Web Mapping Blog | MapSavvy.com | OnTerra Systems USA

Welcome to the MapSavvy Web Mapping Blog. In this blog, we’ll provide helpful info, tips & advice about Web Mapping Services. The folks at OnTerra Systems who developed the MapSavvy WMS are experts in GIS, geospatial solutions & Web Mapping Services. We’ll sharing our expertise, thoughts, tech tips & trends to help you get the most out of your WMS through the MapSavvy Web Mapping Blog.

OnTerra Systems Announces That MapSavvy Adds Google Maps WMS Imagery

November 12, 2025
Courtney Dewinter
News

OnTerra Systems today announced that its MapSavvy WMS now has Google Maps layers, along with imagery from Bing Maps and HERE Maps. These new layer options feature 4 different layers from Google, including: Google Satellite - Ortho aerial imagery with…

OnTerra Systems Announces New MapSavvy Aerial Imagery from HERE Maps

September 21, 2020
Steve Milroy
Uncategorized

While MapSavvy traditionally has offered the most affordable aerial imagery solely from Bing Maps, OnTerra Systems has just announced the availability of new MapSavvy aerial imagery from HERE Maps as well as Bing. This new MapSavvy aerial imagery allows users…

The MapSavvy Web Map Service Offers Updated Bing Maps Imagery Including 150 Freshly Mapped Cities

May 11, 2020
Steve Milroy
News

While it’s important to be able to obtain affordable aerial imagery, it’s also important to make sure you’re using the most updated Bing Maps images for your business, research, or government application. The good news is that Bing Maps has…

MapSavvy: The Ideal, Affordable Web Mapping Service for Small Businesses

March 1, 2020
Steve Milroy
News

When small businesses need affordable aerial imagery, they need a web mapping service for small businesses that provide the aerial imagery they need for their business applications…and at a price their business can afford. That’s where the MapSavvy.com web map…

How To Stop Wasting Money on Web Map Images By Switching To MapSavvy

January 1, 2020
Steve Milroy
News

We talked last month about how MapSavvy helps recession proof your organization, and this month, we’re talking about a related theme: how to stop wasting money on web map images by switching to MapSavvy. This notion to stop wasting money…

Recession Proof Your Business or Department with MapSavvy

January 1, 2020
Steve Milroy
Uncategorized

With multiple financial gurus predicting a recession in the United States, it’s important to look for ways to recession proof your business, research team, or department in the coming year. One key way to recession proof your business is to…

A Brief History of Aerial Imagery

December 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
Web Mapping

Aerial imagery forms the basis of today’s web mapping, and the history of aerial imagery goes all the way back to the 1800s, when the first aerial photograph was captured by a Frenchman who was both a photographer and balloonist…

MapSavvy: The Most Affordable Municipal Service Planning Software Tool

November 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
News

When it comes to planning for municipal services, a municipal service planning software tool like MapSavvy is a city manager’s best friend. There are so many ways that municipal service planning software can help a city serve its residents, while…

MapSavvy: A Powerful Conservation Planning Software Tool

October 1, 2019
Courtney Dewinter
Web Mapping

When it comes to looking for a conservation planning software tool, web mapping services that provide aerial imagery are a critical component in conservation planning programs. More specifically, MapSavvy.com is a conservation planning software tool that should be on every…

MapSavvy Provides Powerful, Affordable Aerial Imagery for Insurance

September 1, 2019
Steve Milroy
News, Web Mapping

The use of aerial imagery for insurance has surged in just the past couple of years – with insurance companies now using aerial imagery in four key areas: Post-storm damage assessmentValidating damage claims & streamlining the claims processRisk assessmentFraud prevention…