June 2011
How to get Open Street Map data into Adobe Illustrator with MAPublisher
The following tip is courtesy of Hans van der Maarel of Red Geographics.
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For many areas on Earth, OpenStreetMap is a viable alternative to commercially offered data sources. However, it is not always easy to process. This blog tutorial explains the steps needed to load OpenStreetMap data into MAPublisher.
Optimizing Adobe Illustrator Documents with MAPublisher for Geospatial PDF Export
Adobe Illustrator documents with GIS data can be exported to georeferenced PDF files thanks to the MAPublisher Export Geospatial PDF feature. A geospatial PDF is an Adobe Acrobat file that contains geospatial coordinates. With coordinates, users can view and interact with the PDF to find and mark location data. MAPublisher exports all the MAP Attributes data in an Adobe Illustrator document into the geospatial PDF. Attribute values can subsequently be accessed and searched in Acrobat 9 (and 8 with limitations).
- MAPublisher
- Adobe Illustrator
- Windows
- Mac
- Export
- Layers
- MAP Attribute Panel
- Optimization
- PDF Maps app
- Vector Crop Tool
