Resources and inspiration for Avenza Map Store Publishers
Exploring the Trails of the Appalachians with the Appalachian Mountain Club
The Appalachian Mountains stretch over 2,000 kilometers in the eastern United States, with easy access from New York and Montreal. It’s one of the most popular hiking and outdoor areas in the country, learn why here.
Mapping Alaska with BarnwellGeospatial
BarnwellGeospatial, owned and created by Charles Barnwell seeks to make the highest quality, and up-to-date topographic maps available, with a focus on America’s 49th state, Alaska!
Would you walk over 50,000 km?
This month’s Publisher Feature is all about Fraternali Editore from Italy. Walking over 50,000km to get the most accurate data for their maps, they put their heart, soul, and walking shoes into what they do! To learn more about Fraternali Editore, we spoke to Mario Fraternali, one of the owners of the company.
Gold Prospecting Maps Strike Gold
Everyone loves a treasure hunt, and who doesn’t love gold? The newest gold maps in the Avenza Map Store are from Signal Prospecting, owned and operated by Glenn Holbrook. While Glenn loves snow sports, surfing, and skating, he admits he’s kind of obsessed with finding gold.
New Ways to Explore Quinte Conservation Authority
Looking for some of the best trails in Southeastern Ontario? Look no further than Quinte Conservation Authority (QCA). One of the newest publishers in the Avenza Map Store, Quinte Conservation Authority owns over 30,000 acres of land, which include managed forests, nature reserves, and 11 different conservation areas with trails to explore.
Creating Maps with Eco Travel Maps
Large percentages of the world live without detailed maps, a luxury developed nations often take for granted. Christina Joy, of Eco Travel Maps (Eco Viaje Mapas) in Nicaragua, has set out to change that.
Off The Map with offthemaps!
Patrick Stephens is the creator of offthemaps, a mapping company that focuses on outdoor recreation maps, hiking maps, and cycling maps. Read his full feature here!
Enhance your Experience with Angler’s Edge Fishing Maps
Angler’s Edge Mapping offers free overview maps and low resolution maps to greatly improve your experience when working with multiple maps of the same area. Know more.
Updating your Maps in the Avenza Map Store
Keeping your maps up to date is important to give map users greater confidence in the quality and reliability of your maps. Read more.
Increase your exposure by adding Map Store Links to your Website
Testing your maps beforehand helps ensure that the end products downloaded by Avenza Maps users will look and behave as you expect them to. Read more on benefits and ways of testing your maps in advance.
See What Users See - Testing Your Maps in the Avenza Maps App
Testing your maps beforehand helps ensure that the end products downloaded by Avenza Maps users will look and behave as you expect them to. Read more on benefits and ways of testing your maps in advance.
Why is my Map still in review? Blame it on SKU Wait Times
As you know, new map products submitted to the Avenza Map Store are subject to a map review process that can take anywhere from 2 to 10 days to complete. Why does it take so long? Read more to find out.
Greece's Natural Wonders captured on a Map!
Mountain mapping is a laborious process that GEOPSIS has managed to master. The team uses drones and other unique methods to make cartography easy to read and understand.
Share your maps with the world using QR codes
When you create a QR code for your map, you are simply creating a representation of the URL that can be read by a mobile device. A way to avoid having to share long character-filled URLs that are prone to typos and transposition.
Opening Up Digital Space for Doug Stone Gold Maps
Australia has seen multiple gold rushes, and even today, prospecting is a popular activity across the country. Doug Stone has been making maps and atlases of Australia's many goldfields for 40 years.
Mapping is a Labour of Love for This Italian Cartographer
Every cartographer takes pride in the elements that make their maps special. Massimo Cingotti brings accuracy, readability, reliability and beauty to hiking maps of Italy.
Bringing Maps to the People
MapSherpa are experts in digital mapping and were one of the pioneers in delivering maps to consumers via the web. They continue to innovate by adding digital map sales through the Avenza Map Store to their repertoire.
Get New Map Versions Into the Hands of Buyers
With nearly 1 million maps available in the Avenza Map Store, offering new map version can help set your listing apart. Map Versions allows you to update your map products and automatically notify users about the new version.
Tourist Maps with a Twist of Social Responsibility
Rhonda Lerner epitomizes the true spirit of a cartographer, aiming to make maps that are all at once visually appealing, complete, accurate and easy to read.
Categorizing Maps in the Avenza Map Store
As the Map Store grows, so does the need to better curate maps so that potential buyers can find them. Read about upcoming changes to map categories.
How a Passion for Cycling and Maps Turned Into a Map Store Success Story
Doug Shidell is a biking enthusiast and author turned cartographer who has made the Avenza Map Store part of his distribution network since its early days.
Promoting Your Avenza Map Store Listings
Drive traffic to the store listings from your web pages, social media and even cross-promote digital versions from e-commerce products.
How to Craft an Effective Avenza Map Store Listing
Crafting a good map store listing can take some time, however, it is worth the effort to maximize the success of your map in the Map Store..
Bundling Your Maps in the Map Store
You may choose to sell maps individually, however there are situations when it makes sense to bundle - both for you and for your buyers.
Opening Up Digital Space for Benchmark Maps
Embracing the digital channel meant map revenue growth for Benchmark Maps.