Custom Cartographic Companies

Adirondack Research is a full-service GIS and environmental research firm producing maps and graphics for local, state, and federal agencies. We specialize in mapping products that are scientifically rigorous and professionally presented by combining graphic design and science to create beautiful maps that excite people. Services we offer include creating web-mapping applications, research and report maps, interpretive displays and kiosks, print and digital map materials. Green Goat Maps, our partner company, combines our passions for the environment and cartography to create a line of high-quality recreational maps that promote environmental stewardship.

• https://adkres.org/
• Saranac Lake, New York, United States
• Ezra Schwartzberg
• he/him
• Director
• [email protected]
• (518) 278-6070
• Full-Time, 5 employees
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded, Other

ArtemisMAPs, founded by Courtney Simonse, specializes in creating interactive web maps and other digital mapping products. Our company leverages a wide variety of technologies, particularly open-source software, to deliver highly customized solutions. Dedicated to innovation, ArtemisMAPs offers cutting-edge, visually appealing digital mapping services that drive insights and inform decision-making across diverse industries. Our commitment to excellence ensures that clients receive top-notch, user-friendly maps tailored to their unique needs and objectives. By helping clients easily navigate and analyze complex data, we empower them to better serve their customers and achieve their goals efficiently.

• https://www.artemismaps.com/
• Park Hills, Kentucky, United States
• Courtney Simonse
• Owner
• [email protected]
• 2021
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned
• Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded

Benchmark Maps’ cartographers have been building outstanding, award-winning maps for several decades. Benchmark Map is an East View Map Link brand, located in beautiful southern Oregon. Our staff of cartographers take pride in their credentials and skills in working to create some of the finest maps of the day. The cartographers are perhaps known best for working on Raven maps and Benchmark Road and Recreation atlases of western states. We also build maps for government agencies, energy companies, and a diverse client list which includes architects, city planners, book publishers, 3D model makers, and—a fine compliment—other cartographers.

• https://www.benchmarkmaps.com/cartographic-services
• Medford, Oregon, United States
• Neil Allen
• he/him
• Lead Cartographer & Product Manager
• [email protected]
• (877) 856-6705
• 1995
• Full-Time, 20 employees
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital

Cairn Cartographics is based in Missoula, Montana and specializes in meticulously researched, highly detailed topographic trail maps of recreation destinations in the Northern Rockies. We focus on getting to know the nuance of the places we make maps of by combining our passion for wild places with our technical skills and education. We do occasional custom map projects for kiosks, brochures, and events, primarily for local conservation nonprofits.

• https://cairncarto.com/
• Missoula, Montana, United States
• Amelia Hagen-Dillon
• she/her
• Co-Owner, Cartographer
• [email protected]
• (406) 838-6422
• 2010
• Part-Time, 2 employees
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Digital

Cartografix is an independent geospatial company based in Reno, Nevada specializing in maps, geospatial analysis, and data collection. Since 2012 we’ve been designing and producing high-quality custom print and interactive maps for nearly every industry and application, from outdoor guidebooks and company reports to academic journals. We enjoy trying to apply our passion for geography, designing solutions, and creating graphics that help people understand our world and make better decisions. If you have a project in mind, send an email and we can schedule a short Zoom call to get the ball rolling.

• https://www.cartografix.co/
• Reno, Nevada, United States
• Aaron Taveras
• Cartographer
• [email protected]
• 2012
• Part-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded

Chicago CartoGraphics is a design firm specializing in well-designed maps for publication; clients range from book publishers to transit agencies to real estate developers.

• https://chicagocarto.com/
• 899 S. Plymouth, Suite 1103, Chicago, Illinois, 60605, United States
• Dennis McClendon
• Design Director
• [email protected]
• (312) 322-0900
• 1994
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• LGBTQIA-owned
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf

Clark Geomatics is a small, award-winning map design firm with a goal to improve communication, provide visual clarity and promote geographic awareness of place. Jeff believes that to get people to look at a map, first and foremost, it has to be visually attractive, and grab and hold the viewer’s interest. The Essential Geography of the Salish Sea map won Best Reference Map (CaGIS, 2022) based on these design principles. Jeff has designed a series of best-selling hiking and reference maps focused on the beautiful landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. He also helps clients with their mapping needs.

