MAPublisher Chosen By The Papua New Guinea University of Technology

August, 2005. Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software, and its Australian Reseller, Ozemap, announce that The Papua New Guinea University of Technology has selected MAPublisher software for use in the Department of Surveying & Land Studies computer laboratory. “After much searching for the right software package, we are delighted to now offer MAPublisher in the various programs within our department,” said Wycliffe Antonio, Lecturer in the GIS and Cartography programs of the Department of Surveying and Land Studies at The Papua New Guinea University of Technology.  “MAPublisher has been proven to excel as a map design and cartographic tool and as much of our work and study requires good cartographic technique and final map output we are excited to be using and instructing with it“, he added...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Chooses MAPublisher

August, 2005. The Department of Urban & Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has chosen MAPublisher software for use in their state-of-the-art instructional computer laboratory. “We are very pleased that MAPublisher is now available for our students to use” said Varkki George Pallathucheril, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “We tested MAPublisher in a course and found that students learned to use it without difficulty to produce high-quality maps using digital spatial data. By providing access to MAPublisher we expect to realize significant benefits in the classroom and when our students become professional planners“, he added...
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MAPublisher featured in Directions Magazine article:

From GIS to the Desktop - How Do You Get There From Here

August, 2005. In this second segment of his online series, From GIS to the Desktop, author Steve Gordon of Cartagram LLC, further discusses using Adobe Illustrator and MAPublisher to create great looking map products.
"My first article in this series, From GIS to the Desktop, explored the visual and production value of taking GIS data and maps to desktop software like Adobe Illustrator. The visual effects you can elicit in desktop software will make the trip rewarding – your maps will communicate more effectively, your clients will be more pleased with the richness of your proofs and prints, your files will be more portable, and you may discover new ways of symbolizing map data along the way. How do you travel from GIS to the desktop, quickly and affordably?... you import, edit and perform various GIS operations on your data before exporting files in a GIS format that you then import into Illustrator as data. This packs your attributes and georeferencing information in case you need to access or manipulate it using the Avenza MAPublisher plug-ins during final map production..."
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MAPublisher featured in Society for News Design Journal article:

How to Show an Election

Summer, 2005. In this quarters's Society for News Design Journal, Catherine Farley, deputy graphics director at the Toronto Star newspaper, discussed how the newspaper's graphics department used MAPublisher and Adobe Illustrator to quickly and easily produce maps for the 2004 US and Canadian federal elections. "We knew we were on to something when election night editors were using our proofs as road maps for their stories... We also knew we would not have time to color the map manually so we used MAPublisher to automate the process."
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2005 MAPublisher Map Awards Announced

June, 2005. Avenza is pleased announce the start of the 2005 MAPublisher Map Awards. Running from June 27th to September 2nd, this year's event is once again designed to bring out the best in cartographic design and reward and recognize those who have excelled in the map-making field. This competition is a forum for MAPublisher users to showcase their work, receive recognition, share ideas and compare their productions with other MAPublisher users from around the world. Awards will be given in several categories with the top award going to the map judged best overall. Get all the details here.

New Nairobi, Kenya City Map Project

May, 2005. Avenza will support HarrysMaps of Switzerland and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) project to remap the city of Nairobi, Kenya. Along with other supporters such as P'Auer Printing Inc, Adobe Systems Inc. and Yupo Europe GmbH, Avenza will provide software and services free of charge to this not-for-profit project whose ultimate goal is to provide local decision makers, authorities, investors and tourists with handy, high quality paper maps for daily use. “MAPublisher will play an important role in the creation of the high-quality maps, set as our ultimate goal for this project” said Harry Keller of HarrysMaps, the chief cartographer and project supervisor. “We are all well aware of MAPublisher’s ability to easily and effortlessly create great maps and we are very pleased and thankful for Avenza’s support for this project”, he added. MAPublisher will be used in the cartographic design and production work using data derived from the RCMRD’s processing of satellite imagery to create the most up-to-date GIS database possible.
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MAPublisher 6.2 for Adobe Illustrator 10/CS/CS2

May, 2005. In a demonstration of great response, MAPublisher 6.2 was released to afford Adobe Illustrator users with immediate compatibility with the new Creative Suite 2 (CS2) release of Adobe Illustrator. All earlier versions of MAPublisher are not compatible with Illustrator CS2. “The timely release of MAPublisher 6.2 (so soon after Adobe began shipping) is demonstrative of our continuing commitment to keep pace with the new releases from Adobe,” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems. “We are also pleased to have taken this opportunity to include new functionality in response to customer requests", he added.
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University of Hong Kong Selects MAPublisher

