– New Geographic Imager® version to support creation of spatially accurate PDF files –
Toronto, ON, July 12, 2010 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator® and Geographic Imager® spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop® is pleased to announce that the upcoming release of Geographic Imager, version 3.2, will include the ability to export geospatial PDF documents from any supported spatial image source or scanned map document.
Geospatial PDF export functionality will be included as a standard feature with the upcoming Geographic Imager 3.2 release and will offer complete support for the Adobe geospatial PDF specification which was released with Adobe Acrobat 9.
“Following the introduction of geospatial PDF authoring capabilities for Adobe Illustrator late last year with our MAPublisher 8.2 release, we are delighted to announce that geospatial PDF authoring will now be possible from within Adobe Photoshop with the upcoming Geographic Imager 3.2 release,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza. “For the first time, users will be able to easily convert a wide variety of spatial image formats, including GeoTIFF and MrSID, to spatially-aware PDF files without the aid of specialized GIS software. These geospatial PDFs can be shared with anyone using Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 or better and can retrieve location data, measure distances and generally interact with the image in a geospatial manner.” he added.
Features of the Geographic Imager Geospatial PDF Exporter
The Geographic Imager geospatial PDF exporter offers the ability to generate Adobe Acrobat PDF files that contain all the cosmetic and geospatial characteristics of the original image, such that within Adobe Acrobat the following functionality can be performed without the aid of any special tools, plugins or other special extensions:
View map locations in various coordinate systems including decimal degrees, DMS, Military Grid and more.
Find a location in a map and mark it with a comment.
Measure distances on a map using real-world units (miles, kilometers, feet, etc.).
More about Geographic Imager for Adobe Photoshop
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 and transforms it into a powerful spatial imagery editing tool. Work with satellite imagery, aerial photography, orthophotos, and DEMs in geotiff and other major GIS image formats using Adobe Photoshop features such as transparencies, filters, and image adjustments while maintaining georeferencing and support for hundreds of coordinate systems and projections.
Geographic Imager 3.2 containing the new geospatial PDF authoring functionality will be available to both Mac and Windows users in Q3, 2010.
More about Geospatial PDF
With the release of Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 a new geospatial feature set was introduced to the Adobe PDF specification. Geospatial PDF files are PDF documents that contain geospatial information such as real world location and/or GIS attributes. Geospatial PDF documents can be created in some GIS applications such as ArcGIS and Mapinfo and from within Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop with the aid of the MAPublisher and Geographic Imager plugins, respectively. The geospatial data contained in a geospatial PDF document may be accessed and used (for example to locate a specific point or measure distances) without the aid of any additional plugins, using tools found natively within Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9.
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, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details.
– Powerful geospatial plug-in suite now supports Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Windows –
Toronto, ON, May 19, 2010 — Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® and MAPublisher LabelPro® cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator as well as MAPdataUSA, MAPdataCanada and MAPdataWorld royalty-free GIS data sets, announces the release of Geographic Imager® 3.1 for Windows, the latest in powerful software that adds geospatial functionality to Adobe Photoshop. The Mac OS version of Geographic Imager offering Adobe Photoshop CS5 support will follow shortly.
“This release of Geographic Imager takes spatial imaging to a new level with the added support for the new Adobe Photoshop CS5,” said Doug Smith, Avenza’s Director of Sales. “Our rapid response to Adobe’s newest release is a testament to our commitment to consumer needs and demands and ensures a seamless upgrade transition for Photoshop users,” he added.
Geographic Imager 3.1 for Windows also includes new functionality for creating MAPublisher MAP Views from Adobe Photoshop paths. A MAPublisher 8.3 license is required for this functionality.
Geographic Imager enhances the already commanding Adobe Photoshop imaging environment by adding all the tools and technology necessary to support geospatial images such as aerial and satellite imagery. In addition to allowing the use of Adobe Photoshop and its powerful native imaging functions such as cropping, transparencies and layer adjustments, Geographic Imager adds the ability to import and recognize common industry raster image formats, automatically mosaic and tile images, reproject and transform images, georeference images based on ground control points and export images with all spatial information intact.
