearly 110,000 neighborhoods from over 3,500 cities across the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Australia
Surrounding Geographies — Geographic coordinates for intersecting cities, states and zips
Reverse Geocoding — API provides reverse geocoding and data updates for greater control
For an evalutation key, sample data and product documentation, please visit the Developer Center.