[Talk-ca] New Innovative Map Company

[Jeff McKenna]

Congratulations Bradon & Denis, thanks for sharing this!  Thanks for 
helping the community along the way, as I notice Denis always has.

-jeff


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Jeff McKenna
President Emeritus, OSGeo Foundation
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna



On 2016-11-05 1:43 PM, Bradon Levalds wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I wanted to share a mapping company that I’ve been working on for the
> last couple months, and just give an overall thank you to the community
> as whole for supporting my endeavour. I recently launched Krate Labs, a
> company that fabricates personalized illuminated maps and displays and
> thought I would share the project turned business with the community
> that contributes so much. It’s also where I was able to meet so many
> great individuals, that have so much knowledge and expertise, who
> continue to give back, just for the cause. So overall I am thankful for
> this community and everyone involved.
>
> I met John Marshall here who introduced me to Denis Carriere a
> contributor in this community and expert developer. We were able to
> build a Web-App that allows a user to select any location in the world
> from a live view map and create a custom map that gets sent directly to
> their home or business. The magic is in the backend where the web-app
> coverts a static image into a SVG (scalable vector file) that I am able
> to laser directly onto acrylic plastic.
>
> This lasering allows only light to pass through the etched artwork which
> frosts, creating a unique, contemporary and detailed design of any
> location in the world with just the click of a button.
>
> Feel free to take a look and offer some feedback or insight on the site,
> process or anything else you come across.
>
> *Website *: https://www.kratelabs.com/#/
>
> *Create A Map Web-App : *https://www.kratelabs.com/pages/app#/
>
> Thanks,
> Bradon.
>
> Bradon Levalds
> Founder & Designer
> Krate Labs
>
> 416.558.0773
> info at kratelabs.com <mailto:info at kratelabs.com>
> www.kratelabs.com <http://www.kratelabs.com>
>
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