New Features in Geographic Imager version 3.1 for Windows
Added support for Adobe Photoshop CS5 (both 32 and 64 bit) (Windows only).
Added support for transferring Adobe Photoshop paths to MAPublisher for Adobe Illustrator (MAPublisher 8.3 required)
General Features and Benefits of Geographic Imager
Allows the use of Adobe Photoshop native functionality without destroying the spatial properties of the image
Import and export a variety of commonly used spatial raster data formats along with all georeferencing
Georeference non-referenced imagery
Reproject spatial imagery
Automatic mosaicking and tiling of spatial imagery
Crop spatial imagery based on geographic coordinates
Automated scripting for using of Geographic Imager in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop automation tools
More about Geographic Imager
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.
Geographic Imager 3.1 for Adobe Photoshop on Windows is available now as a free upgrade for all Geographic Imager customers using Microsoft Windows with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$319. New licenses are US$699 for a single-user fixed commercial license. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Educational and floating licenses as well as discounted MAPublisher/Geographic Imager bundles are also available. Full details are available at www.avenza.com/geographic-imager.
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, Avenza 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
– Powerful cartographic suite now supports the new Adobe Illustrator CS5 –
Toronto, ON, May 18, 2010 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce the release of MAPublisher 8.3 for Adobe Illustrator. MAPublisher 8.3 is the latest version of this powerful mapmaking software used to produce high quality maps from GIS data for both print and electronic distribution which now offers support for the new version of Adobe Illustrator, CS5.
MAPublisher 8.3 for Adobe Illustrator is a full product upgrade that is free of charge to all current MAPublisher Maintenance Program subscribers and replaces the current shipping version of MAPublisher, version 8.2, for all new customers using Adobe Illustrator CS3, CS4 and CS5.
“We have once again listened to the requests of our users and implemented a host of new features with MAPublisher 8.3,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza, “In addition to support for Illustrator CS5, this new and exciting MAPublisher version now offers the ability to transfer map objects between documents, automatically create knockouts for text objects, and contains an enhanced MAP Web Author JavaScript API and dozens of other features which together significantly advance this powerful and widely used cartographic and map-design platform.” he added.
MAPublisher 8.3 includes all the significant functionality introduced in earlier releases of MAPublisher as well as the following new features and enhancements.
New Features of MAPublisher 8.3 for Adobe Illustrator
Compatibility with Adobe Illustrator CS5 for both Mac and Windows
New Line Plotter function to create polylines by entering coordinates or the distance and bearing values between points
Import MAP Objects to copy MAP objects between documents, including Stylesheets and MAP Selections
Enhanced MAP Selection functionality offering additional selection options including spatial, art and attribute
New knockout function for easily creating knockouts for text objects
Buffer Art function to create area objects around points and lines
MAP Attribute Panel enhancements and optimizations
New Layer Notes functionality to record information including original dataset path, format, co-ordinate system, object count and date
Enhanced export to Geospatial PDF functionality now offers control over exported layers with attributes, ability to easily assign attribute values to be used as object names, item sort order and round-trip data control
MAPublisher Spatial Database import system for ESRI geodatabases now included (Windows only)
New MAPublisher Web Author JavaScript API functionality including various runtime operations
New functionality to create MAP Views from Adobe Photoshop paths (Geographic Imager license required)
Various other user interface improvements and performance enhancements to improve usability
More about MAPublisher for Illustrator
MAPublisher for Illustrator is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software for working with GIS data and producing high-quality maps with efficiency.
MAPublisher 8.3 for Illustrator is available free of charge to all MAPublisher for Illustrator customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$599. New licenses are US$1399. Academic, floating and volume pricing is available. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Full details are available at www.avenza.com.
