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Custom Digital Maps

PROFESSIONALLY SHOWCASE YOUR BEST TRAILS ON YOUR WEBSITE AND BEYOND

Entice more visitors with user-friendly trail maps on your website and Forge mobile app.

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CapeNature trusts Forge as their digital maps partner to help guide their visitors at over 20 nature reserves.

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We work with you to create a digital map tailored to your needs

Our team of mapping and GIS specialists is on hand to digitise your trails points of interest. Once the data is captured you get full control over how the map looks and decide which tools will best engage your visitors.

Effortlessy embed your map on your website

No coding is required to embed your map on your website. Simply embed your map into an iFrame and display your map instantly. The map can be updated at any time without affecting your website.

Empower your guests to explore your map on their mobile and even offline

By featuring on the Forge app and website, you can expand your reach and attract even more visitors. With your trail map on the Forge app, your visitors can explore with confidence.

Keep visitors updated with the latest status of your trails and POIs

Trails and places of interest may need to be closed on occasion. Visualize closures on all maps that feature your trails by simply getting in touch with us so visitors are kept updated and safe ASAP.

Choose your ideal plan

Our tiered subscription plans enable you to gradually enhance your map with powerful tools such as elevation profiles, search capabilities, and more.

 

Elevate your map's functionality by integrating it with the Forge app, which offers offline maps, emergency call functionality and Trail Issue Alert, allowing users to provide feedback on trail conditions for swift management.
 

We are dedicated to supporting you with any mapping queries or edits, ensuring that your map remains up-to-date and accurate.

Pay monthly or save with quarterly (5% off) and annual billing (10% off) on your selected plan.

Starter

Bolster your website with a simple, interactive map.

R160/mo

+ R960 once-off setup fee

Includes:

  • Map built with your provided data

  • Attribute trails and points of interest with text 

  • Custom trail colours

  • Unlimited simple print exports

  • Single base map of your choice

Advanced

You customize your map's look and feel, we ensure the trails are accurate.

R270/mo

+ R1,600 once-off setup fee

Includes everything in Basic, plus:

  • Accurate trail digitization and attribution by us

  • Include images in trail and POI descriptions

  • Full theme and branding customization

  • In-map search functionality

  • 5% discount on first professional static map

  • Switch between two base maps

  • Development time and technical support

Pro

Feature your map on the Forge app and website. 

R400/mo

+ R2,400 once-off setup fee

Includes everything in Advanced, plus:

  • Map hosted on the Forge app and website

  • Offline map download on Forge app

  • Email newsletter and social media launch promotion

  • Extra development time and technical support

  • 10% discount on first professional static map 

Compare features

Starter

Intro Panel

Zoom Controls

Bookmarks

Home Button

Find Current Location

Explore

Enable/Disable Scroll

Scale Bar

Navigate

Layers List

Single Basemap

Contour Lines

Modify

Social Share

Unlimited Simple Print Exports

Share

Forge Icons

Attributes: Text Fields

Points of Interest

Custom Colours

Attributes: Text Fields

Trail Segments

Features in green below are only available on Advanced or Pro plans.

Explore

Intro Panel

Provide app details in a window that users can access in the app.

Zoom Controls

Zooms the map to view different levels of detail.

Bookmarks

Zooms and pans the map to a collection of preset extents.

Home Button

Zooms and pans the map to return to its initial default extent.

Find Current Location

The map will zoom and pan to the current location of the user.

Search Function

Finds locations on the map based on specified search parameters.

Measurement tools

Measure distance and area and find coordinates.

Full Screen

Displays the app at fullscreen.

Navigate

Enable/Disable Scroll

Prevents the map from zooming when app users scroll.

Scale Bar

Scalebar provides a visual indicator of the distances between features on the map.

Navigation Boundary Control

Configure the extent, zoom levels, and rotation of the map.
 

Modify

Layers List

Displays a list of map layers with icons to turn visibility off and on in the map.

Single Basemap

Background map.

Contour Lines

Lines indicating different altitude intervals.

Two Basemap Toggle

Toggles between two base maps to change the look of the map.

Customisable Selection and Outline Colour

Choose the fill and outline colour that will be used to highlight selected features in the map.

