Category Archives: pdf

PDF Maps beta for Android now available from Avenza

Great news for Android fanatics and developers as Avenza Systems has rolled out their PDF Maps for Android (Beta). From the company… Avenza is pleased to announce that the PDF Maps beta for Android is now available. We have been … Continue reading

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A Resource Devoted to PDF Maps for iOS

Learn all about PDF Maps, search and download map, become a PDF Maps vendor – Another fabulous resource for GeoGeeks and GeoTechs is something new from our friends at Avenza Systems. The crew has rolled out a new resource on … Continue reading

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WOW! Avenza MAPublisher 9.1 Adds Export to HTML5 web maps

What do the City of Amsterdam, the USGS, and the City of Toronto have in common? Well, besides having awesome web sites, these are all clients and users of Avenza Systems’ MAPublisher software, a tool that enables them to author, … Continue reading

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KMZ/KML Placemarks of 2012 London Olympics for PDF Maps and Google

Looking for  2012 Olympic POIs? Avenza systems, developers of PDF Maps (think mobile maps for iOS) has created and served up some downloadable placemark datasets, ideal for users of the free PDF Maps mobile mapping application. FYI, the PDF Maps … Continue reading

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Monetize Your Awesome Maps in the PDF Maps Store

You may have noticed the news today from Avenza touting the number of developers (100+) now using their online Map Store – think iTunes shop for Maps. this is an awesome  revenue generating activity that anyone who creates awesome maps … Continue reading

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Avenza PDF Maps Featured On Discovery Channel, Planet You

This awesome as our good friend and colleague Ted Florence, CEO of Avenza Systems gets some awesome air time on the Discovery Channel program Planet You. Ted shows off PDF Maps and touts the merits of working with mobile devices … Continue reading

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Avenza PDF Maps for iOS Adds KML and Dropbox Support

A reminder to you iPad and iOS users out there about another fabulous and free map reader available to you, the PDF Maps application for iOS from Avenza Systems. Much more than a simple map viewer, Avenza also provides power … Continue reading

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ESRIUC Video – A Look at Geospatial PDFs for Apple iOS from Avenza

A visit with Ted Florence, President of Avenza Systems Inc on the exhibition hall floor at the Esri User Conference  gives us a look at the company’s new, free app for the iOS. This is the first and only geospatial … Continue reading

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How to Video – Georeferenced PDFs in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3

Here’s a useful how-to video from ESRItv showing users the new capabilities of Georeferenced PDF handling in ArcGIS Desktop 9.3. See the new capabilities of georeferenced PDFs created by ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 and Adobe Acrobat 9 – see also more … Continue reading

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Mapping the Obama inaugural parade route via GeoPDF

Just in time for the Presidential Inauguration, here’s details of a clever mapping resource being served up as GeoPDF. The latest gallery entry in the Geospatial and Mapping Gallery is a GeoPDF of the Obama inaugural parade route. See more … Continue reading

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Webcast reminder – Tomorrow, Enable Data Independence for Field Users

Tomorrow, TerraGo and Adobe are hosting an hour long webinar titled “Enable Data Independence for Field Users”. About the session… “Non geo-savvy users need to access and collaborate with geospatial data and assets. These users aren’t concerned whether it is … Continue reading

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Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 and geospatial functionality

Recall that recently, with the release of Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 a new geospatial feature set was introduced. Over at the shredding the document blog a nice intro to all the geospatial functionality is given. Read on … Continue reading

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