• https://www.clarkgeomatics.ca/
• North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Jeff Clark
• he/him
• Principal
• [email protected]
• 2008
• Part-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Digital

East View Geospatial has an unparalleled network of data and content providers around the world.  For over 30 years our strategy has been to be the leading knowledge center for the world’s maps and geospatial data. We’ve partnered with hundreds of mapping authorities and publishers, from national mapping agencies to nautical and geological agencies, to bring you authoritative content direct from the source. We have also centralized many commercial offerings, from satellite imagery to digital elevation models (DEMs), allowing customers to evaluate their many options in one place.

• https://geospatial.com/products/map-and-cartographic-products/custom-mapping/
• 10601 Wayzata Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55305-1515, United States
• Neil Allen
• he/him
• Lead Cartographer & Product Manager
• [email protected]
• (877) 856-6705
• 1993
• Full-Time, 25 employees
• Print Maps: Digital

Erin Greb Cartography produces quality maps that accurately depict your spatial data. Topics include reference maps for books and magazines, plotting points of interest, and recreational hiking and biking maps. Erin’s specialty is designing custom maps for scholarly works published by university presses. She works directly with the author to create the maps, keeping in mind the overall design of the book. The passion for her work comes from bringing all sorts of data together and telling a visual story through the art of cartography.

• https://www.eringrebcartography.com/
• Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
• Erin Greb
• Cartographer/Owner
• [email protected]
• 2007
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Digital

Evan Applegate makes the best thematic and artistic maps for your reports, books, decks, walls and events: past clients include National Geographic, Martha Stewart Living, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Clodagh Design Group, HF Sinclair, the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, and Prologis. See his digital, interactive, print and backlit sculptural maps at evanapplegate.com.

• https://evanapplegate.com/
• Verplanck, New York, United States
• Evan Applegate
• Owner
• [email protected]
• (415) 506-9365
• 2014
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded, Other

Four Corners Mapping is a woman-owned business that creates award-winning custom cartography for policy advocacy campaigns and print media, designs ArcGIS StoryMaps and interactive web mapping applications, and produces geologic and topographic trail maps. Our clients include environmental conservation nonprofits, municipalities, journalism publications, small and local businesses, environmental consultants, and lovers of the natural world!

• https://www.fourcornersmapping.com/
• Durango, Colorado, United States
• Anna Riling
• she/her
• Owner & Cartographer
• [email protected]
• (970) 903-8575
• 2019
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf

Green Goat Maps makes waterproof outdoor recreation maps, trailhead kiosk maps, dynamic web maps, and provides other GIS mapping services. Our clients include The Nature Conservancy, the State of New York, municipalities and many land trusts. We are a leader in making maps for land trusts and offer a land trust-specific web mapping platform. We do two things really well: we gather our own data, and we make beautiful maps that people can understand. Check out our sister company, Adirondack Research, listed above.

• https://greengoatmaps.com/
• 73 Church Street, Suite 2, Saranac Lake, New York, 12983, United States
• Ezra Schwartzberg
• he/him
• Principal
• [email protected]
• (518) 278-6070
• 2012
• Full-Time, 5 employees
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded

• https://www.greeninfo.org/
• 2201 Broadway, Suite M5, Oakland, California, 94612, United States
• Vanessa Knoppke-Wetzel
• she/her
• Associate Director
• [email protected]
• (301) 569-2257
• 1970
• Full-Time, 14 employees
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded, Other

Margot Dale Carpenter grew up in the Caribbean, studied environmental design in the Rocky Mountains, and coalesced her cartography business in Maine. Her award-winning maps have been exhibited and published internationally, and often emphasize nuanced descriptions of the natural environment. Most of her work is for print, and clients include Penguin Books, Globe Pequot Press, Maine Sea Grant, Dutton, and the University of North Carolina Press. Margot thrives in a creative environment and often works with the team at Community Geographics, crafting maps for The Nature Conservancy in Maine, Green Mountain Club, and many other recreation and land conservation groups.

• https://www.hartdalemaps.com/
• Belfast, Maine, United States
• Margot Dale Carpenter
• she/her
• Cartographer
• [email protected]
• (207) 322-5644
• 2005
• Part-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Digital

Since 2013 Julie has designed custom maps for print—for authors and publishers, tourism organizations and municipalities, local associations and small business owners. Julie’s maps appear in over 100 books. They can be found in numerous visitor guides, brochures for tourism businesses, folding city cycling and tourist maps, and on city wayfinding signs. Visit Julie’s website for examples of styles and past client projects, and to request a project consultation.

