Printing

The printing house “Latvijas karte” of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency (until 01 November 1999 – the state production association “Latvijas karte”) has been operating in the printing industry since 1946. Initially, “Latvijas karte” prepared and produced atlases and maps for the entire territory of the Soviet Union.

Since 17 April 1999, the printing house “Latvijas karte” has been a member of the Latvian Printing Association.

Currently, the printing house “Latvijas karte” performs the functions of a producer of topographic support for the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia and ensures the preparation and production of cartographic and general printing works for the Ministry of Defence, as well as fulfilling orders for other legal entities and private individuals.

Areas of activity

Throughout the years, the primary specialization of the printing house has been the production of cartographic materials:

  • orthophoto maps;

  • maps at scale 1:2,000 (military version);

  • topographic maps at scale 1:10,000 (military version);

  • topographic maps at scale 1:25,000 (military version);

  • topographic maps at scale 1:50,000 (military version);

  • satellite maps;

  • nautical navigation charts;

  • topographic maps at scale 1:50,000 (civilian version);

  • map atlases for educational institutions;

  • wall maps.

The quality of the cartographic production printed by “Latvijas karte” is also demonstrated by the fact that, for several years, neighbouring Estonia has printed its topographic maps at our printing house.

Technical equipment of the printing house

The printing house is equipped with the following high-quality machinery:

  • 4-colour offset printing press Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 102-4 (maximum print area 70 × 102 cm);

  • sheet folding machine Stahlfolder KD-94/4 KL (maximum sheet size 940 × 1320 mm);

  • perfect binding machine Eurobind 500
    (book dimensions: width 120–140 mm, height 120–320 mm, thickness 2–50 mm, cover weight 120–300 g/m², milling depth 3 mm);

  • paper roll sheeter
    (maximum roll diameter 1000 mm, width 1060 mm, core diameter 76 mm, sheet length 60–124 cm, sheet weight 60–360 g);

  • plate imaging and processing line – Suprasetter 105, Glunz & Jensen Interplater Thermal 85
    (maximum plate size 790 × 1030 mm);

  • saddle stitching machine with metal staples
    (minimum signature size 150 × 135 mm, maximum 329 × 300 mm, with 5 feeders);

  • sheet laminating machine ASPIRA
    (maximum sheet size 520 × 740 mm, maximum laminating area 495 × 730 mm).

The equipment installed at the printing house “Latvijas karte” complies with European Union operational standards (CE marking).

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