Estimating a price for digitizing dense contour maps can be difficult because the quality control issues figure more significantly. With that many maps to do, you would probably do best to work on an hourly rate, and keep in mind that a one-hour error in estimating what it takes to do one map becomes 366 hours by the end of the project. So quote an hourly rate, and offer a better estimate after you do a few maps. This gives the client a usable sample to appraise your work, and a reliable estimate of the work involved, and a chance to re-evaluate the project before they spend too much money. Otherwise, you're sticking your neck out.
For one metric, a 1:24,000 scale quad in the Colorado mountain areas takes about 3-4 days (8 hours/day at $65/hr) to digitize by hand. -- - Bill Thoen ------------------------------------------------------------ GISnet, 1401 Walnut St., Suite C, Boulder, CO 80302 tel: 303-786-9961, fax: 303-443-4856 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.gisnet.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ sann wrote: > > hi guys > i have started a GIS firm my first project is a CAD > based i want to know how a person is asking a clint > for price for digitisation i am digitisation a densed > contour mapping and something inside feature of mining > aea so work is on digitisation of contour and area > inside mining > So how to price per map there is some 366 maps > is there any general rule for quote a price for per > map > Plese help me as i need it fast and this is my first > project > Help in advance > Sreejit > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
