Hi
 
Some of you may be interested in our high quality-low cost digitising service which we have had operating now for some six months.
 
We use 3 operators who do the digitising and attributing work on screen in MapInfo, using scans of the maps that have been emailed to us either by the client or their scanning bureau. The types of jobs done to date include various types of topography, geology and regolith\soil maps. Because of my geological background we have focused on the Mining and Exploration Industries. We are now keen to expand this service.
 
We charge AUS$15 per hour  (~US$9.00 ) for this type of work and can we operate 24 hrs a day as required.
 
Maps that consist of linework or points with labels or values can be scanned and saved as CCITT images (i.e. a 2 bit raster format) which makes the files quite small (AO around 1 to 2 meg A1 0.5 meg) and easy to work with and quick to email.  If the job is urgent you can email the scan to us and when the job is completed we will email you a fully attributed MapInfo file. In the case of small jobs (say less that 10 hours work) we can have the finished product back to you the next day.
 
With maps that require a colour image there are various options, we generally find that a 200 dpi scan is adequate and if the file is to be emailed it can be saved as a jpg image (A3 generally 1 to 2 meg with out too much compression). We can scan up to A3 colour, but for larger formats such as A0, we can arrange to have the maps scanned for you if required.
 
We are going to considerable trouble to ensure that our operators focus on producing a high quality product, and our aim is to develop a reputation that relates as much to high standards of accuracy and low error rates as to being low cost.
 
Let me know if you would like more information.
 
Regards 
 
Tom Orr
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Orr and Associates
4 Wildsoet Street, Wongaling Beach
Queensland
Australia  4852.
Phone: +61 7 40688692
Fax:     +61 7 40689216
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