Thematic mapping
At Zesmill we believe that thematic maps can represent virtually any type of environmental and socio-economic data. They only must be transformed into meaningful and spatially localized form.
Zesmill specializes in creation of thematic and customized maps. We offer a large array of custom-tailored maps of different scales, which can be created to meet your specific needs. We delivered published maps and posters, ready-to-print files, digital maps, and web-GIS data. Some of Zesmill’s thematic maps are available nowhere else.
At the hart oh our cartography services are five successive stages:
- data collection
- data localization which turns initial data into spatially localized
- data analyzing, comparing with another studies, and (!) understanding
- map design
- map customization according to client's requirements and adding appropriate content.
All stages are important, however, the data collection, verification and localizing are crucial. Zesmill possesses its own sources of data collection including remote sensing techniques, terrestrial surveying and measuring, environmental, geological and economical field studies. We also use statistical information and purchase data from third-party providers. Zesmill is also building up its archives of cartographic content, aerial and satellite images, geological, soil, statistical and geomarketing data.
Printed maps
Many may think that printed maps and atlases would have long since gone out of fashion. We assure you that they are still popular. At Zesmill, we create accurate, up-to-date and attractive format A4...A0++ maps as well as maps for atlases, corporative and educational editions.
We print maps, aerial and satellite images on high-quality ordinary, coated, gloss and semi-gloss papers and also can offer different finishes like lamination, pinboard (foam board) mounting, plastic and metal round strips with rings.
You can create custom-tailored map with corporative logos, special symbols, photographs, specific legends and guidelines. Our clients are always provided a proof for the approval before commencement of printing.
Ready to print layouts
In certain cases it is economically reasonable to provide a customer with a ready to print layout instead of sending hard copies. Zesmill’s cartographic team creates clean publication-quality layouts in the following file types: PDF, EPS, PostScript, TIFF (and other raster formats).
Digital maps
Zesmill creates basic, thematic and customized digital maps which can be delivered as GIS layers, data sets, geodata bases, and 3D models. The set of GIS layers is determined by customer’s requirements and specifications. The accuracy of maps depends both on the scale, and the comprehensiveness of initial data. Provided GIS maps may be created or converted to various formats, including Esri shapefile, Esri Geodatabase, Mapinfo TAB, Mapinfo MIF/MID, GeoJSON, Golden Software GSM and GSI, IDRISI Vector format etc.
If needed, 3D maps, 3D models, or some specific map layers can be also provided in other digital formats, including ERDAS IMAGINE, ERDAS RAW, Esri GRID, Autodesk DWG, Golden Software SRF, USGS DEM/DLG.
Ready-to-use data sets and GIS layers
Zesmill possesses a large array of ready-to-use maps and GIS layers, including basemaps on Eastern European, Asian and African countries and remote regions as well as thematic layers you can't find anywhere else. Among them are vegetation, geomorphologic and economic maps along with geological and soil type boundaries datasets, roads and railroad graphs (Shapfiles and Mapinfo TAB/MIF/MID). These products can purchased directly from the company’s geospatial archive or used to create tailor-made maps.