OnTerra Systems Announces New, Free Web Mapping Service Buying Guide

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DENVER, October 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)

OnTerra Systems LLC (www.OnTerraSystems.com), a USA-based technology company offering web mapping tools including the MapSavvy web map service, today announced the availability of a free web mapping service buying guide for purchasing aerial imagery.

This free web mapping service buying guide is available at https://www.mapsavvy.com/web-mapping-service-buying-guide/. The MapSavvy Web Map Service Buying Guide is designed to help people working at businesses, non-profits, government departments, or research teams make the best purchasing decision for their aerial imagery needs.

For any industry in which aerial imagery routinely is needed, this web map service buying guide provides the basics on buying aerial imagery, how to assess fees & pricing plans, and how to make a buying decision that reflects the budget and application needs.

What’s Inside the Buying Guide

• Overview of OGC-compliant web map services (WMS) and how they’re used
• Typical use cases — from architecture & engineering to disaster response to agriculture
• How to evaluate aerial imagery quality, resolution, and update frequency
• Pricing models compared: per-image, per-user, annual subscriptions
• Questions to ask any web map service provider before signing a contract

About MapSavvy

MapSavvy is an affordable Web Map Service developed by U.S.-based OnTerra Systems. Introduced in 2011, MapSavvy allows users to cost-effectively access aerial imagery for use in business, research, and government organizations. MapSavvy is currently $999 per year for access to 20,000 image requests; this is a fraction of the cost of comparable web map services. For more information about MapSavvy, visit www.MapSavvy.com.