April, 2005. The Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., has chosen MAPublisher software for use in their remote sensing laboratory. “MAPublisher will play an important role in the creation of high-quality maps within our department” said Prof. Jonathan Aitchison, Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. "We feel that good map creation and cartography are important to any geographic or geologic exercise and we are excited about using MAPublisher to enhance those skills at our school”, he added. MAPublisher will be primarily used in the Remote Sensing Laboratory. Staff and students, particularly those working on the geodynamics of Eastern Asia , will be able to take advantage of the graphics capabilities of MAPublisher to produce high-quality maps...
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MAPublisher Internet Floating Licenses

April, 2005. Internet-accessible floating or networked licenses of MAPublisher 6 for Adobe Illustrator are now available. This new license format allows access to MAPublisher and all its functionality via remote access to a Windows, Mac or Linux server host using a normal Internet connection. It provides the perfect solution for users who travel, work offsite and/or for workgroups composed of decentralized personnel. "The introduction of MAPublisher 6 floating licenses last year marked an exciting new era in MAPublisher licensing and we are now equally as excited to provide this new approach to software sharing.” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems, “The MAPublisher Internet Floating license makes MAPublisher much more productive in small or large multi-user or multi-computer environments where all users are not in the same physical location and helps lower the overall deployment cost in such organizations.” he added.
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Support for Cartotalk Online Forum

April, 2005. Avenza has agreed to an exclusive sponsorship of the Cartotalk online discussion group for cartography and design. “We have been looking for a suitable online forum of cartographic discussion to which to lend our support for some time now” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza. “Cartotalk is definitely a worthwhile and active forum and we are delighted to participate in its growth and to see it flourish as the main source of exchanging information on map-making subjects”, he added. "The goal of Cartotalk was to create a forum for cartographers with an emphasis on the design aspects of cartography.  Avenza's MAPublisher is widely recognized as an important tool in modern-day digital cartography and we are very pleased to have Avenza participate in Cartotalk to such a degree" said Nick Springer of Springer Cartographics, the administrator of Cartotalk. "We hope that Avenza's involvement and support Cartotalk will help make it the primary portal for cartographers" he added.
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Cartography Program at Memorial University of Newfoundland Makes MAPublisher Their Choice for Cartographic Software

April, 2005. The Department of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada has chosen MAPublisher software for use in their cartography lab. “MAPublisher will play an important role in the new cartography program at our university”, said Glen Crewe, Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist and overseer of the Geographic Information and Digital Analysis Laboratory (GEOIDAL) at Memorial University of Newfoundland. “Cartography involves the compilation, organization and visual representation of spatial information and a variety of geographical information can effectively be communicated through good cartography by combining existing software and processes with the design and production capabilities that MAPublisher affords”, he added. MAPublisher will be primarily used in the Geographic Information and Digital Analysis Laboratory (GEOIDAL) by staff and students towards a diploma in geographic information sciences. Students will be able to take advantage of the graphics capabilities of MAPublisher to produce high-quality maps...
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Avenza Announces MAPdata World

March, 2005. As a complement to the popular MAPdataUSA series of royalty-free US data, MAPdata World was released. MAPdata World is a 3 part set of royalty-free GIS map data covering the world at 1:15 million scale. This detailed world vector dataset was initially created by Avenza UK reseller and digital data experts, The XYZ Digital Map Co., Ltd., and was specially created / designed for Avenza and the MAPublisher user. As a result it contains many data and design elements you will not find anywhere else in a world data set. MAPdata World comes complete with ESRI Arcview project and shapefiles, MapInfo tab and workspace files and a set of MAPublisher-optimized mid/mif files which have been fine tuned and simplified for optimum performance with MAPublisher, whether working in Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand. one uses the product at the same time. To find out more visit the MAPdata World product page or see what all the fuss is about and download a sample today
MAPublisher featured in Directions Magazine article:

From GIS to the Desktop

February, 2005. In this month's online article, From GIS to the Desktop, author Steve Gordon of Cartagram LLC, discusses using Adobe Illustrator and MAPublisher to create great looking map products.
"Maps published in print or on the Web must communicate visually, and the more visually rich their symbology, color and graphic technique, the more successfully they will communicate. Adobe Illustrator’s graphic capabilities provide you many ways of enhancing the visual quality of your GIS data... To get your coverage files into Illustrator, use the MAPublisher suite of GIS filters from Avenza Systems, Inc. that can be installed as filters within Illustrator. With MAPublisher’s File > Import Map Data, you simply locate your coverage files and import them..."
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Cartography Program at RMIT University (Australia) Makes Avenza's MAPublisher Their Choice for Cartographic Software

