John Frith Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, South Australia

I started Flat Earth Mapping in 1998 after spending a year as a freelance cartographer. We are a small Australian cartographic design company specialising in the production of customised digital maps for almost any purpose. Our background involves almost 30 years experience in creating print and digital tourist maps and brochures, maps for World atlases, 4WD and fishing guides, road atlases, wine atlases, reference and guide books, as well as thematic maps, walking/hiking trail maps, diagrams… Show more I started Flat Earth Mapping in 1998 after spending a year as a freelance cartographer. We are a small Australian cartographic design company specialising in the production of customised digital maps for almost any purpose. Our background involves almost 30 years experience in creating print and digital tourist maps and brochures, maps for World atlases, 4WD and fishing guides, road atlases, wine atlases, reference and guide books, as well as thematic maps, walking/hiking trail maps, diagrams for reports, and maps for the mining, energy, engineering and petroleum industries.All maps are produced using digital data and techniques of course, but I like to claim they are still hand made because there is a lot of personal interaction that occurs between "importing the data" and handing over a finished map to a client.Flat Earth Mapping publishes the guide book "Bush Camping with Dogs" (now in its 3rd edition), and the illustrated souvenir tourist map "Kangaroo Island" (Best Map Award at the International Map Industry Association conference in Singapore 2006), and has contributed to many other award winning products, including the series of huge world atlases titled "Earth".Flat Earth Mapping produces a large range of maps published by Westprint Maps, and has worked with Reader's Digest, Global Publishing, Hema Maps, Millennium House, Energy Quest and many others on numerous mapping projects, large and small. Show less

Blackwood, South Australia

I began at Carto Graphics as a junior drafstperson while still studying cartography at university. I owe my enthusiasm and love of maps in part to my late employer, Brian Zander, who not only inspired and encouraged me, but was also a pleasure to work with.The work involved preparing maps and plans for the mineral exploration sector, topographic mapping for the military and many small and varied projects for consultants and other clients.For the last six or so years with Carto… Show more I began at Carto Graphics as a junior drafstperson while still studying cartography at university. I owe my enthusiasm and love of maps in part to my late employer, Brian Zander, who not only inspired and encouraged me, but was also a pleasure to work with.The work involved preparing maps and plans for the mineral exploration sector, topographic mapping for the military and many small and varied projects for consultants and other clients.For the last six or so years with Carto Graphics I managed the drawing/mapping office for Noleen Zander. Show less

4Th Field Survey Squadron, Royal Australian Survey Corps

I joined the Royal Australian Survey Corps (Australian Army Reserve) while in my first year of university. I was studying cartography and decided the military was a great way to get practical experience in the areas I was learning about in theory during uni lectures. Within my first year of service I was involved in actual map production and field checking/verification of old maps both on the ground and in the air. It was a fantastic experience working with a terrific bunch of… Show more I joined the Royal Australian Survey Corps (Australian Army Reserve) while in my first year of university. I was studying cartography and decided the military was a great way to get practical experience in the areas I was learning about in theory during uni lectures. Within my first year of service I was involved in actual map production and field checking/verification of old maps both on the ground and in the air. It was a fantastic experience working with a terrific bunch of technicians across all ranks, with backgrounds in cartography, surveying, aerial photography and lithography. I learnt so much with hands-on experience that it enabled me to gain a job in the private sector before I had finished my cartography qualification. Show less

Adelaide, South Australia

Every keen uni student needs a part time job so as soon as I turned 18 (legal drinking age in Australia), I started working in front of one of the toughest audiences around - the after work crowd in a blue-collar front bar. I won't say the work experience here improved my map-making skills, but the life lessons learned during the crowded and hectic hours of pulling beers several nights a week for a very demanding set of customers have certainly stuck with me!

Mapping And Cartography, Earth Sciences, Surveying, Remote Sensing, Computing

High School, English, Maths, Geology, Australian History, Art