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By appointment to
Her Majesty The Queen
Cartographer
Latitude Cartography Ltd
Manaton
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| WHY
"Map Maker Pro"? |
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I am often asked this question. If you are interested, please click here to read my (rather long) response
on-line, or |
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click here to download my review as a pdf file (311Kb) |
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| Discussion
Forums |
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Please sign in using your real name and occupation, click here
to login |
| Mapping
Tuition |
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Speed course (one A4): |
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In
anticipation of a proper on-line MM course the following might be of interest.
In the UK a so call :"Habitat
Phase 1- Survey" is a foot. To
assist this survey, usually done by non mapping experts, a small tuition package was
developed.
In this 'zip' file you will find a very low resolution aerial
photograph, a map extract, a style set as specified in the JNCC instruction manual, and one A4 with some instructions.
Although the stylefile and the instruction are specific for this type
of map and are very limited, the principals explained are quite universal. These
instructions only cover a very small part of "digital mapping", yet, they might
be a good stepping stone for complete novices. |
Please click here to download. (191Kb) |
| Basic mapping instructions: |
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As
part of the courses we present, the following handouts have been developed: |
- Things to remember.pdf
Most things that novices at first tend to forget.
One A4, pdf, 102Kb, click here to download
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- File Management.pdf
Unlike most software packages, with digital mapping a host of different file
formats is used. This document explains very briefly what type of files you might come
across and how to deal with them.
One A4, pdf, 147Kb, click here to download
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- Mapping Protocol.pdf
Things will go wrong, usually 10 min before you hit your deadline.
Following this protocol perhaps less time is lost.
One A4, pdf, 77Kb, click here to download
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Click here to download all three |
| If you simply haven't got the time to explore Map Maker and
need to be up and running fast, please do not hesitate to ask a quote for a course. These
can be given either in your office or in ours. A two day course is advisable but one
day courses are also given. |
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| Troubleshooting |
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A
protocol is given which might help in determing what is wrong and some basic information
is given of common things which often confuses novice users.
Click here
to go to that page. |
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| Useful
aids |
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Colour Charts:
Screen colours usually are different when printed.
Two 'projects' can be printed out to show a 'colour wheel'. This can
be a useful and practical aid to improve your choice of colours in your maps.
Download the zip file and unzip directly under C:\
The following folder will be created: C:\Maker Maker\Colour Charts.
Please read the pdf-file called: "Colour Charts
Instructions". |

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