JIMAPCO News

As we announced a while back, we are in the “aiming for retirement” mode, and as such, we are not developing new product nor updating old titles.  We have an ongoing inventory of product still available to our customers, but be aware that not all titles are available.  We encourage you to purchase what interests […]

JIMAPCO’s owners, Dave and Chris Fisk, have decided to retire. JIMAPCO, started by Dave’s father, Jim Fisk, will celebrate it’s 50th year by passing the baton on to its long-time JIMAPCO employees.  Paul Hein, Manager of the Cartography division will assume the map-making operations, both retail and custom.  Paul has been  at the helm of […]

GOOD NEWS / BAD NEWS… GOOD NEWS – the fact that we can get just about any information we want on our mobile devices is awesome! Social connections, on-the-spot answers, tv, data, weather, videos, schedules, maps, directions — you name it, it’s there. BAD NEWS – the access is phenomenal, but for some things, the size […]

Easy to read, simple to use. That’s our motto when designing interactive maps for the web. And since our culture is evolving more and more toward mobile devices, it’s important to provide maps that work well on smartphones and tablets, as well as desktop and laptop computers. Our mobile-first/responsive map technology does just this. We design […]

In today’s information age it’s important to get your message across using all available means. With maps, we have several methods to share information and provide opportunities for information dissemination. A good example of this is our current series of maps we’ve developed for the Saratoga Builder’s Showcase of Homes. This event occurs each fall […]

We spend many hours fretting over the design and functioning of our maps. Looking at things like the thickness of a line, the size of a font, or a particular color shade. Our goal is to make our maps simple to use, easy to understand, and packed with useful information. It’s harder than you think, […]

See all that beautiful Washington County, NY has to offer on our new Washington County Interactive Map. Showing attractions such as recreational sites, agri-tourism, art, dining, lodging, and several other categories, this map is the perfect way to explore the nooks and crannies of the county. The tourism map is a great tool for promoting Washington […]

One of our most common requests is to show a map of customer locations, sales territories, or facility locations. Yes, we could always do that but the next question would always be “and how can I update it when my information changes?” Anyone that uses maps knows that information is always changing. Having a wall map […]

It is common in small companies for people to pitch in and do whatever job is necessary when things don’t go quite as planned. It is much more unusual for someone to take on a job that is totally unlike anything they have ever done – and make it a success. This past month at […]

Like many people who enjoy their work, we often toss ideas around the office for fun new projects.  We look for ideas that can satisfy what we think is a need out there. Sometimes these ideas lay on the drawing board, and other times they take on a life of their own. Last year, one […]

Maps are everywhere!  Weather maps, news maps, political maps. Maps on your phone, on your tablet, maps showing where you “checked in”, where your friends are, even maps on your dashboard telling you what lane to get in. And the media has realized that people really like maps; you’ll see maps incorporated into news stories […]