Own Branding and Full Theme Customisation

  • No Forge branding

  • Customise the WebApp theme:

    • Light/Dark tools - Header and application font and colour

    • Own header logo with custom URL

Customisable layer effects (POIs and Trail Segments)

Provides various filter functions that can be performed on the layer to achieve different visual effects.

Share

Social Share

Displays buttons for users to share your app using a link or social media.

Unlimited Simple Print Exports

Save the map to a file for export and print.

Points of Interest

Forge Icons

Use Forge-designed icons.

Attributes: Text Fields

Add information to points of interest. Character limit: 256.

Custom Icons

Provide your own icons.

Attributes: URLs and Images

Add URLs and image attachments to information on points of interest.

Trail Segments

Custom Colours

Select colours for different trail segments.

Attributes: Text Fields

Add the name to a trail segment.

Trail Segment Elevation Profiles

Generate a cross-section profile and measure the elevation for a particular trail segment or along a drawn line.

Attributes: URLs and Images

Add URLs and image attachments to information to a trail segment.

Static Map

Discount Value: 5%

Get a discount on your first tailor-made static maps created by Forge available in print formats (PDF, JPEG and PNG).

Inclusive Development Time - 1hr/mo

Customer support

Ad-hoc map changes

Development time

Digitising, attribution and data cleaning.

Forge app and website integration when you go Pro

Map hosted on Forge App

Map included in the Trail Maps library on the Forge mobile app. All app maps are embedded with the Trail Issue Alert tool and Emergency Call functionality.*

*Function only available with an active network connection.
 

WebApp hosted on Forge Website

Map included in the Trail Maps library and WebApp hosted on a dedicated page on the Forge website.
 

Offline Map

Map can be downloaded to be used when user does not have an active cellular or internet connection. Offline map can be reproduced once a month on request.

Feature on the Explore More Map

List your property as a point of interest on Forge's countrywide map on the Forge website. *Only available to maps of private properties.
 

Launch marketing promotion on Forge social channels

Promotional email and social posts on Forge channels (Strava, FB, Twitter, LinkedIn).

Static Map

Discount Value: 10%

Get a discount on your first tailor-made static maps created by Forge available in print formats (PDF, JPEG and PNG).

Inclusive Development Time - 2 hr/mo

Pro Plan subscribers also get extra development time (a total of 2 hours/month) and a greater bespoke map discount (10% total).

Explore

Intro Panel

Zoom Controls

Bookmarks

Home Button

Find Current Location

Search Function 

Measurement Tools

Full Screen

Enable/Disable Scroll

Scale Bar

Navigation Boundary Control

Navigate

Layers List

Single Basemap

Contour Lines

Two Basemap Toggle

Customisable Selection and Outline Colour

Own Branding and Full Theme Customisation

Customisable Layer Effects (POIs and Trail Segments)

Modify

Social Share

Unlimited Simple Print Exports

Share

Forge Icons

Attributes: Text Fields

Custom Icons

Attributes: URLs and Images

Points of Interest

Custom Colours

Attributes: Text Fields

Trail Segment Elevation Profiles

Attributes: URLs and Images

Trail Segments

Discount Value: 5%

Bespoke Static Map Discount

Customer Support

Development Time

Inclusive Development Time - 1 hr/mo

Pro

Includes everything in Advanced, plus:

Map hosted on Forge App

WebApp hosted on Forge Website

Offline Map

Feature on the Explore More Map

Launch marketing promotion on Forge social channels

Forge App and Website integration

Pro Plan subscribers also get extra development time (a total of 2 hours/month) and a greater bespoke map discount (10% total).

Add-ons

Development Time - R620/hr

Any work conducted by Forge outside of subscription, e.g. digitising, attribution, data cleaning, charged pro rata.

Image storage and hostinng - R2 per MB/mo

Cloud storage is charged over and above the subscription if photographs are added.
 

Forge Trails & POIs - R2 per km or POI/mo

Include existing Forge trails and points of interest in your own map.

Offline Map Update (Pro Only)

Reproduce an offline map hosted on the Forge app.

Additional Credits

Development Time

R620/hr

Image Storage and Hosting

R2 per MB/mo

Forge Trails & POIs

R2 per km or POI /mo

Offline Map Update (Pro Only) R1,000

Boost your marketing efforts with custom digital maps and give your visitors an unparalleled trail experience. Get in touch with us today to find the right solution tailored to your unique needs. 

maps@forgesa.com

NPO rates are available on request.

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