Nazka's newsletter: spring edition
Nazka Mapps
Our interactive mapps, webtools and data-services give insight in location-based information
Welcome to spring edition of Nazka's Newsletter.
Take a break and learn how to create great user experiences, why it is impossible to measure the exact length of a coastline and what we are focused on in 2024 and beyond.
The "mapp in the spotlight" is the Land cover maps application, which allows you to easily compare the best land cover data out there.
Happy reading, we hope you will be inspired!
Mapp in the spotlight: Land cover maps to fit your needs
Finding it difficult to choose a land cover product? We developed a map through which you can get easy access to the best land cover data sources available. With just a few clicks, you can clip, compare and download land cover images for your area of interest.
Creating great user experiences: the Velopark case
How to make sure different users find their way in your application? How can you make things look very easy for your regular user, while at the same time cater to the needs of your more advanced users? Let's take a closer look at how we do this in Velopark.
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What's the length of a coastline?
When asked "How long is the Belgian coastline?", the answer may as well be “How long do you need it to be?". When you start tracing a coastline through the grains of sand or into the molecular structure, then what happens to the length? Learn more about the "Richardson effect" in this blogpost: the more accurately you try to measure some things, the more complex they become.
Looking back, looking forward
In 2023, we reached more audience than ever before, telling the world that Nazka is a mapping company, with a focus on mapps that matter for society. We stayed faithful to our mission, focusing our work on climate, mobility, health, security, …. We continue to do so in 2024. We keep our focus on innovation. A big word that we fill in by always trying to work state-of-the-art. We keep our eyes open for the newest technologies, we try out new things while staying loyal towards well-proven technologies.
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Nazka Mapps is a?young company?based in Leuven (Belgium). We develop "mapps" (map applications) that matter for society.?Get to know us better and discover what we do on a daily basis. From our achievements to the things we believe in, our favourite technologies, or announcements of new Nazkian projects, …
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