MapText, Inc. Launches High-Quality Text Placement Service for Maps

Plainsboro, New Jersey - June 9, 2004

MapText, Inc., the leader in high-quality cartographic text placement software announced the inauguration of its map labeling service program. The service is intended primarily for mapmakers who create a relatively small number of maps but are reluctant to invest into purchasing and learning to use sophisticated text placement software – but still require uncompromising quality.

MapText’s new text placement service accomplishes just that; it labels any kind of map or chart quickly and cost-effectively with the highest cartographic quality. Text placement is the most expensive and time-consuming part of mapmaking. You can place text by (1) using the rudimentary built-in labeling capability of your GIS, (2) outsourcing it to other countries, and (3) purchasing high-performance text placement software for in-house use. The first method tends to be of low cartographic quality and, therefore, to require extensive, time-consuming manual editing. The second is slow and often unreliable, whereas the third requires investment and training. By introducing its professional map labeling service, MapText now offers another alternative. It lets you label maps in a (1) reliable, (2) fast, (3) convenient, and (4) cost-effective manner.

MapText’s text-placement service will place text and symbols for maps and charts of any scale and style: Street and highway maps, E911 maps, parcel maps, cadastral maps, soil maps, zoning maps, flood zone maps, utility maps, nautical charts, and many more.

Prospective users need to set up an account with MapText and submit their map data and labeling specifications over the Internet. Confidentiality of your data is assured. A MapText expert will give you a price quote and answer any technical questions. At the end of the process the fully labeled map is returned to you, often within one business day.