Cut Your Own Map

In Brief

This allows you  draw out an area on an overview map using overlapping rectangles  and then purchase and download it. As you add mapping, the chargeable price will be updated in real-time from the MapServer.

A Simple Example

For a simple walk through, please follow these instructions:

1. From the Map Menu on the Anquet Maps Toolbar, select a large scale map such as the Philips GB Map or OS GB map

2. Use Tools->Map Manager to open the Map Manager

3. Having connected to the Anquet MapServer select the 'Map Store' tab

 

4. Select the Map Type that you wish to obtain a price for from the drop down list.

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Click on the Define button.

6. Left click on the map, (press and hold the left mouse button), move the mouse to draw a rectangle, and then release the left mouse button to finish drawing the rectangle.

7. If you are happy with the area, click the 'Add' button on the Map Manager. To re-define the area, simply click the 'Re-define' button and drag the area out again as in step 6.

8. Once you have pressed Add, you will see a price at the bottom of the Map Manager, for that area of mapping in the Map Type that you chose.

     

 

 

 

 

 

9. The price is dynamic, and is for exactly the area that you have selected.

10. You can now add more rectangles.  As you add more rectangles, the price will change.

11. When you are happy with the map that you have defined, use the 'Add to Basket' button to add it to your basket.

12. You can add more maps to your basket, and when you are ready to purchase the mapping, just enter the Basket tab of the Map Manager to complete the transaction.

Things to Note

• When you define an area, you can define as precise as 1km squares.

• When rectangles you have drawn overlap, you only pay for the overlap area once, not once per rectangle.

• Although in the example above, we drew out our area on the GB Overview map, we did that, as its a free map that everyone can download keeping the example simple. You can in fact draw out the area on any map that you have available on your system. i.e. if you own 1:50,000 scale mapping, you could draw out an area on that with which to purchase say 1:25,000 scale mapping.

• The minimum MapServer transaction for Cut Your Own Map is £10, so it's always worth adding a little more mapping to make sure you are getting value for money.

• The more of any one map type that you buy at one time, the cheaper additional kilometres become, so if you are going to be making multiple purchases, it will be cheaper to make them all at once in one basket. More can be read about pricing here.