The use of the four-color process gives us the greatest range of design options to create the map you envision. We construct our maps with exactly the same file structure whether they are created in four-color, two-color, or one-color. That allows us to repurpose the maps much more easily and saves our clients money when maps are picked-up and converted for other projects.

Some publishers consider two-color printing a dying medium, while other publishers use it quite regularly. The staff at Mapping Specialists is well versed in the use of two-color production for map creation.

Many maps can be effectively portrayed using only shades and patterns of black. These can either be created as new maps or converted from other color versions from your program.

Mapping Specialists can provide a variety of illustrations and technical artwork. Some are constructed using hand-drawn methods and then scanned, while others are created digitally. Illustrative maps and artwork are bid as a separate line item in our map estimates.

Even though our company's name is Mapping Specialists, we also do other things. Charts, graphs, diagrams, tables and tech art are some of the other types of graphics that we are well equipped to produce for our clients. We can research and gather the data for these graphics or create them from supplied copy. Either way, we take the same care in accuracy and design with other graphics as we do with our maps.

Digital data can be transformed into interesting and informative visual imagery by using GIS technology. Mapping Specialists keeps abreast of developments in the GIS world and uses this technology to create maps that allow users to see the world in a different way.

Mapping Specialists uses the latest hardware and software innovations to keep pace with the ever-changing publishing industry. Our experienced cartographers are able to create products to meet today's demands: electronic delivery of published products, animation, and interactive graphics.