CartoType

Portable mapping and routing

Draw any map, in any style, at any size, in any projection, using any fonts, on any operating system, on any device.

XML style sheets give complete control over appearance.

Automatic lettering. Label overlap suppression. Full choice of TrueType and other fonts.

Pluggable data accessors allow you to use your own data format or CartoType's own compact format.

Automatic routing: route can be displayed as an overlay with directional arrows.

Portability. CartoType runs on a range of mobile and desktop operating systems.

CartoType is available now for Windows, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, and Palm OS 5. CartoType is owned and developed by Cartography Ltd  (e-mail us).

Screen shots
Demonstration programs for Windows, Windows Mobile 2005, Symbian OS, etc.
Download maps
Documentation: the API, how to make your own maps, and more
Routing

CartoType timeline and latest news
White paper
Why use CartoType
Using CartoType on Symbian OS: explanation with source code extracts