The Map Store Uses Computer Mapping and Internet Technology to Produce Groundbreaking New Wine Maps for the Oregon Wine Industry
WINDSOR, Calif., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Map Store has just announced the release of the Oregon State American Viticultural Area Maps. These maps, a first for the Oregon wine industry, provide topographical details of Oregon vineyards as well as pinpoint winery and tasting room locations. Technical in content but artfully illustrated, these map images are ideal for wine consumers and the wine trade.
These technologically advanced maps are an expression of fundamental improvements in both the way maps are constructed and depicted. Created using a new system developed by The Map Store, in which wine industry vineyard, winery, & tasting room coordinates and outlines are submitted electronically and plotted by the Map Store staff, allows the wine industry to control exactly what is published.
Wine enthusiasts and members of the wine trade can customize maps for personal printing and use. The Map Store introduced new technology to print maps on demand, in smaller, less expensive quantities. This technology, combined with the ability for wineries and vineyards to update their information in real time at http://www.winemap.org/, allows revised editions of the maps to be printed on a regular basis.
"Once we determined there was a need for high-quality, printed maps of our state's viticultural areas we researched providers and found that The Map Store's technology offered the best option for our growing industry," said Ted Farthing, executive director of the Oregon Wine Board. "The partnership between the Oregon Wine Board, The Map Store and our constituents has created attractive and accurate maps that help show Oregon's unique landscape."
If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with The Map Store, contact Jordan Thomas at 707-838-4290 or email jordan@themapstore.com.
Oregon Wine Board; The Map Store
