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| Mapper’s Framework |
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April 28th, 2008 |
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| Time |
Milestone |
| Week 1 |
Map Locator |
| Week 2 |
History Timeline |
| Week 3 |
Weather Chart |
| Week 4 |
Map Layout / Structure of the destinations (street, river buildings, etc) |
| Week 5 |
Map Layout / Structure of the destinations (street, river buildings, etc) |
| Week 6 |
Place General Graphic Icons (including hospital, bank, church, etc) in Maps |
| Week 7 |
Place General Graphic Icons (including hospital, bank, church, etc) in Maps; Place location of Accommodation in Maps. |
| Week 8 |
Place location of Things To Do in Maps; Place location of Shopping and Dining in Maps |
| Week 9 |
Proof read Maps & create Tour Map(s) |
| Week 10 |
Final proof read Maps, touch up & to finalise |
| Week 11 |
Send all files in PDF format to DTP for compilation |
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Map revised every now and then to include new information and drawing mistakes.
The above timeframe is provided only as a guideline. Actual timeframe is to be decided by mappers based on their schedule and other personal commitments.
Once timeframe has been mutually agreed, a4trip managers will monitor writer’s performance and milestones delivery deadlines.
Each milestones is defined weekly as shown on the above timeframe, where there will be 14 milestones altogether.
Each milestones completed must be sent to Lina upon completion for quality inspection.
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Mapper Style Guide
Sample City Map
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| Point to Ponder for A4trip’s Editors |
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January 24th, 2008 |
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Preparation:
- Acquire rich knowledge in the travel destination you are editing by experience and reading.
- Analyze the Map of travel destination and categorize it to several areas. These areas will be used for Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, Shopping Centers and Places of attraction both in the travel guide and map.
- Analyze travel destination walking or cycling tour/route.
- Communicate with your Mapper on these areas and tour/route so that he/she can start drawing the destination map with area categorization.
- Collect the listings of public transportation, accommodation, sightseeing, shopping center, restaurant, local cuisine and night club of the travel destination.
Blog posting:
- Post all the listings of public transportation, accommodation, sightseeing, shopping center, restaurant, local cuisine and night club of the travel destination.
- Post the scam alerts and culture shock of the travel destination
- Inform Marketer on the completeness of posting of number 1 and 2 so that he/she can start driving comments or testimonials to your posts.
- Continue to write and post on other standard blog structure defined by A4trip.
- Reply and interact with all the comments posted by blog visitors by either updating the existing post or leaving a comment.
Guidebook transformation:
- Analyze all the listings of accommodation, sightseeing, shopping center, restaurant, night club and categorized them by Area, Rating and Price Range.
- Communicate with Mapper so that he/she can proceed with the dotting of all the accommodation, sightseeing, shopping center, restaurant, night club
- Compile all your posts in the blog and edit them according to the standard guidebook structure defined by A4trip.
- Inform the DTP once the compilation of travel guidebook is completed.
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