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    Google Maps API

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Maps APIs allow developers to integrate Google Maps into a website or retrieve information from Google Maps.N/A

    Surfer

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASurfer is a data visualization suite from Golden Software in Colorado for oil and gas companies, or other entities in other industries requiring geological or environmental data.N/A
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    Google Maps APISurfer
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    Google Maps APISurfer
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Google Maps APISurfer
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Google Maps APISurfer
    Small Businesses
    ArcGIS
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Maps APISurfer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Google Maps APISurfer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    It is most suited for someone who has a physical office, particularly a retail store which helps them to promote the business locally. I would suggest businessmen should use this tool for promoting their business in a more effective way. It is of least important if you are promoting your business digitally and don't have a physical location.
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    Golden Software
    Surfer has been excellent for us, a small company, to process the electrical resistivity, refraction microtremor, and MASW data collected in the field. There are an increasing number of programs capable of assisting in this geophysical analysis but Surfer is the most advanced. The ability to create both 2D and 3D figures in the program while managing data is a huge help. It also greatly improved report quality and helped clients better understand what the results were for a study.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Very simple UI, easy to use.
    • You can send your live location to a person who wants to meet you.
    • You can mark and pin the locations you are travelling regularly.
    • You can get the code of iframe for any location and embed it into your organization's website also.
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    Golden Software
    • The interface is simple and easy/quick to learn, so that not much experience is needed to start generating maps.
    • The map layouts are easy to manipulate, change colors, scale, labels, contour interval, etc...
    • Simple but functional mathematical and logical functions allow for the calculation and manipulation of grids.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Offline location required for some certain locations
    • Needs to reduce updates as it is comes from most of the updates.
    • Maps needs to be accurate in small areas in order to find destination.
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    Golden Software
    • The user interface can be tricky at first. It's a little rough around the edges and takes a little time to get the hang of.
    • Not an ideal application for older employees. There are too many things with the interface that make it not worthwhile to train employees with less computer experience.
    • Manipulating data within Surfer is difficult because you have to do things in a certain order. Not terrible if you get the hang of it but certainly frustrating at first.
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    Usability
    Google
    Google Maps API is easy to use. Map visibility is good and accurate. Easy to search routes, distance, and travel time based on actual address to address locations or when quoting a zip code to zip code rate. The user interface is friendly and make usage easy and quick to obtain all the information I need to properly quote and plan my driver's routes.
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    Golden Software
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    Support Rating
    Google
    It does everything I need it to do and hasn't let me down yet. It has been a lifesaver for my roofing accounts. Most of my clients for the roofing belong to an Amish community with no computers and so forth. So being able to search the maps and look at the rooftops is imperative for those campaigns.
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    Golden Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google MAP API is one of the prominent ones as compared to others. In the selection process also we are [complete] with the API provider by Google MAP as it is quite stable.No doubt it is one of the best methods to implement or integrate as compared to any others which is available in the competition.
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    Golden Software
    Surfer is very unique with respect to its capabilities. I am not aware of any other mapping software that is at the same time flexible, has a friendly interface, and creates such nice-looking maps.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Definitely it gives optimum ROI to my organization which is positive sign.
    • My company overall business showed a positive growth rate.
    • I now get more no of people visiting my office .
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    Golden Software
    • The worst thing about Surfer is the cost. My company can only afford one license at the moment which means only one employee gets to use it regularly. Not so great when someone is sick or you have a huge wave of projects.
    • The user interface is a little rough but younger employees have been great at catching on quickly and producing great images.
    • There's nothing else quite like Surfer. It's versatile and not to difficult to use so, though the licenses are expensive, it is an excellent program that has done wonders for our company!
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