– Beta version of Avenza’s geospatial PDF reader now available for Android devices-
Toronto, ON, February 12, 2013 – Avenza Systems Inc., the leading developer of cartographic software –including MAPublisher® for Adobe® Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® geospatial tools for Adobe Photoshop®– is pleased to announce the beta release of PDF Maps for Android, the popular map and navigation app, which was previously only available on the Apple iOS platform. The PDF Maps app allows users to explore and navigate maps offline without having to worry about cellular data connectivity or incur data roaming charges compared to other streaming map apps.
The PDF Maps beta for Android app has the following features comprising those which we expect to include in the final release of version 1.0 for Android.
- Load Geospatial PDF, GeoPDF® and GeoTIFF maps
- Add maps from the file system, Dropbox, a URL, or email
- Show GPS position on custom maps
- Add Placemarks
- Find Coordinates
- Measure Distance or Area
- Open current view in Google Maps
Please note that access to the in-app Map Store, as found in the iOS version, will not be included in the beta release of PDF Maps for Android. As a result, maps must be loaded from the file system, Dropbox, email or a URL. The Map Store is at the top of the feature list for Android development and will be available as soon as possible.
The beta is available to all for a limited time and is compatible with most Android devices with Android 4.0 or higher. To register for the PDF Maps beta for Android, visit www.pdf-maps.com/android/beta.
For further information contact:
Tel: 416-487-5116
Email: info@avenza.com
Web: www.avenza.com