Universal Publishers

Universal Publishers produce the ubiquitous "UBD" and "Gregory's" street directories in Australia. The names of these publications have come to be used as a generic term for street directories in many Australian cities.

Company profile

Universal publishes street directories, guides, maps and road atlases and is Australia's largest mapping and travel related products publishers. The company distributes travel and cartographic ranges for Berlitz, GeoCenter, Insight Guides, Michelin and Replogle.

Comprehensive directories

While primarily street directories, UBD and Gregory's also contain details on public transport (train, light rail, and bus routes, tickets and prices), bicycle paths, suburb and postcode details, public parks and reserves, landmarks (such as commercial buildings, telephone boxes, pubs and restaurants), attractions, and also boat mooring details in recognised docks. They also contain maps of university campuses and crematoria. Many versions of these street directories are obtainable, usually in standard or large-print editions, wall-charts, or an online directory.

Cartography

The rendering of roads in most editions uses the traditional drawing of two lines with the road name printed in-between, (known as 'double casing'). In the UBD Melbourne directory [Universal Press (2003) "UBD 2003 Melbourne & Surrounds Street Directory 38th Edition"] maps show a single line with the name above or below the road to make it more appealing to people familiar with the Melway street directory.

References

External links

* [http://www.universalpublishers.com.au/about Universal Publishers official website]
* [http://www.ubd-online.com/ UBD Online]
* [http://www.gregorys-online.com/ Gregory's Online]