July 13, 2008 – Ted Florence, President of Avenza Systems Inc., was interviewed by Jesse Rouse of VerySpatial, an online geospatial news site and information portal, during which he discussed Avenza’s current software and data products and plans for an exciting new release centering on Adobe Flash. All the details of Ted’s interview and VerySpatial podcast #156 can be found on the VerySpatial website at www.veryspatial.com.
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– Powerful geospatial plug-in suite now supports scripting and spatial cropping – Toronto, ON, June 12, 2008 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand as well as MAPdataUSA, MAPdataCanada and MAPdataWorld royalty-free GIS data sets, announces the release of Geographic Imager 2.0 for Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3. Geographic Imager 2.0 is the latest version of this powerful software that adds geospatial functionality to Adobe Photoshop. “Following the success and tremendous reception of the initial Geographic Imager releases we are delighted to follow-up with this much more feature-rich and versatile upgrade, said Doug Smith, Avenza’s Director of Sales. “The scripting and batch processing capabilities alone make this a very worthwhile upgrade for users but overall this is truly a major step forward for Geographic Imager and spatial image processing within Adobe Photoshop,” he added. Geographic Imager enhances the already commanding Adobe Photoshop imaging environment by adding all the tools and technology necessary to support the import, edit, manipulation and export of geospatial images such as aerial and satellite imagery. In addition to allowing the use of Photoshop and its powerful native imaging functions such as cropping, transparencies, individual pixel editing and brightness/contrast control, Geographic Imager adds the ability to import and recognize GeoTIFFs and other referenced raster formats, automatically mosaic and tile images spatially, reproject and transform images, geo-reference images based on ground control points and re-export images with all spatial information intact. Features of the Geographic Imager 2.0: Features and Benefits of Geographic Imager More about Geographic Imager Geographic Imager is powerful software for working with spatial imagery in Adobe Photoshop that leverages the superior image editing capabilities of this raster-based image-editing software. Geographic Imager 2.0 for Photoshop CS2 and CS3 is now available free of charge to all Geographic Imager customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$319. New licenses are US$699 for a single-user fixed commercial license. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Educational and floating licenses as well as discounted MAPublisher/Geographic Imager bundles are also available. Full details are available at www.avenza.com. More about Avenza Systems Inc. Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details. For further information: – Online groups now open to MAPublisher and Geographic Imager users and evaluators – Toronto, ON, June 2, 2008 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop is pleased to announce the inception of the Avenza Forums, a set of online message and information groups for all MAPublisher and Geographic Imager users, evaluators and other interested parties. “We have again upped the ante on providing a comprehensive set of before and after-purchase services to our dedicated customer base around the world.” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza, “The new Avenza forums are a 24-hour a day, 7-day a week online resource from where MAPublisher and Geographic Imager users and other interested parties can collect additional product information and dialog with other users as well as Avenza staff.” he added. The Avenza Forum can be found at www.avenza.com/forum and provides a three-tiered mechanism for asking and answering questions, for learning more about Avenza’s products and services and for sharing knowledge with other users. Each forum member’s initial status in the Avenza forum is dependent upon the current maintenance subscription held at the time of registration. The forum’s three main sections are organized as follows: Features of the Avenza Forum – Post questions to Avenza Support staff and product user community More about MAPublisher and Geographic Imager MAPublisher for Illustrator is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software. Geographic Imager is powerful software for working with spatial imagery in Adobe Photoshop that leverages the superior image editing capabilities of this raster-based image-editing software and extends its functionality and usability into the spatial realm. Full details are available at www.avenza.com More about Avenza Systems Inc. Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details. For further information: – Leading book and atlas publisher used Avenza’s product in its new, award-winning Atlas of China – Toronto, ON, April 15, 2008 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop announces that the National Geographic Book Publishing Group in Washington, D.C., has chosen its MAPublisher software for the creation of maps for its newly released Atlas of China. Multiple MAPublisher fixed and floating licenses have been purchased by the National Geographic Book Publishing Group, along with onsite MAPublisher training for its cartographic designers and technicians. “MAPublisher played an integral role in the development of our China political map that we produced at 1:6,750,000 for our new Atlas of China. Avenza’s software is smart, powerful, and very effective in manipulating and organizing innumerable types of spatial data for a variety of thematic applications,” said Carl Mehler, Director of Maps for the Book Publishing Group. “The engineers and customer service group at Avenza continue to provide us topnotch support and innovative solutions for our cartographic pursuits. MAPublisher serves as the foundation to our