Toronto, ON, May 11, 2007 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial imaging tools for Adobe Photoshop is pleased to announce that it has provided MAPublisher and Geographic Imager software to Save The Elephants (STE), based in Nairobi, Kenya, so that it may more effectively support the conservation of the elephant population in Africa and communicate its message through better quality maps.
“In the past we struggled to present cold, hard GIS data in an attractive, meaningful format that would at once inform and impress its intended audience. The versatility of MAPublisher and Geographic Imager have allowed us to produce high-quality, professional-grade map products on a level that was simply not possible before, finally bridging the gap between the science of GIS and the art of cartography”, said Mike Deutsch, principal cartographer for the Gourma Elephant Project in Mali at Save The Elephants. “High-quality maps and visuals are a key part of our elephant conservation programs and remain one of the most effective ways to disseminate a large amount of data to a variety of individuals and organizations. Save the Elephants is grateful to Avenza for their generous support of our conservation efforts throughout Africa” he added.
More about Save The Elephants
Founded in 1993 by Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the current President & Chief Executive Officer of STE, following his pioneering study of elephant behaviour in the late ’60s in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, Save The Elephants mission is to secure a future for elephants and to sustain the beauty and ecological integrity of the places where they live; to promote man’s delight in their intelligence and the diversity of their world, and to develop a tolerant relationship between the two species.
More About MAPublisher and Geographic Imager
MAPublisher is powerful, easy to use, map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics handling capabilities of these software packages. Geographic Imager is powerful software for working with spatial imagery in Adobe Photoshop that leverages the superior image editing capabilities of this raster-based image-editing software.
More about Avenza Systems Inc.
Avenza Systems Inc. is an award winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, the Company offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services.Visit www.avenza.com for more details.
For further information:
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.com
Save The Elephants ● 254-20-891673 ● save-eleph@africaonline.co.ke, agulhus@hotmail.com ● www.save-the-elephants.org