Aerial Map Service

[park5115]

I have recently graduated with a degree in GIS and while looking for a job I am thinking of starting my own small business making aerial maps for hunting/recreational purposes among other things. I haven't yet nailed down the price because I'm still looking for the best printing option but it should be in the $50-75 range depending on map dimensions/quality/volume. These maps will be high quality poster size based on 2008 imagery but I do have some 2009 imagery for East Texas. I will also be able to add in some contour lines if you desire. I wanted to send out some feelers to gauge interest in this project, email me at mparkinson50@gmail.com, if interested or if you have questions.

[cshall999]

Is there some way you could load a sample of images here? Just to give us an idea as to what we would be spending the money on? I don't mean to say it wouldn't be worth it, but $50 - 75 is not cheap in current conditions.

[TexasCanesFan]

This is good to hear, since apparently Third Eye Maps has closed up shop and I lost my aerial photo guy.

[park5115]

here is an example of a basic map i made of a friends ranch. btw most of the costs are due to printing a large quality image $12.50/sq.ft. is the best deal I have found so far but I'm still looking for better.

[fluffer]

So if you print a 24x36 map (6 sq. ft.) and charge $75, how are you making any money?

[park5115]

this is a fledgling operation in every sense of the word, i just noticed a lot of fellow hunters resort to using multiple google earth 8.5x11 printouts taped together and it drove me nuts. i havent made any money yet, like i said this is really just to gauge interest and see if this is something worth pursuing.
what i could do is create a the digital map and send it out as a large jpeg and let the customer print it or do with it what they like.

[MountainMan]

If you could do maps of CO too, I'm sure you'd get alot of interest. I would probably look into gettin a good aerial/topo map of my favorite units as well as some areas of TX

[In-Yo-Grill]

I can say I'd be interested. I'd like one of the lease where I hunt and of one of the public hunting areas I go to as well.

[park5115]

I have very good 2008 data for all of Texas. I can make a large digital map in jpg format so you can print where ever or how ever you like. Send me an email if interested. $25

[HNT ETX]

If you are serious about this you should look into buying your own plotter. I was a surveyor for several years, had a plotter and wanted to do this, but interest in it was poor, it is just to easy to pull it off google maps and take it to kinkos. A good plotter can run you as much as 25K ( I am sure you could get one for second hand much cheaper), but then you could print maps at your leisure, in any size you wanted and bring your price down to about $15-20 for printed maps. But, what do I know!