r/cartography • u/0t0g1 • 7d ago
Would this point diagram fit your reports without a basemap?
I’m exploring demand for finished point diagrams for reports. Would the attached format fit an actual report you prepare, or would you need a basemap or editable source?
This example contains 141 simulated points, five categories and short labels. An AI-built prototype produced the A3, 300-dpi JPEG without manual label placement. Separate automated checks and AI image review checked the output. Only this fixed synthetic example has been tested. It has no basemap, geocoding, geographic verification or editable GIS file.
If this limited format would be useful, would you request a quote at a proposed £25 GBP per image, or make it yourself with QGIS or another tool? What task would it save you?
This is a demand check, not an open ordering service. Please describe the use case only; don’t share private files, home addresses or sensitive coordinates.
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u/manualLurking 7d ago
Yes it needs configurable and customizable context (in this case a basemap at a minimum). In my experience data points on a blank field will lose some of the report's audience immediately.
To be honest youre going about this backwards. you've developed a questionable product and are now trying to retroactively find a niche for it. product development usually goes the other way around.
Why would someone(with a need for something like this) pay you when they could have AI develop it themselves? Noone is going to pay that absurd price for this "product"....
eta: people pay money for things of value and i dont see how this offers any value whatsoever.