desktop georeferencing applications and map production, and we utilize Avenza’s leading-edge program on a regular basis in our workflow,” he added. “We are thrilled to have been such an important part of the production of this wonderfully rich and comprehensive atlas,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza Systems Inc. “We work very hard to provide our customers with quality solutions and service and it is delightful to be recognized in this manner by such a prestigious organization,” he added. More about MAPublisher and Geographic Imager MAPublisher is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and Xtras for Macromedia Freehand, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics editing capabilities of these applications with the strength and power of GIS data. Full details and downloadable demo versions are available at www.avenza.com. Geographic Imager is powerful software for working with spatial imagery in Adobe Photoshop that leverages the superior image editing capabilities of this raster-based image-editing software. Geographic Imager enhances the already commanding Adobe Photoshop imaging environment by adding all the tools and technology necessary to support the import, edit, manipulation and export of geospatial images such as aerial and satellite imagery. Full details are available at www.avenza.com More about The National Geographic Atlas of China Boasting more than 300 full-color maps and illustrations, this essential new atlas dramatically highlights the tremendous changes occurring within China. National Geographic maps the entire country with sections covering all provinces, including towns, cities, and transportation networks, to provide rich, comprehensive, and meticulously researched coverage of China’s dynamic landscape. For the millions of spectators planning to visit or view China’s upcoming events, the many vacationers who tour the country each year, companies doing business with China, students of history and geography, and others interested in world events, this timely reference will prove indispensable. For more information and to purchase a copy of the atlas visit http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/product/202/3981/114.html More about Avenza Systems Inc. Avenza Systems Inc. is a privately held, award-winning supplier of powerful map-making software and affordable geodata products. Led by its flagship MAPublisher product for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand and new Geographic Imager suite for Adobe Photoshop, Avenza has brought GIS and geographic workflows to the mainstream graphics and imaging environments. The Company also offers product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details. For further information: – Powerful mapmaking software for Adobe Illustrator now includes live GPS capabilities – Toronto, ON, January 22, 2008 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop is pleased to announce the release of MAPublisher 7.6 for Adobe Illustrator. MAPublisher 7.6 is the latest version of this powerful mapmaking software used to produce high quality maps from GIS data. MAPublisher 7.6 for Adobe Illustrator is a full product update that is free of charge to all current MAPublisher Maintenance Program subscribers and replaces the current shipping version of MAPublisher, version 7.5, for all new customers using Adobe Illustrator CS2 or CS3. “Once again, we have responded to the requests of our users by quickly improving on the previous version 7.5 release and including many new functions and feature enhancements,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza, “The inclusion of live GPS data collection and drawing is a tremendous new built-in feature that we know many users will enjoy and find to be extremely useful.” he added. MAPublisher 7.6 includes all the significant functionality introduced in earlier releases of MAPublisher 7.x including a new intelligent labeling engine, new grid, graticules and scalebar generators, a new and improved MAP attributes engine with expression builder, advanced selection filters and enhanced map index creation and image registration, as well as the following new features and enhancements. New Features of MAPublisher 7.6 for Adobe Illustrator More About MAPublisher 7.6 For Adobe Illustrator MAPublisher 7.6 for Illustrator is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software. Avenza also offers MAPublisher 5.0 for FreeHand – a suite of Xtras that adds mapmaking functionality to Macromedia Freehand. MAPublisher 7.6 for Illustrator is available free of charge to all MAPublisher for Illustrator customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$549. New licenses are US$1249. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Full details are available at www.avenza.com. More about Avenza Systems Inc. Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details. For further information: – Seventh annual awards now accepting submissions – Toronto, ON, October 19, 2007 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop announces the 2007 Avenza MAP Awards. This competition is a forum for MAPublisher and Geographic Imager users to showcase their work, receive recognition, share ideas and compare their productions with other MAPublisher and Geographic Imager users from around the world. “We are again thrilled to hold these awards,” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems Inc. ”Every year we see more amazing examples of what our products can empower a user to create and we look forward to just as exciting a selection of entries this year,” he added. A copy of all maps received for this year’s competition will also be forwarded to The Map Division of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC to be added to the MAPublisher collection established in 2003. More About the Avenza MAP Awards List of Categories Submissions will be accepted until December 21st, 2007 midnight EST. Full competition details are available at www.avenza.com/MPcomp/ or by emailing awards@avenza.com. More About MAPublisher and Geographic Imager More about Avenza Systems Inc. For further information: – A complete royalty-free library of Canada-wide data in Shape file format – Toronto, ON, October 10, 2007 – Avenza Systems Inc., the developer of MAPublisher map production software, Geographic Imager spatial imaging software and MAPdataUSA, announces the release of MAPdataCanada, a new library of royalty-free Canada-wide data in Shape file format based on source Canadian, Provincial and Territorial data files. Enhancements include a joined road layer with concatenated road names to a single column for easier labeling and selecting, proper name directory and file structure of all provinces and territories in a convenient DVD package. “Customers tell us this DVD will save them countless lost hours locating, downloading and manipulating Canadian data to suit their particular requirements,” said Ted Florence, president of Avenza Systems Inc. “Furthermore, as royalty-free data for Canada has heretofore been very difficult to obtain, this royalty-free data set forms the perfect base for a variety of mapping and GIS projects involving Canadian jurisdictions so it’s no surprise that we have had a waiting list of customers anxious to take delivery of this new data set,” he added. Summary of MAPdataCanada Features and Benefits Availability and Pricing More about Avenza Systems Inc. Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting/professional services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details. For further information: – Powerful mapmaking software now supports Adobe Illustrator CS3 – Toronto, ON, June 18, 2007 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop is pleased to announce MAPublisher 7.5 for Adobe Illustrator CS2 and CS3. MAPublisher 7.5 is the latest version of this powerful mapmaking software used to produce high quality maps from GIS data and is the first version to offer support for the new Adobe Illustrator CS3. MAPublisher 7.5 for Adobe Illustrator is a full product update that is free to all current MAPublisher Maintenance Program subscribers and replaces the current shipping version of MAPublisher 7.3 for all new customers using Adobe Illustrator CS2 or CS3. “We have again responded to the requests of our users by providing support for Adobe’s new version of Illustrator while at the same time improving on the previous version 7.3 release by including many new functions and feature enhancements,” said Ted Florence, President of Avenza, “Support for Google’s KML format as well as the new GUI-based coordinate system editor are major steps forward for MAPublisher as we strive to expand its usefulness and appeal in markets worldwide.” he added. MAPublisher 7.5 includes all the significant new functionality introduced in earlier releases of MAPublisher 7.x including a new intelligent labeling engine, new grid, graticules and scalebar generators, a new and improved MAP attributes engine with expression builder, advanced selection filters and enhanced map index creation and image registration, as well as the following new features and enhancements. Features of MAPublisher 7.5 for Adobe Illustrator More About MAPublisher 7.5 For Adobe Illustrator MAPublisher 7.5 for Illustrator CS2 and CS3 is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of this graphics design software. Avenza also offers MAPublisher 5.0 for FreeHand – a suite of Xtras that adds mapmaking functionality to Macromedia Freehand 10 and MX. Beginning July 3, 2007, MAPublisher 7.5 for Illustrator will be available free of charge to all MAPublisher for Illustrator customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$499. New licenses are US$1149. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. Full details are available at www.avenza.com. More about Avenza Systems Inc. Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details. For further information: – Powerful geospatial plug-in suite now supports Adobe Photoshop CS3 and spatial tiling – Toronto, ON, June 18, 2007 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand as well as MAPdataUSA and MAPdataWorld royalty-free data sets, announces Geographic Imager 1.5 for Adobe Photoshop CS2 and CS3. Geographic Imager 1.5 is the latest version of this powerful software that adds geospatial functionality to Adobe Photoshop. “Following the successful release and tremendous reception of the initial Geographic Imager releases, we are delighted to be following up so quickly with this update”, said Ted Florence, President of Avenza Systems. “We have responded to the requests of our users by quickly adding support for Adobe’s newest version of Photoshop as well as enhancing the already useful toolset within the earlier versions.” he added. Geographic Imager enhances the already commanding Adobe Photoshop imaging environment by adding all the tools and technology necessary to support the import, edit, manipulation and export of geospatial images such as aerial and satellite imagery. In addition to allowing the use of Photoshop and its numerous native imaging functions such as cropping, transparencies, individual pixel editing and brightness/contrast control, Geographic Imager adds the ability to import and recognize geotiffs and other referenced raster formats, automatically mosaic and tile images spatially, reproject and transform images, geo-reference images based on ground control points and re-export images with all spatial information intact. Features and Benefits of Geographic Imager Features of Geographic Imager 1.5 More About Geographic Imager Geographic Imager is powerful software for working with spatial imagery in Adobe Photoshop that leverages the superior image editing capabilities of this raster-based image-editing software. Beginning July 3, 2007, Geographic Imager for Photoshop CS2 and CS3 will be available free of charge to all Geographic Imager customers with a valid maintenance subscription and as an upgrade for non-maintenance members