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Why a digital map? When we produce your map digitally we can save a copy of it just like any other document. This gives us the ability to revisit your map and update it with very little cost. This allows you to keep your information current and add or change this information without the more costly first time set up charges. This savings and information currency provides you with better decision making ability when addressing your issues. Where does the information for your map come from? Usually several sources, the primary one being you. We can take your spreadsheets, databases, existing maps, or other sources and turn these into variables that can be mapped. We also can obtain supporting data from many government sources, third party data vendors, or other publicly available information and create new maps with the information you need to see. What is Geospatial Analysis? Geospatial Analysis is the process that lets us compare various datasets and look for the spatial relationships between them. This can reveal trends or patterns in your data that may be hidden if you just view charts or graphs of the information. Elements such as distance, inclusion and exclusion from an area, similar related features, or other geographical clues can be found by using geospatial analysis. What is necessary to create a map for me to use? You need to first understand what variable(s) are to be portrayed. Do you need to see population, sales figures, average temperatures, landfills, schools, median incomes, etc. These variables will be the items that are of primary interest to your map questions. You need to understand what type of reference of base data is to be portrayed. Do you need political boundaries, transportation networks, rivers, point features of interest, etc? Do you also require distance rings or buffers around your area(s) of interest? These items help orient the user and create a framework on which to locate your variables. Do you need paper maps or softcopy for publication? We can output your map to paper or transmit it to you in a wide variety of graphic formats. How big do you want the map to be? Smaller than a page to poster size is possible. This largely depends on the use required. This may also depend on the size of the features you are portraying and the size of the total area you are desiring to view. A city can be shown at a larger scale on the same size piece of paper than can a state, while a neighborhood can in turn be displayed at even a larger scale. How many copies do you need? One large one for a briefing and several small ones for handouts or perhaps several hundred to use for marketing, brochures, or field work?
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