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, Avenza 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
Toronto, ON, March 26, 2010 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce that one of the world’s foremost international professional education establishments in the field of geo-information science and earth observation, the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) – formerly known as the International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – of the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, has extended multiple floating licenses of its MAPublisher software to be used in combination with Adobe Illustrator CS4.
Jeroen van den Worm, Lecturer Thematic Mapping and Inter-active (web) Map Design at ITC’s department of Geo-information Processing explains: “ITC has already been deploying MAPublisher since its 3.0 release in combination with former Macromedia Freehand graphic software. By extending the MAPublisher licenses to Adobe Illustrator, we can continue with offering our students a GIS based low-cost map design and production platform. It is an excellent complimentary solution to the other standard GIS software that is extensively applied by our faculty. Furthermore, the combination of Adobe Illustrator CS4 and MAPublisher 8.2 enables our cartography students to produce innovative and creative GIS based maps without having to worry about graphic output limitations. These maps can also be used in combination with other CS4 software such as Photoshop and Flash to create inter-active (web) map applications”.
“As many organizations in countries under development are facing limited financial budgets, we also apply the same mixture of GIS and graphic software in our joint education diploma courses in geoinformatics at the Ardhi University in Tanzania and the Ghana School of Survey and Mapping in Ghana”, he added.
More about MAPublisher
MAPublisher is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software for working with GIS data and producing high-quality maps with efficiency. Full details and downloadable demo versions are available at www.avenza.com.
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, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details.
More about Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente
The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente provides international postgraduate education, research and project services in the field of geo-information science and earth observation using remote sensing and GIS. The aim of ITC’s activities is the international exchange of knowledge, focusing on capacity building and institutional development in developing countries and emerging economies.
For further information:
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.com
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente
Tel: 31-(0)53-487-4444
Email: info@itc.nl
Web: www.itc.nl
– Powerful geospatial plug-in suite now supports Adobe Photoshop CS4 x64 –
Toronto, ON, February 10, 2010 — Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher® and MAPublisher LabelPro® cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator as well as MAPdataUSA, MAPdataCanada and MAPdataWorld royalty-free GIS data sets, announces the release of Geographic Imager® 3.0, the latest in powerful software that adds geospatial functionality to Adobe Photoshop.
“This release of Geographic Imager takes Adobe Photoshop CS4 to a new level with the added support for 64-bit operating systems, improved DEM import support, and an enhanced user interface and tools,” said Doug Smith, Avenza’s Director of Sales. “Responding to our customers is of great importance to us. We have heard our users and have implemented the functionality that they want. We are pleased that our support for so many dedicated spatial image formats has helped Geographic Imager and Adobe Photoshop become a viable solution for spatial analysis and imaging,” he added.
Geographic Imager enhances the already commanding Adobe Photoshop imaging environment by adding all the tools and technology necessary to support geospatial images such as aerial and satellite imagery. In addition to allowing the use of Adobe Photoshop and its powerful native imaging functions such as cropping, transparencies and layer adjustments, Geographic Imager adds the ability to import and recognize common industry raster image formats, automatically mosaic and tile images, reproject and transform images, georeference images based on ground control points and export images with all spatial information intact.
New Features in Geographic Imager version 3.0
Added support for Adobe Photoshop CS4 x64 (Windows only).
Added import support for new image formats, including: ESRI BIL, NITF and BigTIFF.
Improved DEM support allowing schema selection during import, mosaicking and elevation value display.
Improved Georeference tool – Georeference images using an improved user interface with the ability to specify a different coordinate system when referencing or to remove georeferencing entirely.
New and improved GeoCrop and GeoCrop Import – new user interface with a crop image preview. Draw a crop marquee or specify pixel, geodetic or projected coordinates to define a crop area quickly.
All Geographic Imager functions are now fully compatible with scripts and actions to easily automate repetitive tasks.
New licensing management system for easy management of all licensing options.
