Features
When map quality matters it is important to use the software tools that will produce the best-quality maps possible in the most efficient and accurate manner. MAPublisher does just that by employing the powerful and vast set of design tools from the major vector graphics applications, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand, to produce maps from geographic information systems (GIS) map data.
MAPublisher is a suite of Plug-ins for Illustrator and FreeHand that bridges the gap between Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and high-end graphics software for high-quality and efficient design and production of maps. Cartographic-quality map production is now faster, easier, and better. Completing cartographic tasks is best performed in the right environment such as a powerful graphics program such as Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand. MAPublisher takes the user into this environment seamlessly and effortlessly with the right GIS data-management tools to facilitate the map-production process. Using this fast, intuitive system, any map can transcend the ordinary and become a work of art.With the wealth of map data that abounds these days, both free and commercial, there is no longer the need to scan, trace, or hand-draw a map. MAPublisher simplifies the entire process and allows the user, the GIS professional, cartographer, or graphic designer, to concentrate on the look, feel, and layout of the map rather than the intricate details of geographic accuracy.MAPublisher is used worldwide by major government, academic, and business organizations such as: The United States Geological Survey, UK Ordnance Survey, University of Tennessee, and National Geographic.Features:• import of most major and widely used GIS map data formats;• world scale and coordinate systems maintained;• automatic projections and scale transformations;• automatic label placement (including text along paths);• automatic index creation;• automatic legend creation;• automatic scale bar and north arrow creation;• Table of Map Attribute Values (Data Management);• select artwork by map-data attribute;• import and auto-registration of raster images with vector data layers;• map-location tool for quickly identifying world coordinates;• export completed maps as geo-referenced raster images;• export Illustrator and FreeHand layers as GIS data;• draw area features in map units;• import and join external data tables; and • over 40 functions in all.Manufacturer: Avenza Systems Inc.
PowerPC G3 or greater Pentium II or greater, 32mb RAM , 14" or larger colour monitor (800x600) 9.2, OS X or later 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, XP not available not available not available not available
