John McCombs’ Christchurch business supplied software and technical support, including MapInfo assistance, mailing lists and FAQs. Its later web-mapping work included NIWA’s DASmap.
Integrated Mapping dates its establishment in Christchurch to 1992. Its MapToaster product line brought New Zealand topographic maps and imagery to desktop and mobile users. The publisher’s mobile listing, with a 2014–23 copyright history, documents offline maps, location display, tracks and waypoints. This product work extended the company’s earlier software support and shared technical information into packaged mapping tools.
Sources and further reading · 5
- Bill Thoen, MapInfo-L forum archive recollection on the origins of MapInfo-L
- MapInfo software user guide entry for Integrated Mapping, Christchurch
- NIWA DAS database upgrade presentation, Integrated Mapping / John McCombs development note
- Integrated Mapping, company history
- Integrated Mapping, MapToaster NZ Topo Maps: publisher’s App Store listing
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- Web maps without a single vendorOpen source GIS
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