Is there an academic discount for MAPublisher?

Yes. Please contact our educational sales department for details at 1-800-884-2555 ex.52 (in North America) or by email at education@avenza.com.

Do you have a demo version available?

We currently have time-limited, fully functional demo versions of MAPublisher and Geographic Imager available for download or on CD. 

Do you offer multi-user packages of MAPublisher?

Yes. We offer multiple license packages for both academic and commercial user envirnoments. For more information please contact your local Avenza representative, call our sales department at 1-800-884-2555 (North America) or email sales@avenza.com.

Do you offer floating network licenses of MAPublisher?

Yes. Beginning with MAPublisher 6.0 for Adobe Illustrator we now offer floating licenses for academic, commercial and government users. Floating licenses are available for Mac, Windows and cross-platform networks. For more information please contact your local Avenza representative, call our sales department at 1-800-884-2555 (North America) or email sales@avenza.com.

Which version of MAPublisher do I need?

Different versions of Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand require different versions of MAPublisher.

In summary:

For Adobe Illustrator 10 & CS choose MAPublisher 6.0
For Adobe Illustrator 9 chooose MAPublisher 4.0
For Macromedia FreeHand 10 & MX choose MAPublisher 5.0
For Macromedia FreeHand 9 choose MAPublisher 4.0

For complete compatibility details click here.

Do MAPublisher & MAPublisher Lt work with older versions of Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand?

There are older versions of MAPublisher and MAPublisher Lt that are compatible with Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand all the way back to version 7 of each. For more information please call our sales department at 1-800-884-2555 (North America) or email sales@avenza.com.

Who uses MAPublisher?

MAPublisher is used worldwide by a variety of government, academic and commercial organizations. Here are some examples:

• Governments; municipal (planning, public works, parks and tourist information), state (water resource boards, conservation authorities, geological surveys, mineral resource bureaus), and federal (USGS, DoD, EPA, Defense Mapping, CIA, NIMA, US National Parks). These are just some examples of areas in which MAPublisher is used within government.
• Cartographers; atlas/road map companies (Rand McNally, National Geographic, J.D. Nelson Mapping Services, Bartholomews), assorted private mapping companies. These are just some examples of cartpgraphic organizations that use MAPublisher.
• Media; newspapers (Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post), magazines (On the Go Magazine), broadcasters (ABC News, CNN), graphic artists/desktop publishers.
• Academic; high school, college (applied geography programs, geography and geology departments), university (University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin, Open University (UK), University of Texas....). MAPublisher is used worldwide by many universities who have successfully integrated it into their teaching environment.
• Corporations; for use in demographic analysis, marketing and site planning (Texaco, Sprint Spectrum, EMI Communications). In general, many corporations who use GIS find MAPublisher to be an invaluable tool towards generating high-quality map output.

 

What Geographic Information Systems (GIS) file formats does your MAPublisher import?

All versions of MAPublisher import the following formats: USGS (dlg, sdts), AutoCAD (dxf) MapInfo (mid/mif), ArcInfo (gen), ArcView (shp) files plus government satellite images and aerial photography with all database attributes intact. Version 5.0 also imports MicroStation dgn files. Version 6.0 imports all the aforementioned as well as DWG and TIGER/Line. Please check each specific product link for complete details.

What is meant by "all attributes intact" ?

MAPublisher imports the map data files directly into Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand with no conversion hassles. All of the line, point or polygon attributes can be viewed, edited or manipulated within the graphics environment. This means that any underlying database information that resides in the GIS file (such as street names and statistical information) is also imported and can be accessed and edited within your chosen graphics application.

What other features does MAPublisher have?

MAPublisher gives the user the ability to: re-project and scale map data; auto-label with text; create a map legend and index; edit the attributes from a spreadsheet-like table; import, place and scale a geo-referenced air photo; query the attributes for image selection and manipulation, reduce the data set by joining common line segments and much more! For a full rundown on the features of MAPublisher please go to the product fact page here.

How does MAPublisher import GIS data files?

Each map element (roads, municipal boundaries, areas) is imported into a separate layer for easy customization and manipulation within the graphics environment.

Can I export my map once I am done in Illustrator or FreeHand?

In MAPublisher you can save your map in a number of vector or raster based formats as well as other GIS mapping formats, including Shapefile and MID/MIF formats as well as .e00 format for text. Please check each version's specific information page for the complete list of export formats supported by each version. You can also save as PDF to geo-enable your website or for cross-platform applications.

Can I upgrade from MAPublisher Lt to MAPublisher?

Yes and no. If you purchase MAPublisher Lt you will receive a coupon good for your money back towards the purchase of a full version of MAPublisher within 60 days. As such if you find that you should have bought the full version you have 60 days to trade up without penalty. After the 60 days are up there is no longer the upgrade possibility and you must purchase a new full license of MAPublisher at whatever price level you qualify for. Please contact our sales department for more information.

How easily does MAPublisher import ArcInfo files?

A simple question with an easy answer. Simply use either the ArcInfo ARCSHAPE function or the ArcInfo generate function to "export" your point, line and polygon layers (ArcInfo coverages). When creating ArcInfo generate files, if you have unique numeric values associated with your graphic features you need only calculate the coverage/user-id to these values prior to creating your generate files and then these values will be available to you after importing your files into MAPublisher.

Why should I do my mapping work in a graphics program?

With Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand the map production process - from legend to final printing/publishing is faster, easier and provides superior quality graphics. MAPublisher allows you to retain GIS functionality within a high-end graphics programs like Illustrator and FreeHand and thus gives you maximum control over important things such as text and colour when producing your map. For a more detailed explanation see our benefits page.

Can you send more information about MAPublisher?

Just give us a call at 1-800-884-2555 (North America) or 416-487-5116 (Globally) or write to any of the e-mail addresses on our contact page and one of our friendly staff will be happy to send you more information about MAPublisher or any other Avenza products.