Draw any map, in any style, at any size, in any projection, with any fonts, on any platform

CartoType draws maps for iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X, Unix, Linux, Android, Microsoft Windows (desktop and Windows Mobile), .NET and Symbian. Data can come from almost any source, including OpenStreetMap, Ordnance Survey OpenData, and USGS digital elevation data. We can supply map tiles for the whole world at any zoom level or you can create maps yourself using our tools.

Lonely Planet logo

We're proud to announce that Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher, will be using CartoType as their map rendering solution for a new generation of upcoming travel guide apps.

CartoType example perspective map

How you can use CartoType

CartoType can use your map data, or we can supply data and create maps for you. Maps can be offline, saving time and money. You can use CartoType to render the entire map at any scale, or create pre-rendered tiles at different scales, or a combination of those methods. On-line data can also be used. You can overlay fast-changing data such as weather and traffic density with complete flexibility. Look and feel is completely customisable, and consistent over all platforms and devices. Supported development systems include Microsoft Visual Studio (2008 or later), .Net, XCode for iOS and MacOS, Qt, and Eclipse for Android.

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Look and feel

CartoType features: Look and feel

CartoType's powerful style sheet system gives you full control over the look and feel of your map.

Style sheets

Routing

CartoType features: Routing

Built-in route finding allows you to create routes for drivers, walkers and users of public transport.

Routing

Terrain

CartoType features: Terrain

Hill shading and elevation coloring produce attractive and useful maps.

Terrain