• https://witmaps.ca/
• Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
• Julie Witmer
• she/her
• Owner/Cartographer
• [email protected]
• (226) 989-0799
• 2013
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Digital

LC Cartography creates maps and resources that inspire respectful exploration and stewardship of the Pacific Northwest. After completing a graduate program for GIS, Liz started LC Cartography to freelance. Although her education focused on geospatial data analysis, her passions laid with the creative designs of cartography. LC Cartography has primarily been contracted to create hand-drawn maps for various tourism industries. Her goal is to lean into illustrated maps, as well as informative maps for the public using GIS and digital cartography. Liz wishes to promote respectful tourism by creating maps and other artistic resources that showcase land stewardship, conservation, and wilderness safety.

• https://www.lccartography.com/
• Boring, Oregon, United States
• Liz Cox
• she/her
• Owner
• [email protected]
• (503) 593-5644
• 2024
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned, LGBTQIA-owned
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital

For 40 years, world travelers Cherie Northon, Ph.D., and partner Thom Eley, Ph.D., have been providing maps for legal analysis and courtroom display, historical research, museum exhibits, book publications, environmental assessment and problem solving, travel/nature guides, multi-lingual needs, event and facility management, planning, and more. Their work ranges from graphic illustration to GIS analysis. Over their careers, both have taught university level cartography and GIS courses as well as map reading. References, examples, and consultations are welcomed.

• https://mapmakers.com/
• Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Cherie Northon
• she/her
• Owner
• [email protected]
• (907) 561-4627
• 1984
• Part-Time, 2 employees
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital

Mapping Specialists provides custom cartographic services for all of your mapping needs. With over 40 years of experience working with educational and trade publishers, they provide contemporary and historical map products for geography, science, and history programs, kindergarten through college. Their expertise includes mapping for both print and online products, whether you need just a single map or hundreds, and they specialize in developing highly interactive mapping projects that engage and inform students. Mapping Specialists also has extensive experience with travel, recreational, and highway map production, and offers map printing, laminating, and shipping services.

• https://www.mappingspecialists.com/
• 3000 Cahill Main, Suite 220, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, 53711, United States
• Dave Knipfer
• President & Owner
• [email protected]
• (608) 274-4004
• 1984
• Full-Time, 13 employees
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded

Mapthematics develops and sells the state-of-the-art map projection specialty software, Geocart. We accept contracts for custom work on map projections, map projection software, raster data reprojection, projection animations, and base maps on specialty projections. While we are not a full-service cartography house, we can arrange to have your map finished or can work with your mapping firm of choice. We also provide printing services in-house for moderately sized maps.

• https://www.mapthematics.com/
• Seattle, Washington, United States
• Daniel Strebe
• Principal
• [email protected]
• 2009
• Part-Time, 1 employee
• Other

MM Maps is a custom map-making and Geographic Information System services shop founded by Michael McNeil, a Cartographer with 15+ years of experience creating print and digital map products. From building a GIS to view and analyze geospatial data, to creating interactive digital maps, to making maps fit for printing, and even data visualizations and custom programming services, MM Maps is equipped to handle all your map and data needs.

• https://mm-maps.com/
• 337 Crescentwood Loop, Slidell, Louisiana, 70458, United States
• Michael McNeil
• Cartographer
• [email protected]
• 2019
• Part-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded

Molly O’Halloran is an independent cartographer and artist known for hand-drawn and painted maps and illustrations. She specializes in maps for books, signage, campuses, conservation efforts, and private collections. Her clients include The Washington Post, Trust for Public Land, University of Texas Press, Random House, Oxford University Press, and Concord Academy. Molly also produces maps for trade books, and welcomes art commissions, academic inquiries, and collaborations.

• https://www.mollyohalloran.com/
• Austin, Texas, United States
• Molly O'Halloran
• she/her
• Owner
• [email protected]
• (512) 809-4777
• 2002
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital

Red Geographics is a Dutch company that operates in the fields of GIS, spatial ETL, 3D visualisation and digital cartography, data translation and transformation services, and both 2D and 3D maps and visualisations. We have expertise with globes and with historical and academic mapping. Our goal is to help our clients optimize the way they work with geographical data and information, thereby increasing gains from using this information. In addition to these services, we are also a distributor of several software products aimed at the GIS/Cartography market, such as FME and MAPublisher, and offer training and consulting services for those.

