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MapCruzin is a family owned and operated business with a rather long web presence. We launched our first, very simple, website, the Santa Cruz Toxics Release Inventory
in 1995. This was the first website in the U.S. dedicated
to interactive pollution maps. In 1996 we registered the domain name,
MapCruzin.com. Over the last 13 years we have gathered
quite a following. Visitors to our site are
interested in GIS and mapping, GPS, shapefiles, remote sensing, maps, environmental and demographic data,and Google Earth and Google Maps applications. Many are deeply involved in environmental issues, toxics, health, research, environmental justice and sustainability.
Why do visitors come to MapCruzin.com?
We are well known in the field for creating GIS shapefiles and maps, developing unique right-to-know projects, and providing timely resources related to Right-To-Know and pollution issues. Our early work provided the basis for our creating the interactive maps for EDF's Chemical Scorecard (first 2 years) and other projects.
From the beginning we have been dedicated to providing environmental and GIS information, news, and resources
and we have found that growing numbers of folks come to MapCruzin.com
for this reason.
Ranking and Popularity
Though our rankings and popularity within the entirety of the internet are nothing like the most popular sites like facebook.com and the like, we do very well within our niche. If you search using keywords like "free gis," "free maps," "environmental maps," "climate change maps," "pollution gis," "free topo," "pollution maps," "free shapefiles" and the like, you will find us at or near the top of the first Google search page. As we add more resources, MapCruzin.com is gaining in popularity. Alexa indicates that our ranking and traffic has increased over 25% since December 2008. Over the years the number of pages on MapCruzin.com has grown to over 20,000 and we have over a dozen smaller sister-websites.
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Thank You,
MapCruzin.com is an independent firm
specializing in the publication of
educational and research resources.
We created the first U.S. based
interactive toxic chemical facility
maps on the internet in 1996 and we
have been online ever since. View
some of our projects.
MapCruzin is a family owned and operated business with a rather long web presence. We launched our first, very simple, website, the 
