Thursday, October 11, 2007

Waterscape's Interactive Mapping

I am disappointed to see Waterscape’s Interactive Mapping pages missing from their website. 

This is a location on the Ashby Canal, or should be.  But all there is a blank page almost 

 I note that they are revamping the site, it all looks a bit empty at the moment.  I do hope they are going to keep running the mapping it is so very useful.  It used to show our position each day, and visitors to No Problem found that really handy, if they zoomed in on the map on the ‘Where we are now’ link then it would actually show you the exact gps position that we were.

I have written an email to them to ask the question, but I am not holding my breath about getting a reply.  I have emailed them on many occasions about permissions to use their mapping, and never ever get a reply sadly.

I also use their mapping for finding locations for our tesco deliveries.  I don’t know if you were aware, but if you click on the mapping it zooms in, and keeps zooming in each time you click until the actually street names are shown.. very handy.

I will let you know if I get a reply.. in the mean time I suggest all boaters write or email waterscape.com asking when the interactive mapping will be back on line.  We really do need this.

Edit,

Actually since I first wrote this, I just went and had a good look at the new Waterscape site and it says that it has kept the mapping..

“But we’ve also kept elements of the old site which we received positive feedback for, so the interactive map, our Boaters’ Guides, our database of waterside businesses and attractions and our comprehensive events calendar have all been carried over.”

Well I can’t find it, don’t know if anyone else can?