• https://www.redgeographics.com/?lang=en
• Kapellerpoort 1, Roermond, 6041 HZ, Netherlands
• Hans van der Maarel
• he/him
• Owner
• [email protected]
• +31-88-6363050
• 2004
• Full-Time, 3 employees
• Print Maps: Digital, Other

Daniel is an experienced, highly decorated, and creative freelance cartographer who has worked with a wide variety of clients: from large corporations to local artists, and from national magazines to historians working on small projects. Daniel has been lauded for being able to work in a wide variety of styles, and is very quality-oriented. Many clients aren’t certain exactly what they really need; Daniel can walk you through the process of deciding how to tell your spatial story, and can also advise on page layout, self-publishing, and other aspects of turning your idea into a finished project.

• https://somethingaboutmaps.com/
• 5 Maple Wood Lane, Unit 306, Madison, Wisconsin, 53704, United States
• Daniel Huffman
• they/them or he/him
• Proprietor
• [email protected]
• (616) 304-3519
• 2009
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• LGBTQIA-owned
• Print Maps: Digital

We specialize in creating visually stunning and technically sophisticated digital maps. We can break down and customize this process to tailor it to the unique and varied needs of your project. Our team of experts can assist in every stage of the map-making process, from defining project requirements to implementing the final product. Our focus on user experience and attention to detail can ensure that your platform provides an engaging and intuitive mapping experience. We are fluent in most mapping platforms and services for cartographic display and are able to provide full-stack cartographic expertise to meet your unique product requirements.

• https://stamen.com/
• San Francisco, California, United States
• Eric Rodenbeck
• he/him
• Founder & CEO
• [email protected]
• 2001
• Full-Time, 10 employees
• Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf, Interactive Maps: Custom Coded

Surprised Eel Mapping is a full-service company offering custom hand drawn maps on commission. I draw maps for role playing game and decoration, but I specialize in maps and diagrams for academic publication. I hold a PhD in medieval studies with a focus in cartographic history, and I have long experience working with academics to help them tell the stories of their research. I am practiced in working to the standards of university and trade presses, including Penn, Harvard, Oxford, Rutledge, Brill, Reaction, and Harper-Collins. Map commissions are generally scheduled 4-6 months out, and I welcome large and small orders.

• https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
• Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• John Wyatt Greenlee
• he/him
• [email protected]
• 2021
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn

Sutherland Maps specializes in hand-drawn and digitally illustrated maps with the goal of capturing the beauty of God’s creation through every map. We have a selection of maps that showcase cities, states, and parks throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maine. We also create custom maps upon request! Some past projects have included running route heatmaps and hunting land visualizations. Sutherland Maps would be honored to work with you to bring your idea to life. Please feel free to contact us so we can work with you to create a beautiful map!

• https://sutherlandmaps.com/
• Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
• Michael Sutherland
• Cartographer
• [email protected]
• 2023
• Part-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital

Tombolo Maps & Design is an award-winning, innovative, woman-run cartographic design firm staffed with a combined experience of 30+ years in the fields of cartography and GIS. Dedicated to delivering quality print and digital production mapping to a global audience, Tombolo is passionate about making maps that disseminate geospatial information in ways that local communities and broad international audiences alike can understand, appreciate, and learn from. Over the past decade and a half, Tombolo has designed custom maps for 75+ clients and had maps featured in museums, billboards, atlases, books, journals, reports, and as stand-alone products. Please reach out for a free consultation!

• https://www.tombolomapsdesign.com/
• Denver, Colorado, United States
• Alison (Aly) DeGraff Ollivierre
• she/her
• Director of Cartography & GIS
• [email protected]
• 802-989-3347
• 2010
• Part-Time, 2 employees
• Woman-owned
• Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf

Upstate GIS is the sole proprietorship of Rick Lederer-Barnes, an Independent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist, Cartographer and Environmental Planner with over 20 years of GIS experience. The primary focus of Upstate GIS is providing geospatial analyses and high-quality maps and graphics, from a custom hand-drawn/digital hybrid of an individual property to creating static and interactive maps for a statewide zoning atlas. Expertise in GIS and cartography, combined with experience in planning, particularly natural and agricultural resources, allows Upstate GIS to offer a unique set of skills and perspective. See their website for more detailed information.

• https://www.upstategis.com/
• Cambridge, New York, United States
• Rick Lederer-Barnes
• he/him
• Sole Proprietor/Cartographer
• [email protected]
• (518) 588-7331
• 2012
• Full-Time, 1 employee
• Print Maps: Hand-Drawn, Print Maps: Digital, Interactive Maps: Off-the-shelf