Hartley Wintney, UK, February 12, 2010 - Getmapping has released a number of new datasets including LiDAR elevation data captured by the Environment Agency. In addition there’s Getmapping’s own digital terrain model, People’s Map GB 100m contours, 1:1m vector data, national administration boundaries and a place name gazetteer made up of over 39,000 different names. All datasets are available from Getmapping.com except for LiDAR, which can be bought through the sales team.

Hartley Wintney, UK, January 12th 2009 - Getmapping aerial imagery is being used in a research project focussing on the landscape and population history of the Orkney Islands between 1750 and 2000. The project, funded by the National Science Foundation, has been running for six years at Pennsylvania State University in the US, providing undergraduate students from various disciplines with a unique research opportunity. The project is run by the Population Research Institute, Department of Anthro

Hartley Wintney, October 29th 2009 - Getmapping has improved its online store for aerial imagery. It now provides a full high resolution preview so customers can get a much better idea of the quality and detail of the images they are ordering. Getmapping has also reduced the minimum size for ordering digital images or prints to areas as small as 100 square metres, down from 0.5 square km, making minimum purchases much more cost effective.