General Features and Benefits of Geographic Imager
Allows the use of Adobe Photoshop native functionality without destroying the spatial properties of the image
Import and export a variety of commonly used spatial raster data formats along with all georeferencing
Georeference non-referenced imagery with Ground Control Point (GCP) transformation
Reproject spatial imagery
Automatic mosaicking and tiling of spatial imagery
Export reference points as a csv or log file
Automated scripting allows for use of Geographic Imager tasks in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop automation tools
Mac, Windows and floating licenses available
More about Geographic Imager
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.
Geographic Imager 3.0 for Adobe Photoshop is available now as a free upgrade for all Geographic Imager customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$319. New licenses are US$699 for a single-user fixed commercial license. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Educational and floating licenses as well as discounted MAPublisher/Geographic Imager bundles are also available. Full details are available at www.avenza.com/geographic-imager.
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, Avenza 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
– New Class Features MAPublisher Flash Map Creator, Geospatial PDF Export and LabelPro –
Toronto, ON, January 4, 2010 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce the 2010 schedule for its comprehensive 2-day MAPublisher training course. This 2-day class offers in-depth MAPublisher training that will enable MAPublisher users to maximize their use of MAPublisher and fully exploit its features and power.
MAPublisher training is offered in hands-on computer labs at locations around North America. Training is also available onsite at customers’ locations and online in which case certain aspects of the course will be tailored especially for the specific organization and workflow.
Features of the 2010 round of MAPublisher classes include content on creating interactive data-rich Flash maps, geospatial PDF export and MAPublisher LabelPro advanced text placement.
“I did find the training session very informative and I did learn a fair amount in those two days. I am impressed with the capabilities of MAPublisher and I will definitively recommend MAPublisher and the training session to any of my colleagues working in the map design industry”, said Carlos Serpas of SAIC Polytechnic.
The cost is US$1,000 per person. Discounts are available for 3 or more attendees from the same organization.
This is a hands-on course in a computer lab. Computers and required software will be provided.
Attendees will learn how to use the most powerful features of MAPublisher as well as all the new features of MAPublisher 8.
MAPublisher for Illustrator on Windows is the focus of the course. Mac users will also benefit from the content and are encouraged to attend.
Attendees are encouraged to send in and/or bring their own data and time will be devoted to working with specific user-supplied data and workflows.
Who Should Attend
cartographers using GIS data
existing MAPublisher users who want to experience the new features of the latest version of MAPublisher
existing MAPublisher users who want to get the most out of their MAPublisher license
GIS professionals who want to produce better quality maps
anyone making maps that wants to leverage the benefits of this powerful software
More about MAPublisher
MAPublisher for Illustrator is powerful 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 capabilities of these graphics design applications. Full details are available at www.avenza.com/mapublisher
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, Avenza 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
Avenza Systems is pleased to release the new Geographic Imager 3.0 Beta to the public.
Participation in this beta program benefits you and your organization by providing early access to a pre-release version of Geographic Imager and allows you to contribute to the process of ensuring that the final release is as robust and functional as possible. It will give you the opportunity to use new features, report potential bugs and suggest software improvements that may be incorporated into the final product or considered for a future update. Interested users must register for the beta by completing the beta NDA.
Some of the new features included in Geographic Imager 3.0 are:
Adobe Photoshop x64 support
All Geographic Imager operations are now fully scriptable/actionable
Interactive GeoCrop with image and crop extent preview
Improved Georeferencing
ability to specify different coordinate system for referencing
ability to remove georeferencing
New GeoCrop dialog box
includes image view
ability to crop using another image
ability to crop using coordinate system envelope
Preview for GeoCrop (partial) import
Improved DEM support
DEM schema support
DEM Mosaicking (for documents imported with the same schema)
New file format support for:
BigTIFF
ESRI BIL
New easy-to-use licensing management system
Various performance and improvement tweaks
Anybody can download the Geographic Imager 3.0 public beta and start using it and testing it immediately. You do not need to own (or have tried) a previous version of Geographic Imager. You can download the beta and use it until the product activation expires. The current Geographic Imager 3.0 public beta will expire two weeks after it is activated. All beta activations must be done as a demo or evaluation. Extensions may be requested by contacting Avenza Support.
