Say hello to the all-new ThinkGeo UI 12.  Powered by .NET Core 3.0, our new map controls are modern, cross-platform, fast, and packed with features like Blazor support and cloud integration.  Our full suite of ThinkGeo UI 12 products is available right now — read on to discover what’s new.

With a major .NET evolution around the corner; ThinkGeo is primed to make the most of the latest environment enhancements. Our library of SDKs are being re-written to take advantage of the technological climate ahead of us, and will support .NET Core 3.0 natively when the new version of Microsoft’s development framework launches in the fall. ThinkGeo Cloud uses our SDKs as its main engine, which means that our Cloud services will be more performant, more responsive and more memory-efficient.

The latest release of ThinkGeo.js vector map library will be using WebGL. WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a Javascript API that is used to display 2D and/or 3D graphics and it is fully supported in today’s most popular web/mobile browsers. With all of ThinkGeo’s maps being rendered using WebGL developers can control how and when features are drawn on the screen and in turn will experience increased performance with their map rendering.

A sure fire necessity in GIS map creation is that you’re going to need a basemap.  Basemaps provide the canvas for your artistry; they allow for an immediate visualization of the geographical area you want your focus to be on and provide a background for the implementation of your data.

To create this map, we first gathered and aggregated U.S. store closings from major retailers like Sears and Family Dollar, who have issued these as simple lists of addresses. We then used a process called geocoding to convert those addresses into geographic coordinates; ThinkGeo offers both a cloud-based geocoding API and an embeddable geocoding component for .NET that can process thousands of addresses in seconds.

At ThinkGeo we have many exciting developments we look forward to sharing with you in 2019. One of them is ThinkGeo Cloud. We are excited to announce that as of today, our cloud services are accessible for all ThinkGeo users via the ThinkGeo Cloud Portal. These Cloud Services have been designed to optimize your productivity in the world of mapping by taking away the complicated deployments, data warehousing and IT concerns that you would normally encounter. From Elevation to Reverse Geocoding, whether you are just getting started or have been doing this for years we believe ThinkGeo Cloud is a perfect fit for the ever-evolving GIS community.

Our new world map is yours to experiment with.  Clicking on the image above will take you to our new World Map site. It’s faster and more responsive than ever and will be fully accessible through our World Map Kit Online or you can set your own server up and use our maps to create your own mapping project.  Our new map will be the foundation of our Map Suite Desktop, Web and Mobile product line beginning with Map Suite 11.0