February, 2005. The School of Mathematical & Geospatial Sciences at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia has chosen the MAPublisher software for use in their cartographic lab. “We have continually subscribed to the ideas that contemporary cartography education programmes must ensure that the ART is not excluded in the rush towards automation of the mapping process” said William Cartwright, Associate Professor of Multimedia Cartography. “Students in the bachelor of Applied Science in Multimedia Cartography have access to a wide range of mapping, GIS, multimedia and scientific software and the addition of  MAPublisher will complement these software packages and allow for us to realize the ART elements, by combining existing software and processes with the design and production capabilities that MAPublisher offers”, he added. MAPublisher will be primarily used in the software lab by staff and students towards the degree...
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2004 MAPublisher Map Awards

October, 2004. The results of the 2004 MAPublisher Map Awards have just been announced. Over 75 maps were received in 7 categories resulting in a successful display of the excellent quality and diversity of maps that can be produced with MAPublisher. This year's top award goes to Meridian Productions for their Australia Wall Map. “Once again, the quality of the submissions was outstanding and presented strong competition in all categories,” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems Inc. “We continue to be impressed by the high quality of the maps our users produce and we congratulate the winners and thank all entrants for their excellent display of cartographic skill using MAPublisher,” he added.
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The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies Makes Avenza's MAPublisher Their Choice for Cartographic Software

September, 2004. Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software, announces that the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas (CAST) has chosen the MAPublisher software for use in their cartographic labs.
 “Unfortunately, high-quality cartography is not a high priority for lots of GIS types and we're trying to correct that.” said W. Fredrick Limp, Director of the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies. “GIS software has improved but there is no way that it can really accomplish the same level of cartographic quality and design creativity that MAPublisher can. MAPublisher will provide an easy-to-use bridge between our cartography and GIS classes”, he added.
MAPublisher will be used in both the CAST teaching lab and in a student homework area so that students at the centre will be able to take advantage of the graphics capabilities of MAPublisher to produce high-quality professional-looking cartographic maps from GIS data. CAST and Avenza will also make MAPublisher personal licenses available to students at a reduced cost...
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Live Online MAPublisher Demos in The UK
and Ireland

September, 2004. Live online MAPublisher demos are now available in The United Kingdom and Ireland . Using technology from Glance Networks (www.glance.net), and adding to similar availability in North America, France and The Netherlands, Avenza has teamed with its local distributor, The XYZ Digital Map Co. Ltd., to make live online MAPublisher demos available to customers in The United Kingdom and Ireland .
“The live demo is a simple and very effective way of demonstrating the many benefits that can be achieved using MAPublisher software,” said Tim Rideout of The XYZ Digital Map Co. Ltd., Avenza’s distributor in the region.  “We are extremely delighted to make this powerful service available to customers in The UK and Ireland ,” he added...
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Live Online MAPublisher Demos in France

July, 2004. Live online MAPublisher demos are now available in France in the French language. Using technology from Glance Networks (www.glance.net), and adding to similar availability in North America and The Netherlands, Avenza has teamed with its local distributor, Alain Olivier Geomatique, to make live online MAPublisher demos available to customers in France . Glance does not require any additional client side software.  Clients simply log into a special Internet URL, enter a four digit password and they are able to view the desktop of a MAPublisher representative who then provides a custom live demo of MAPublisher’s capabilities.  The person taking the demo can ask questions and request a review of specific functionality...
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2004 MAPublisher Map Awards Announced

June, 2004. Avenza is pleased announce the start of the 2004 MAPublisher Map Competition. Running from June 21st to August 20th, this year's event is the fourth in an annual series designed to bring out the best in cartographic design and reward and recognize those who have excelled in the map-making field. This competition is a forum for MAPublisher users to showcase their work, share ideas and compare their productions with other MAPublisher users from around the world. Awards will be given in several categories with the top award going to the map judged best overall. Read the whole story here.

