Key Features of MAPublisher for Illustrator

Format for printing

MAPublisher 7

  • A fully geo-referenced design environment within Adobe Illustrator.
  • Import major GIS, map and CAD file formats (DGN, DWG, DLG, SDTS, ArcInfo ungenerate, ArcView Shapefile, DXF, MapInfo MID/MIF & TAB, KML and TIGER).
  • GPS data can be automatically drawn, joined, attributed and styled (or symbolized) on any projected plane in Adobe Illustrator in real-time while connected to a USB or Bluetooth GPS receiver.
  • Intelligent Projection Editor with dialog-based editing capabilities.
  • Create geotiffs and other geo-referenced raster images
  • Automatic scale bar creation
  • Area drawing tools in map units
  • Copy and paste map data between layers
  • Douglas-Peucker line simplification
  • Plot points in decimal degrees or DMS onto any projected plane
  • Convert between DMS and decimal degrees
  • Store map projections in already projected files after import
  • 'Sticky' selection menus remember last menu selection
  • Automatic grid generation in current page units
  • Simplify Arcs
  • Bezier curve creation from GIS data segments
  • Bezier curve support during scale transformation, projecting and area and length calculations
  • Automatic grain calculation on data import
  • Updated e00 importer now imports all component features
  • Project data to different output map units
  • Automatic map index creation.
  • Import ArcInfo export (e00) format.
  • Import DXF format (r14) now with colours, fills & strokes.
  • Import MapInfo mid/mif now with colours, fills & strokes.
  • Import multiple files at once.
  • Export ArcInfo e00 text annotations.
  • Import GIS data to existing graphics layers.
  • Import ASCII delimited text files as point data.
  • Register geotiff files.
  • MicroStation DGN file import.
  • Map scale and projection tools.
  • Editable table of attributes.
  • Add, edit, delete and manipulate attribute columns.
  • Column mathematical operations.
  • Automatic legend creation.
  • Import, join and edit external data tables.
  • Attribute Selection Tools.
  • Feature Text Label and the Tagger Tool for auto-labeling.
  • Map Location tool.