The
Standard Custom Map Option for $199: TO GET
A PRICE QUOTE for a custom map: The price of your map will depend upon the size of
your map and the required detail.
Obviously, cost increases with
detail. As soon as you know, please forward to ODT your
map specifications. After we have these preliminary
details, we may ask you to be more specific as the
process unfolds in developing a fixed price quotation
for your project.
BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS: What is your budget? For the simplest maps at 3"-5"
in size, the cost of cartography will be between $250
and $500
For maps 36" - 45" across, the
cost with significant map detail will be $1,200 -
$1,800.
If you have a limited budget,
let us know what that is, and we will plan the map size
and detail according to that.
The production cost of the
first map on a press run of several thousand is
enormously expensive. The cost of generating printing
plates and color separations is several thousand
dollars. Do you need just a few maps? Would you consider
ordering more if the add-on price were really cheap?
If you need only one to five
maps, then Print-on-demand (one-off printing) technology
(called POD) is making rapid advances in 2005, and the
price for a single map printed is about $100-250. But
there are no economies of scale. The cost per map is the
same no matter how many you do. If you need several
hundred maps, then POD is not cost effective. A press
run could generate several thousand maps for the same
price as one hundred by POD.
ODT will retain copyright on
all maps produced. In order to provide you with an image
at the lowest possible cost, we will license the map to
you for certain applications for a 1-2 year period. The
less comprehensive the use, the lower the cost. The
lower the resolution required, the lower the cost.
Cost Summary: Factors
effecting costs
LOWER COST
HIGHER COST
3-6 month time
frame Need the map
within 45 days
Smaller map Larger map
Less detail More detail
Low image
resolution High image
resolution
Licensed for
1-2 years Licensed in
perpetuity
All land one
color or Each country
colored
Color by
continent differently
No country
borders Detailed
borders
PowerPoint
files Wall maps
Print runs
over 2,000 Limited copies
reduce the price per map
NOTE: We generally use country
names ONLY where they can easily inserted into the
available space.
WHAT USES DO YOU HAVE FOR
THE MAP?
Check as many as apply. PowerPoint
For
8.5" x 11" paper only
Larger
format
TIMELINE for your project:
How soon do you need the
finished map?
Please provide a possible
timetable for this:
Draft copies by
Final Version by
Is this flexible?
Please Select One
Yes
No
Describe the Project
Are names required for
countries?
Please Select One
Yes
No
How many named cities:
capitals, global cities, regional centers (where space
permits)? Are rivers, and mountain ranges displayed
only, or are they to be named?
Same questions for lakes/seas?
states and provinces?
Obviously, level of possible
detail will be a function of map size.
Do you want the level of detail
to determine the size?
Please Select One
Yes
No
Or do you have a need for a
specific size?
Please Select One
Yes
No
If “YES,” this may limit the
map content.
What are your needs for DPI?
DPI at
size.
Do you want an equal-area map?
Please Select One
Yes
No
Are there any properties (or
shapes) that you prefer?
Do you require any special
features not listed above?