MAPublisher 6.0 Floating Licenses Announced

June, 2004. In response to overwhelming customer demand, MAPublisher is now available in a floating license or networked license installation. This tri-platform solution offers support for Windows, Mac and Linux servers alike and includes the ability to check-out a license for remote use on a laptop computer. Floating licenses are a wonderful cost-effective way of sharing software amongst multiple users in a networked environment and should be considered for any MAPublisher user environment in which more than one person uses MAPublisher or in which it is desired that more than one person has access to MAPublisher. Floating licenses are particularly useful for companies or academic labs with multiple users wherein not everyone uses the product at the same time. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 6.0 product page or see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

Avenza Announces MAPublisher 6.0 for Adobe Illustrator

April, 2004. After much wait and anticipation, MAPublisher version 6.0 is now available for Adobe Illustrator. Compatible with Illustrator 10 and CS, this latest version of MAPublisher introduces a host of new features including: floating license capability, new MAP Views palette, drag-and-drop projecting, support for Illustrator symbols and styles and support for additional map data formats. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 6.0 product page or see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

A New Map For Apeldoorn

GEO:connexion - February, 2004. In the summer of 2001, the geographic department of the city of Apeldoorn (pop. 154,000) in The Netherlands sought a better way to produce small-scale maps. Up until that point, 1:10.000 and higher scale compilations (internally referred to as 'roadmaps') were produced in Bentley Microstation but their cartographic quality was poor... By generating them in Illustrator/ MAPublisher, cartographic quality was improved and style was maintained to a common consistency. read the full story

2003 MAPublisher Map Awards

August, 2003. The results of the 2003 MAPublisher Map Awards have just been announced. Over 60 maps were received in 7 categories resulting in a successful display of the excellent quality and diversity of maps that can be produced with MAPublisher. This year's top award goes to Atlas of Namibia Team, Directorate Environment Affairs for their Atlas of Namibia. “The quality of this year’s submissions was amazing,” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems Inc. “We continue to be impressed by the high quality of the maps our users produce. We congratulate the winners and thank all entrants for their excellent display of cartographic skill using MAPublisher,” he added.
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Avenza Ships MAPublisher 5.0 for Macromedia FreeHand

June, 2003. After much wait and anticipation, MAPublisher version 5.0 is now available for Macromedia FreeHand. Compatible with FreeHand 10 and MX as well as Mac OS X, this latest version of MAPublisher provides FreeHand users with all the power and functionality contained in previous versions of MAPublisher along with a host of additional tools and functions including import support for MicroStation dgn files. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 5.0 product page on our web site or see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

2003 MAPublisher Map Competition Announced

May, 2003. Avenza is pleased announce the start of the 2003 MAPublisher Map Competition. Running from May 19th to June 30th, this year's event is the third in an annual series designed to bring out the best in cartographic design and reward and recognize those who have excelled in the map-making field. Awards will be given in several categories with the top award going to the map judged best overall. Read the whole story here.

MAPublisher Lt Release for Adobe Illustrator 10 and Macromedia FreeHand 10 and MX

March, 2003. After much wait and anticipation, MAPublisher Lt is now available for Adobe Illustrator 10 and Macromedia FreeHand 10 and MX. Now users of these current graphics applications can enjoy the benefits of MAPublisher at the introductory level with MAPublisher Lt. This new version of MAPublisher Lt includes the most up-to-date GIS file importer (from the full version, 5.0) and provides a significant functional improvement over the previous Lt version.To find out more visit the MAPublisher Lt product page.

National Geographic Uses MAPublisher and Adobe Illustrator in Map Production

GEOWorld - September, 2002. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAPS IS ONE OF THE world's premier producers of map products, including supplements to National Geographic magazine, trail guides, destination maps, wall maps, globes, atlases and interactive map software... Avenza Systems' MAPublisher software is used to transition the GIS data into the graphic design process by retaining geographically critical aspects in the Illustrator file...
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2002 MAPublisher Competition Awards

July, 2002. The results of the 2002 MAPublisher Map Competition have just been announced. Over 50 maps were received in 9 categories resulting in a successful display of the excellent quality and diversity of maps that can be produced with MAPublisher. This year's top award goes to Jana Seta Map Publishers for their Road Atlas of Latvia. “The quality of this year’s submissions was terrific,” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems Inc. “We congratulate the winners and thank all entrants for their excellent display of cartographic skill using MAPublisher,” he added.
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Avenza Ships MAPublisher 5.0 for Adobe Illustrator

June, 2002. After much wait and anticipation, MAPublisher version 5.0 is now available for Adobe Illustrator. Compatible with Illustrator 10 and Mac OS X, this latest version of MAPublisher provides Illustrator 10 and Mac Os X users with all the power and functionality contained in previous versions of MAPublisher along with a host of additional tools and functions including import support for MicroStation dgn files. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 5.0 product page on our web site or see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

Second Annual MAPublisher Map Competition Announced

May, 2002. Avenza is pleased announce the start of the Second Annual MAPublisher Map Competition. Running from May 6th to June 15th, this year's event is the second in an annual series designed to bring out the best in cartographic design and reward and recognize those who have excelled in the map-making field. Awards will be given in several categories with the top award going to the map judged best overall. Read the whole story here.

