Mapmakers Australia Information

We have been providing custom mapping and data creation services since 1998. Over this period, a number of questions have been asked regularly; we hope these quick notes address a lot of them! Are you are the person who needs the map, or are you searching on behalf of someone else? It is common for initial contact to be delegated - normal and routine, usually with a satisfactory outcome. Occasionally though, the person making first contact may be unclear about exactly what you have in mind. When we ask the inevitable questions about detail, they sometimes cannot be answered by the delegated person, who then faces a potentially awkward position regarding completion of the delegated task. For us to assist with your initial, and potentially follow-up enquiries, it can be helpful to jot down some dot points specifying your "must haves". This would likely form the basis of your "project specification" should you eventually order a product or engage our services, so is a sensible preliminary exercise. These might include: What is your geographical area of interest? For example one or several States / Territories, just a "regional area" e.g. the "Illawarra" region of NSW, all of Australia or other parts of the world? If you already have a map outlining your area of interest, consider marking the corners of your area, taking a photo and forwarding in an e-mail. Providing we can recognise a few localities, this can be a great help when offering estimates of data costs for example. Whether you're aiming for a typical map style layout including what page size(s) are required, or are you thinking of something more dynamic, allowing users to directly interact with and / or modify / update data (you may find our digital mapping technology overview page of interest)? Increasingly, geographical data and mapping applications can be delivered directly via a web browser, get in touch for more information. Whether you require a tabular summary of analysis, rather than / in addition to map graphics. If you wish to have your own ...