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Optimisation and mapping to power your business |
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Welcome to the MapMechanics Data Catalogue 2010/11 – the essential guide to making the most of maps and associated geographic data. Successful results are dependent on reliable input data, so MapMechanics has developed the most comprehensive range of global geographical data products for use in your chosen system.
Why Choose MapMechanics Data?
Raw mapping data can often be hard to process, delivered in many small files, without styling and often presented in unfamiliar ways. The MapMechanics Process Promise is to process your data so that you don't have to. Have a look at the examples below to see how we make map data easier to use.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Vector maps
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| Originator's raw vector mapping includes little or no styling. |
MapMechanics processed data prepared by cartographers and zoom layered so, for example, street widths and labels are appropriate to priority and viewing scale. Symbols are provided and colours toned to ensure your additional data for analysis clearly stands out against the map backdrop. |
| Originator's raw UK mapping from international datasets does not segment roads by the classifications we are familiar with (motorways, A roads etc). |
MapMechanics processed data classifies and colours roads in conventional categories for intuitive presentation and to enable users to easily switch on and off A roads or B roads, for example. |
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Boundaries
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| Originator's raw data includes boundaries that extend into the sea to incorporate islands etc. |
MapMechanics processed data has pulled back the extension to the standard coastline to improve the clarity for map-based analysis. |
| Originator's raw data boundary names are joined together (e.g.Welsh and English names, or name of constituency plus type of boundary) – long and difficult to view at all scales. |
MapMechanics processed data retains all the information, but also provides it in separate fields for faster, easier labelling in your preferred language and format. |
| Originator's raw data provides each individual polygon (area) as a separate object, so when you click on a district, you select only one part of that district. |
MapMechanics processed data includes complex polygons joining all parts of an area together so when you select a district, all the islands that go with that district are highlighted – particularly important in areas with multiple islands, such as the Highlands of Scotland. |
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Rasters and Postcodes
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| Originator's raw background raster data is provided as individual tiles so each one must be imported and registered separately. |
MapMechanics processed data includes seamless coverage, loading all together so there are no gaps in the background of your map. |
| Originator's raw data postcode points to position your own data on the map includes only the latest postcodes so if your customer gives you an old postcode it will not appear. |
MapMechanics processed data Is designed to geocode as many records as possible.With each release, we add the new postcodes to the previous ones and supply a complete file with modern and historical postcodes included. So, for example, even out-of-date customer addresses can be mapped. |
| Originator's raw data postcode information does not include delivery points data in an easy-to-use form as standard. |
MapMechanics processed data includes separate information fields for residential, business and large users, so you can quickly calculate market penetration by dividing the number of consumers you have in your customer base by the number of residential delivery points, for example. |
We promise to process your data so you don't have to
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