• 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).
• 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.

• Adobe Illustrator CS2 & CS3 compatible - MAPublisher 8.0 is fully compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS2, CS3 & CS4 for both Mac and Windows.
  Note: For information on earlier versions contact realworldgis@yahoo.com.au.
• Mac Intel processor compatible - MAPublisher 8.0 is compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS2, CS3 & CS4 running on the new Mac Intel processors.
• Windows Vista compatible - MAPublisher 8.0 is compatible with Adobe Illustrator CS2, CS3 & CS4 running on Windows Vista.
• Import and Export support for Google's KML file format - MAPublisher 8.0 allows the import and export of map data and completed maps to KML format for use with Google Maps.
• Keyboard Shortcuts - MAPublisher 8.0 introduces keyboard shortcut support for commonly used MAPublisher functions.
• New and Improved Projection Engine - MAPublisher 8.0 introduces a new projection engine with dialog-based coordinate system editing capabilities.
• Updated Register Image Function - MAPublisher 8.0 introduces support for the registration of images with non-square pixels.
• Export of Point Layers to Text Files - MAPublisher 8.0 introduces support for exporting point layers to text files including co-ordinates and attributes.
• Expanded Support for DMS Import - MAPublisher 8.0 introduces support for the import of a wider range of DMS text formats.
• Intelligent Labeling - Map data can now be labeled based upon defined label settings. Specific settings and label placement rules may now be created and applied to point, line and area labels.
• Native Illustrator Cut & Paste - MAPublisher 8.0 supports the native Adobe Illustrator cut and paste function.

• New MAP Attributes Palette & Functions - New, delete and edit column functionality is now achieved from one palette. Edited values are now immediately recorded in the document. Columns may be hidden in the attribute display if desired. New find and replace attributes function. Full expression-based attribute values and calculations are now possible.
• Property Attributes - MAPublisher 8.0 introduces the concept of Property attributes. Property attributes record and display certain GIS and non-GIS properties of map features such as vertex count, stroke weight, style & rotation and allow edits to art to be made from within the MAP attributes palette.
• Expression Builder - Assign properties or attributes to data or make selections based on simple or complex expressions. Expressions are automatically checked for validity.
• New Import Table - All table functions have been replaced by a new function that automatically imports external data tables and joins them with existing attributes.
• Stylesheet Ranges - Value ranges and complex legend assignments can now be made using MAP Stylesheets.
• MAP Selections - Select By Attribute has been replaced by the new MAP Selections palette. As well as making selections based on attribute values selection criteria may now be saved and reapplied.
• Create North Arrow - Any Illustrator symbol may now be automatically converted to a north arrow with proper alignment to true north.
• Import MAP View - MAP Views may now be transfered between documents with all layers, coordinate system data and attributes intact.
• Support for Double-Byte Characters - Double-byte characters are now supported in attributes on import allowing such attributes to be displayed and used for labeling and export.
• New Grids and Graticules Generator - Grids can now be created on any projected or geodetic MAP View and can be easily edited after placement. Grids may be created and placed based on 3 types: Index, Graticule and Measured.
• New Scale Bar Generator - More scale bar designs have been added including double bars for the creation of scale bars in multiple units. Scale bars can now be edited and resized after placement.