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Feb 19
New Senior Editor Announced
Caroline becomes Senior Editor of Maplines at the British Cartographic Society (BCS) Maplines is the Society's membership magazine which goes...
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Jan 19
Getting ready for Summer 2019
Tips for improving your customer-service this season Welcome to 2019! Now is the time to take down the Christmas decorations...
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Dec 18
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2019
Enjoy the winter season and we look forward to seeing you in 2019! The studio is closed from Monday (17)...
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Nov 18
What is a brand identity style guide – why is it important?
What is a brand identity style guide? When starting your own business, creating a brand identity style guide may not...
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Oct 18
UK’s First Mapping Festival 2018 and British Cartographic Society (BCS) Awards
UK’s First Mapping Festival 2018 For those who live and work with maps, the UK Mapping Festival was the highlight...
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Oct 18
What is the design process when creating a map and how does this affect your budget?
Commissioning a map Commissioning any project can at times feel daunting. When working with a good cartographer the costs of...
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Oct 18
Google Maps – what are the alternatives
As you may well be aware Google is now charging its users for the Google Maps API. As of 11...
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Oct 18
The colour challenge for cartographers – what you need to know before you create a map
Colour is worthy of great study as a topic on its own When creating a map, we always ask if...
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Jul 18
How to get an Internship at Clear Mapping Co
Internships at Clear Mapping Co Here at Clear Mapping Co, we have previously taken on students for work experience on...
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Jul 18
What is the Geospatial Commission? How will it impact businesses?
What is the Geospatial Commission? In November 2017 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Autumn Briefing the implementation...
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Jun 18
What are the benefits of paper maps to tourism?
A brief history of paper maps Paper maps originated from a military background in Britain. The potential threat of invasions...
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May 18
GIS trends in Higher Education
In Caroline's previous blog "How satellite imagery supports good governance" she spoke about presenting her paper and the conference themes presented...
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May 18
How to start a career in cartography: Caroline Robinson shares her journey
We are often contacted by people asking how to start a career in cartography. Caroline thought it would be useful...
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Apr 18
How satellite imagery supports good governance
Attending the RSCy 2018 Conference Caroline was invited to present her paper on “Innovation in Arabic cartography for the National...
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Apr 18
What is a GIS (Geographic Information System)?
What is a GIS? A Geographic Information System (GIS) is really exciting software which you may have used without realising...
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Feb 18
Spatial Data and Spatial Analysis Training in Southampton
Over three days in January, Nick ran a series of one day GIS training sessions for the ADRC-E at the...
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Dec 17
Integrated maps for streamlined bookings: raise the bar in your customer service
Staying a step ahead of the competition It looks like the rise of the Staycation is set to continue. That...
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Nov 17
How to change your Google Business Pointer
We share how to update your GoogleMaps Pointer. 1. Being ‘found’ on the Internet The best way to ensure that...
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Nov 17
Farm Innovation Show – Competition Winner
Following our return to Cornwall, after the fantastic event at The Farm Innovation Show, it was time to draw the...
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Nov 17
Farm Innovation Show, NEC, 2017
Clear Mapping Co were thrilled to exhibit at the Farm Innovation Show, NEC, over the 7th & 8th November. The...
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