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Real World GIS are the regional distributor of MAPublisher and other Avenza products for Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia.
MAPublisher - Powerful cartographic software for working with GIS data in Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand.

Version 7.6 for Illustrator CS2/CS3 is now available. Download a FREE TRIAL VERSION from www.avenza.com or for more information contact us at realworldgis@yahoo.com.au

MAPublisher adds over 40 map and data editing tools to Illustrator and Freehand to aid the map-maker and GIS professional in creating the best possible maps.
Import data from ArcView, ArcInfo, MapInfo, MicroStation and other GIS sources with all attributes and geo-referencing intact and fully editable. Merge data sets, change projection and scale, auto-label, auto-legend, auto-index and auto-register raster imagery onto vector data, plus more.

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Training: Real Word GIS also offers comprehensive Training Courses for MAPublisher to help you get the most out of the software. Contact Us for details and prices.
Open or download our PDF Brochure for more information and map examples. Open up or download the IMTA lecture Power Point slide show! - all the tools are explained (examples)
Functions in MAPublisher 5.0 & earlier versions New in MAPublisher 7.6

• MicroStation DGN file import.
• 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.
• Intelligent Projection Editor.
• Import major GIS file formats (DLG, SDTS, ArcInfo ungenerate, ArcView Shapefile, DXF, & MapInfo MID/MIF).
• 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.

Real World GIS recently exhibited at the IMTA Map Fair & Conference - Western Australian Maritime Museum - Fremantle.
This included a lecture on MAPublisher - the widely popular cartographic software, and promotion of all of our services and products.
See the Power of MAPublisher - all the tools are explained with examples.
Open or download our PDF Brochure for more information and map examples.

 

 

 

• Adobe Illustrator CS2 & CS2 compatible - MAPublisher 7.6 is fully compatible with the latest release of Adobe Illustrator for both Mac and Windows.
• Floating Licensing option availability - MAPublisher 7.6 now allows licenses to be shared by mutliple users across a network .
• New MAP Views palette to easily manage MAPublisher layers and co-ordinate systems - Easily manage, manipulate and organize all your MAPublisher layers with the new MAP Views palette.
• New MAP Stylesheets palette to easily create, manage and apply map feature symbols and styles - Easily and quickly create, apply and manage map symbols and styles.
• Support for Adobe Illustrator symbols and styles - MAPublisher now supports Adobe Illustrator symbols and styles and thus allows for the creation of multi-coloured point symbology.
• Drag-and-drop map layers between projections for automatic transformation - Quickly and easily apply and match projections between map layers.
• Drag-and-drop symbolization and styling with new MAP Stylesheets function - Easily apply map styles and symbology across layers and data sets by simple drag-and-drop.
• New “Simple Import” map data import option for quick and easy map data import - Quickly import data to fit a page using the new Simple Import function rather than through more complicated dialogs.
• Automatic projection transformation upon data import - Apply projection transformations immediately upon importation of map data.
• Support for many more local and international projections and co-ordinate systems - Projection support has been greatly expanded and better organized in this version of MAPublisher.
• Create and save custom co-ordinate systems - Create and save your own projection and co-ordinate system specifications for later use.
• Single-click automatic centering and re-positioning of page anchors - Automatic centering and re-positioning of anchors using a new single-click process.
• Import support for AutoCAD DWG & DXF 2000, Arcinfo .gen, MapInfo .tab, MicroStation V8 and TIGER/Line files ( Note: Complete DGN V8 and AutoCAD 2004 support is available on Windows only)
• Import support for Arcview shape .prj files - Arcview projection files (.prj) are now supported allowing MAPublisher to immediately recongize the projection of your incoming shapefile.
• Export support for AutoCAD DXF & DWG, Arcinfo .e00 & .gen, MapInfo .tab, and MicroStation DGN files
• Automatic grain calculation and data simplification on import - Incoming data is now automatically simplified as necessary on import in order to overcome limits within Adobe Illustrator.
• Automated text placement can now be directed to a specific document layer - Automatically generate text labels and have them placed on a separate Illustrator layer.