Data Conversion

        The inconvenience and expense of converting geospatial data from one format to another is a significant barrier to the development of geographic information system applications: over three quarters of the cost of a new GIS may go toward data conversion. Although standardization efforts are under way, they are unlikely to eliminate the problem. Land & Mapping Services has wide experience assisting clients with access to many geospatial data products and formats.

        We can convert various formats of spatial and attribute data, to the coordinate system, cartographic projections and a format suitable for your end use and software platform. In addition to pure conversion work, Land & Mapping can provide value added data such as line segmentation, stationing or mileposting, and Lattitute and Longitude determination. Land & Mapping can manipulate and convert several geospatial data formats, including DWG, DXF, DGN, MIF, Shape Files, and Coverages.

        We realise that in some offices drawings can be one of the most important assets. But in this day of computers and digital communications the daily job of handling and shipping paper documents has become overwelming. Paper or mylar drawings which require frequent editing and copying take up the time of your most valuable resources, your people. We at Land & Mapping Services can provide you with a complete document management system. By utilizing state of the art software and hardware and an experienced staff of professionals we can provide you with a cost-effective solution to your document handling problems.

 

Hardcopy to Softcopy Conversion Services

• Scanning of any size documents.
  Up to 36" wide and down to 35mm in-house.
  (If we can't do it in-house, we can find a cost effective source.)
• Complete indexing available
• Data provided in Your format.
• Color, Grey Scale and/or Black and White
• Turn-key systems available
• Photos, Drawings, Films (positive or negative)
• Scanning resolutions up to 5000 DPI

 

Plotting Services

• Plain Paper, Photo Paper, Mylar, Ect.
• Multiple Plots
• Various Layer Options
• Color Dot Matrix or Vector Liquid Ink

 

Data Services

• Data Complilation from Various Sources
• Image Composites
• Multiple Data Set Mosaics
• Data Verifications
• Data Re-Projection
• Coordinate System Conversion
• Geo Referencing
• Image Rectification
• Data Searches
• Revisions to Historic Data
• Rubber Sheeting
• Basemapping and Database Design
• Document Processing Studies
• Consulting Services
• Various Output Data Formats
• Shipped on a Variety of Media

 

L&MS can provide data in a variety of formats:

• Vector
• Point features - composed of a single instance of an XYX Coordinate.
• Line features - composed of two or more coordinates. Line features generally have direction.
• Area features - composed of one or more rings. Rings are similar to line features except that the last coordinate is always equal to the first.
• AutoCAD .DWGs
• AutoCAD .DXFs
• ESRI .SHP files
• ESRI ARC/INFO Coverages
• ESRI ARC/INFO Export Files (.E00)
• Intergraph Microstation .DGNs

• Raster
• Raster Data- Composed of data points in a grid completely filling a rectangular region. Data points may represent elevation, pressure, temperature of some other attribute. Digital photos are a type of raster data.
• Geo Tiffs
• .TIFF images with ESRI World Files
• .JPEG images
• .BMP images

Projects can be shipped on:
CD-ROM, Cartridge Tape, Zip Disk, Floppy Diskettes, Ect.
Digital Data can be accompanied by crisp color 600 DPI inkjet plots.

 

Other Services Offered

• Automated Mapping and Facilities Management (AM/FM)
• Geographic and Land Management Systems
• Digital Terrain Model (DTM) Generation
• Digital Ortho Imagery
• Control Surveys
• Right-of-way Mapping
• GPS Facility Mapping
• Environmental Mapping
• Deed Research -- Legal Descriptions
• Project Management
• Permitting

 

"Land & Mapping Services" ~ with over forty five skilled technicians, scientists and registered professionals to serve you. Including five Registered Professional Land Surveyors covering eleven states of practice. Also on staff are seven Certified GPS Technicians and one Certified Photogrammetrist.
We are your "Graphics and Measurementation Specialists"!