at US$269. New licenses are US$599 for a single-user fixed commercial license. Prices include 1 year of maintenance. MAPublisher maintenance program members may enjoy a US$100 time-limited discount. Educational and floating licenses as well as discounted MAPublisher/ Geographic Imager bundles are also available. Full details are available at www.avenza.com. More about Avenza Systems Inc. For further information: Toronto, ON, May 28, 2007 – Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, is pleased to announce that The Department of Geography & Urban Planning at The University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, has chosen MAPublisher software for use in their Cartography and GIS lab. “We are very pleased to add MAPublisher to our Cartography and GIS lab at UW Oshkosh. This software, the best of its kind on the market, will allow our students and faculty to produce publication quality maps” said Kazimierz Zaniewski, Associate Professor and Chair. “It will benefit a growing number of faculty members incorporating maps into their research and teaching”, he added. MAPublisher will be primarily used in the software lab by staff and students towards their degrees as well as in faculty-student collaborative research projects evolving from grants, contracts, and various other sources. All users will be able to take advantage of the graphics capabilities of MAPublisher to produce high-quality maps. More About MAPublisher More about Avenza Systems Inc. More about the Cartography and GIS Lab at The University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh For further information:Geographic Imager 2.0 for Adobe Photoshop Released
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comAvenza Online Forum Announced
1. Common Support Issues & FAQs – Available to all visitors regardless of account status, this replaces the current Avenza product knowledgebases and mailing lists for MAPublisher and Geographic Imager.
2. Evaluation Users – Available to all visitors with a valid forum account, this section is for evaluation users of MAPublisher and Geographic Imager where they can post and review common evaluation issues or questions.
3. Maintenance Users – Available to all visitors with a valid MAPublisher and/or Geographic Imager maintenance subscription, this section is maintenance subscribers only and allows users special maintenance-only access to product downloads (including betas) and to post and discuss Avenza product questions, workflows, issues, and feature requests at a higher level.
– Convenient online database for common Avenza questions
– Check out new beta programs and initiatives
– Updated and expanding Avenza Knowledge Base
– Explore and learn about workflows and functionality from the Avenza user community
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comNational Geographic Book Publishing Group Chooses MAPublisher
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comMAPublisher 7.6 for Adobe Illustrator Announced
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.com2007 Avenza MAP Awards Announced
The competition is open to all maps created with MAPublisher and/or Geographic Imager. Awards will be presented for the map judged as the best in each category along with a grand prize for the Best Map Overall. In the academic category the winning entrant with also be awarded a free license of the MAPublisher or Geographic Imager version of their choice that they may use to either expand or upgrade their existing working environment.
MAPublisher is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics capabilities of these design packages. Geographic Imager is powerful software for working with spatial imagery in Adobe Photoshop that leverages the superior image editing capabilities of this raster-based image-editing software. Full details are available at www.avenza.com.
Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting/professional services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details.
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comAvenza Announces MAPdataCanada GIS Dataset
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comMAPublisher 7.5 for Adobe Illustrator Announced
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comGeographic Imager 1.5 for Adobe Photoshop Announced
Avenza Systems Inc. is an award-winning, privately held corporation that provides cartographers and GIS professionals with powerful software tools for making better maps. In addition to software offerings for Mac and Windows users, Avenza offers value-added data sets, product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details.
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.comUniversity of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Makes Avenza’s MAPublisher Their Choice for Cartographic Software
MAPublisher is powerful map production software for creating cartographic-quality maps from GIS data. Developed as a suite of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand, MAPublisher leverages the superior graphics editing capabilities of these applications with the strength and power of GIS data. Full details and downloadable demo versions are available at www.avenza.com.
Avenza Systems Inc. is a privately held, award-winning supplier of powerful map-making software and affordable geodata products. The Company also offers product training and consulting services. Visit www.avenza.com for more details.
Established in 1993, the cartography and GIS lab has the latest equipment for cartography, computer cartography, digital image processing and GIS. The GIS facilities are noted among the best of any university in the State of Wisconsin. Geography technique courses such as Cartography, Computer Cartography, Introductory and Advanced GIS, and Remote Sensing of the Environment are taught in the laboratory.
Avenza Systems ● 416-487-5116 ● info@avenza.com ● www.avenza.com
Geography Department at UWOSH ● 920-424-4105 ● zaniewski@uwosh.edu ● www.uwosh.edu/geography