Please note that the software available in this public beta is not a final release. The product quality and the features are still being developed and completed, meaning this product carries certain risks compared to a final release product. We have tested the product thoroughly and do not anticipate serious issues but for critical work, you should rely on the current version, Geographic Imager 2.5.
– Powerful cartographic suite now supports geospatial PDF and ESRI databases –
Toronto, ON, November 24, 2009 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop is pleased to announce the release of MAPublisher 8.2 for Adobe Illustrator. MAPublisher 8.2 is the latest version of this powerful mapmaking software used to produce high quality maps from GIS data for both print and electronic distribution and now offers support for both creating geospatial PDF files from within Adobe Creative Suite and importing GIS map data directly from ESRI geodatabases.
MAPublisher 8.2 for Adobe Illustrator is a full product upgrade that is free of charge to all current MAPublisher Maintenance Program subscribers and replaces the current shipping version of MAPublisher, version 8.1, for all new customers using Adobe Illustrator CS3 and/or CS4.
“MAPublisher 8.2 is another major advance for this powerful and widely used cartographic and map-design platform,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza, “MAPublisher now offers the first and only solution for creating geospatial PDF files from within Adobe Creative Suite and with the inclusion of import support for ESRI geodatabases offers a truly comprehensive map design and publishing solution.” he added.
MAPublisher 8.2 includes all the significant functionality introduced in earlier releases of MAPublisher as well as the following new features and enhancements.
New Features of MAPublisher 8.2 for Adobe Illustrator
Export to Geospatial PDF with optional retention of attributes and referencing for re-import to Illustrator
Support for the new MAPublisher spatial database import system for ESRI geodatabases (additional license required. Windows only)
Upgraded functionality for the MAPublisher LabelPro collision-free rule-based labeling system (additional license required)
Dozens of improvements & enhancements for the MAP Web Author Tool for automatic creation of interactive Flash maps
New MAP Measurement tool for measuring lengths, perimeters and areas in page or map units
Import and export of KMZ files
Enhanced grid and graticule functionality with a number of new features including full support for rotated MAP Views
New functionality to create attributes for text objects from corresponding map features
New functionality to create a map index using additional feature attributes
Enhanced Expression Builder with recently used list and many new functions
Enhanced Preferences options includes dozens of new customizable items for most MAPublisher functions
Upgraded MAP View panels with new functionality
Various other user interface improvements and performance enhancements to improve usability
More about MAPublisher for Illustrator
MAPublisher for Illustrator is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software for working with GIS data and producing high-quality maps with efficiency.
MAPublisher 8.2 for Illustrator is available free of charge to all MAPublisher for Illustrator customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$549. New licenses are US$1249. Academic, floating and volume pricing is available. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Full details are available at www.avenza.com/mapublisher.
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, Avenza 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
– New MAPublisher® version supports creation of spatial accurate and attribute rich PDF files –
Toronto, ON, November 24, 2009 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager® spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop® is pleased to announce that the latest release of MAPublisher, version 8.2, provides MAPublisher and Adobe Illustrator users with geospatial PDF export capability, allowing users to create spatially accurate PDF documents, complete with the full map attribute schema which may be queried and searched, and upon which true distances can be measured within Adobe Acrobat.
Geospatial PDF export functionality is included as a standard feature with the new MAPublisher 8.2 release, the latest version of this powerful mapmaking software used to produce high quality maps from GIS data, and will offer complete support for the Adobe geospatial PDF specification which was released with Acrobat 9 along with an advanced attribute feature set.
