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.

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

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

Perspective (new) and rotation allow CartoType to be used for navigation displays.

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).

CartoType News: latest features and more

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

White paper
Why use CartoType
Using CartoType on Symbian OS: explanation with source code extracts