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Answers to what people actually ask. If yours is missing, email us at the bottom.

Getting started

What is a GeoAnvil map?

A practical project base in one delivery: editable 3D terrain with contour lines, buildings, roads, water, parcel boundaries where available and a complete georeference frame, clipped to the area you drew.

What does it cost?

Standard can be bought one project at a time. Premium and the monthly Professional plan are in development. The exact Standard price is shown on the map before you pay.

How fast is delivery?

The map builds in minutes and is downloaded from My maps. Invited Archicad testers can also import it through the private-test plugin.

Which programs can I use it in?

The Archicad plugin is in private testing. Every map also ships as IFC, DXF, GPKG, GeoTIFF and PDF, which open in Revit, Civil 3D, Vectorworks, QGIS, SketchUp and most other tools. See Plugins for where each one stands.

Ordering and area

What exactly is included?

Standard includes terrain, contour lines, buildings, roads, water and a complete georeference frame. Parcel data is included where an approved source is available. The map picker shows the exact content before purchase.

How are price and area calculated?

From the shape you actually draw. Draw a polygon and every layer, including the terrain, is clipped to it. The price follows the real area, not a rectangle around it.

How large an area can I order?

The map picker shows the limit while you draw. Large areas work; very large ones take longer to build.

Coordinates and georeferencing

Which coordinate system should I pick?

The map picker shows only the systems supported for the selected country. Use the standard national option for normal exchange; choose a supported low-distortion option when the project or authority requires it.

How are origin and heights set?

Each map gets a documented local origin, coordinate reference system and national height datum. These values travel with the delivery so CAD and GIS consumers can place it consistently.

Can I switch coordinate system afterwards?

Yes. From My maps you can order the same area converted to the other system. It is rebuilt exactly, not reprojected loosely.

Data and quality

Where does the data come from?

Authoritative and open sources: the national mapping authority, the cadastre, the national road database and OpenStreetMap. The full list, with licences, is on the data sources page.

How accurate is it?

Quality varies by source and area. Every delivered layer carries its source, quality profile and licence, so you can assess it before relying on it in a project.

Is this a legal survey?

No. The map mirrors the official registers, and boundary quality varies by municipality. For legally binding boundaries, order a survey from the municipality.

Account and payment

Do I need an account?

Yes, a personal one, and it takes seconds: sign in with Google or Microsoft, or use email. Companies are optional. You can link one later and share maps with colleagues.

How do I pay?

By card at checkout, handled by Stripe. Prices include VAT where it applies. Invoicing for verified businesses is on the way.

What lives on My maps?

Your maps, downloads, receipts and account settings. Buy once, download whenever you need it again.

When something goes wrong

A national data source is down

The build retries automatically in the background and delivers as soon as the source answers again. You see the status on your order the whole time. If a source stays down beyond our delivery window, you get your money back.

Something in my map looks wrong

Email us with the order number. We rebuild it or refund it. Since every layer carries its source and date, odd data usually traces back to the register itself, and we will tell you which one.

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