The Importance Of Maps | Ramblings of an e-trader

Thursday, 15 March 2007

The Importance Of Maps

I know I am not wasting my time surfing the internet when I come across websites that offer unique services. In today's world where almost every company has an online presence, it takes something unique for it to stand out among the crowd.

Location Maps is a company in the United Kingdom that offers
mapping services for business since 1989. I think they have a niche service when they are able to offer online digital mapping and map printing services throughout the United Kingdom.

From large scale 3D mapping to acrylic panels, floor plans, signboards and pocket maps, Location Maps are able to produce then in an innovative way and of the highest quality.

One of their services is high quality printed maps. I find this perfect for travel brochures. In the past, I did sometimes wondered how somebody can map out places so accurately and reproduce them on travel brochures and travel guides. Now I know better. With professional cartographers like those at Location Maps, of course they are so accurate and real life-like.

I find the location web maps free feature offered by Location Maps to be a unique service to web browsers. It is an online mapping service, it is free and it is accurate to boot!

I think that one can search for all major cities and towns in the United Kingdom just searching by postcode. I tried with several postcodes in England and it managed to render the maps I need pretty seamlessly.

Personally, maps are very important to me as I like to travel and explore places alone. Unfortunately I am pretty hopeless with directions. Last month, I drove my visiting friend around town and nearly got lost. Imagine getting lost in a town that I was brought up in! We found our way back only thanks to the map that I kept handy in the car!

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