Putting Lambeth on the Map

February, 2002. In a recent Adobe UK Customer Spotlight, Lambeth Borough Council in Greater London, England was featured explaining how they use MAPublisher and Adobe Illustrator to produce PDF maps for the web and for internal use. "Adobe Illustrator with Avenza Map Publisher (sic) plug-in is a powerful tool for map creation and editing." Read the full article.

MAPdataUSA 2K Announced

February, 2002. Avenza releases MAPdataUSA 2K, a convenient 19 CD library of the complete US Census TIGER/Line 2000 data set converted to Shape file format. Enhancements include joined road and water line layers, proper name directories of states and counties, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas by state and concatenated road names to a single column for easier labeling and selecting. Read the full story.

November, 2001. MAPublisher-SVG, scalable vector graphics product initiative announced. Unlike standard SVG files, which are natively exportable by Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher-SVG files retain all the data attribute tables and present them in a searchable and queriable manner. Through the use of the included JavaScript applets and HTML template files MAPublisher-SVG files can be searched and queried in an Internet or Intranet browser. Read the full story.

November, 2001. Major Cities USA set of ready-to-use Adobe Illustrator files announced. Covering 36 of the largest metro areas in the USA, this 44 file set forms the perfect base for doing cartography of these areas. Read the full story.

2001 MAPublisher Competition Awards

October, 2001. The results of the First Annual MAPublisher Map Competition have just been announced. Over 40 maps were received in 8 categories resulting in a successful display of excellent MAPublisher maps.
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Vote of Confidence for MAPublisher

August, 2001. In a recent issue of Maplines, the official newsletter of the British Cartographic Society, MAPublisher was featured in an article discussing the reporting of the recent UK Gerneral Election results by the national Independent newspaper.
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MAPublisher 4.0 now FreeHand 10 Compatible

August, 2001. After much wait and anticipation, MAPublisher version 4.0 is now available for Macromedia FreeHand 10. This latest release extends MAPublisher 4.0 compatibility to the latest FreeHand release, FreeHand 10. The Mac version of this release is compatible with Mac OS 8.6 through 9.x. A Mac OS X version is expectyed to be released shortly. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 4.0 product page on our web site and to see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

Annual MAPublisher Map Competition Announced

June, 2001. Avenza is pleased announce the creation of the Annual MAPublisher Map Competition. Running from July 1st to September 3rd, this year's event is the first in an annual series designed to bring out the best in cartographic design and reward and recognize those who have excelled in the map-making field. Prizes will be awarded in all categories with the grand prize to be a Palm Vx organizer. Read the whole story here.

Avenza Goes for Gold with Toronto's 2008 Olympic Bid

May, 2001. Avenza is pleased to inform the world of it's participation in the Toronto 2008 Summer Olympics host city bid. Through the provision of softeware licenses and direct cartographic design services, Avenza's MAPublisher product proved to be an instrumental part in the preparation and design of the many dozens of maps which appeared in the 600-page, 3 volume, bid book which was submitted to the International Olympic Committee in March. Visit the Avenza TO-2008 info page by clicking here.

Avenza Launch E-commerce Product Purchase Option

MAY, 2001. Avenza products are now available for purchase and download via the new Avenza e-commerce online store. Now you can save on shipping and import duties AND receive your Avenza product immediately, any time of day or night. Visit the new online store by clicking here.