“This is the first and only solution that enables map-makers to create attribute-rich geospatial PDF files from within a non-GIS environment,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza. “This industry has demanded an “intelligent” spatial PDF solution for a long time and we are very pleased to offer support for the Adobe geospatial PDF specification so that users of MAPublisher and Adobe Illustrator can import GIS data, create publication quality maps and output a PDF file that retains all the geospatial and attribute data in a searchable and queriable manner.” he added.
Features of the MAPublisher Geospatial PDF Exporter
The MAPublisher Geospatial PDF exporter offers the ability to generate Adobe Acrobat PDF files that contain all the cosmetic features of the completed Adobe Illustrator map document as well as all the GIS data attributes and co-ordinate information of the original GIS data files, such that within Adobe Acrobat the following functionality can be performed without the aid of any special tools, plugins or other special extensions to Adobe Acrobat.
View map locations in various coordinate systems including decimal degrees, DMS, Military Grid and more.
Find a location in a map and mark it with a comment
Measure distances on a map using real-world units (miles, kilometers, feet, etc.)
Reveal the attributes of map features by clicking on the feature within the map document
Search by map attribute values to reveal all map features that satisfy the query
Option to retain attributes and georeferencing for re-import to Illustrator/MAPublisher
More about MAPublisher 8.2 for Illustrator
MAPublisher for Illustrator is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software for working with GIS data and producing high-quality maps with efficiency.
MAPublisher 8.2 for Illustrator, include geospatial PDF export functionality, is available free of charge to all MAPublisher for Illustrator customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$549. New licenses are US$1249. Academic, floating and volume pricing is available. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Full details are available at www.avenza.com. Full details are available at www.avenza.com/mapublisher.
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, Avenza 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
– New MAPublisher add-on offers import from ESRI databases –
Toronto, ON, November 24, 2009 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager® spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop® is pleased to announce that the latest release of MAPublisher, version 8.2, supports the direct import of GIS data to Adobe Illustrator from ESRI geodatabases.
The MAPublisher 8.2 spatial database importer supports direct import of GIS data from ESRI Personal Geodatabases (.mdb), ESRI File Geodatabases (.gdb), and ESRI ArcSDE servers and supports the following feature types: point, line, polygon, Bezier curve and annotations (text). The MAPublisher Spatial Database importer also allows for SQL queries and spatial filters to be executed upon import. Spatial database import functionality is available for Windows only as an optional add-on to MAPublisher 8.2. Some spatial database importers require the presence of a valid ArcGIS license.
“Direct data import from spatial databases has long been wished for by MAPublisher users and we are very excited and proud to introduce this functionality as an optional add-on with MAPublisher 8.2,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza, “We know that both enterprise users who store their data in larger ESRI ArcSDE geodatabases and individuals working with personal and file geodatabases will find this powerful new importer to be a great leap forward in MAPublisher’s evolution.” he added.
The MAPublisher spatial database importer offers the following advanced import functions in addition to all standard functionality found in MAPublisher 8.2 for Windows:
Direct import from ESRI Personal Geodatabase (requires ArcGIS license)
Direct import from ESRI File Geodatabase (requires ArcGIS license)
Direct import from ArcSDE servers (requires ArcGIS or ArcReader license)
Support for point, line, polygon and Bezier curve geometries
Support for Annotations
SQL attribute query support executed on import to enable import of specific features only
Spatial filter executed on data import to enable selective importation based on defined data extents
Support for subtypes and domains during import
The MAPublisher spatial database importer for Illustrator is available as an add-on option for MAPublisher 8.2, for Windows only, for US$599. MAPublisher users with active MAPublisher maintenance may purchase the MAPublisher spatial database importer for only US$349. New MAPublisher 8.2 licenses including MAPublisher spatial database functionality are US$1549. Academic, floating license and volume pricing is available. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Full details are available at www.avenza.com.
More about MAPublisher for Illustrator
MAPublisher for Illustrator is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software for working with GIS data and producing high-quality maps with efficiency. Full details are available at www.avenza.com/mapublisher.
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, Avenza 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
