STAR-APIC have more than 20 years experience supplying cartographic, mapping and GIS software solutions. A significant proportion of UK mapping is produced using STAR-APIC Mercator software with the Ordnance Survey, The AA, Philip’s and the RAF being major customers.
STAR-APIC supply a range of software for managing, maintaining and sharing digital spatial data. Of particular interest to cartographer’s is our Mercator product. This was originally developed by Barco (now Esko) graphics to allow map publishers to produce the highest quality cartographic output, quickly and efficiently.
Mercator retains these principles today making the software an ideal compliment to any GIS or CAD system. Mercator gives you complete control over cartographic output allowing you to design line, symbol and fill styles to meet any requirement, and providing a full editing capabilities to update and modify data.
The latest version of Mercator now supports integration with ORACLE databases so that corporate map holdings can be managed and published using the software. Mercator also provides facilities to setup workflows to automate manual tasks to improve efficiency.
Mercator is used by National Mapping Organisations and major map publishers around the world including OS GB, OS Ireland, AA, Philip’s, Rand McNally, and IGN France.
We also supply software to make published mapping available to the general public. Examples include the OS Ireland Trailmaster, IGN Georando and IGN Belgium maps on DVD products.