Avenza ships MAPublisher 4.0 for Macromedia FreeHand

APRIL, 2001. After much wait and anticipation, MAPublisher version 4.0 is now available for Macromedia FreeHand. Compatible with FreeHand 9.x, this latest version of MAPublisher provides FreeHand users with all the power and functionality that MAPublisher's Illustrator users have enjoyed since last August. Building upon the power and success of MAPublisher 3.5, MAPublisher 4.0 introduces many new and exciting tools for digital map-making using Macromedia FreeHand. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 4.0 product page on our web site or see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

Avenza ships MAPublisher 4.0 for Adobe Illustrator

JULY, 2000. The greatest desktop cartographic software just got better. Building upon the power and success of MAPublisher 3.5, MAPublisher 4.0 introduces many new and exciting tools for digital map-making using Adobe Illustrator. These include: ArcInfo export format (e00) import and export capabilities, DXF (r14) and MapInfo MID/MIF import now supports colours, fills and stokes, multi-file (batch), multi-format and layer merging import capabilities, automated map index creation and grid generation, new "smart projection" maintains projection parameters throughout workflow, import support for GPS or database point data in delimited text file format and automatic registration of geo-tiff files. To find out more visit the MAPublisher 4.0 product page on our web site or see what all the fuss is about and download a demo today

MAPublisher Used in ESRI Map Book (Vol. 15)

JUNE, 2000. Once again maps produced using MAPublisher were featured in the Annual ESRI Map Book. Produced by Zoltan Der of the San Francisco Estuary Institute, the maps represent past and present views of the San Francisco Bay region. They describe the bays, baylands and adjacent habitats as they appeared 200 years ago and today. The maps were created using a combination of ESRI products, Adobe products and MAPublisher 3.0. For more detailed images of these maps please visit the ESRI Online Gallery and choose Conservation from the index tab or visit our examples page.

DTP Software in design: How to make great maps

APRIL, 2000. In a recent article in Maplines, the official newsletter of the British Cartographic Society, MAPublisher was featured in an article discussing modern day cartography written by Susan Muleme of the University of Western Ontario.

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MAPublisher User takes Top Awards at ACSM Competition

FEBRUARY, 2000. MAPublisher user Charles Kitterman of Kulshan Cartographic Services took three top awards at the 27th Annual ACSM Map Design Competition. Kitterman, Principal Cartographer on the Mount Rainier Glacier Travel Guide project, won the awards for Best of Show, Best Category - Thematic and Best Category - Reference. The Mount Rainier Glacier Travel Guide (shown to left) included descriptions of historical high traverse routes on Mount Rainier, a topographic map, colour photographs and route profiles.

Avenza Software profiled in GIM International Magazine

DECEMBER, 1999. In the December issue (Volume 1) of GIM International magazine, Avenza Software was profiled in the Company's View section. The article entitled "Data and Graphics: Merging the Two Worlds" written by Aveza's Vice-President, Ted Florence, presents an overview of the company's history and future plans.

For more information about GIM Magazine visit their web site. The article can be viewed on line.

ESRI Map Book (Volume 14) Cover Map Produced with MAPublisher

NOVEMBER, 1999. The World Map of Natural Hazards series of maps, created by Muenchener Rueckversicherung (Munich Reinsurance Company) and featured on ESRI's Map Book was produced with a combination of ESRI products and Adobe Illustrator with MAPublisher. Authors Andreas Siebert and Jutta Schmieder of Muenchener Rueckversicherungsgesellschaft are screen+paper customers in Munich, Germany. The map provides information about exposure to windstorms, earthquakes, storm surges, hail, lightning strikes and other natural events around the world. For more detailed images of this map please visit our Examples page.

University of Oregon wins ESRI 1999 Map Gallery Awards "Best of Show" and "Best Software Integration"

JULY, 1999. The University of Oregon, Department of Geography, InfoGraphics Lab picked up awards for "Best of Show" and "Best Software Integration" at the 1999 ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California, July 26-30. Their project entitled "Mapping the University of Oregon's Campus: Integration of GIS, Map Publishing, Facilities Mapping, and Architectural Applications" is available for viewing online. Their workflow for cartographic production as well as the "Atlas of Lane County", a student project is also available.

"By using a diverse number of tools and data formats we are able to solve a wide range of multi-disciplinary problems and provide better and more extensive service to the University Community."

"The ArcView Shape files are converted into Macromedia Freehand using Avenza MaPublisher which maintains the map scale and projection. The Map Publishing part of the program relies primarily on Macromedia Freehand for the development of many products for print and for the web. The FreeHand database of graphics information is maintained and updated from the ArcView GIS Shape files. Using Freehand as the main application for map publications has allowed the Lab to work successfully with the graphic-oriented University Publications and Printing Services in creating high quality products. The Freehand files allow for more graphic control when producing a variety of web graphics: GIFs, PDFs, and Flash format files."