PR - ERDAS
Inc. announces the release of Map2PDF for IMAGINE, a new product combining TerraGo
Technologies’ Map2PDF (now called Publisher) with the
power of ERDAS IMAGINE®, the industry’s leading and most
complete collection of software tools designed to manipulate, process and
understand imagery and vector data.
With Map2PDF for IMAGINE, customers can transform and optimize any map or image
into a geo-enabled PDF, also known as a GeoPDF®. Professionals
who have limited or no knowledge of complex GIS systems can now access and
interact with intelligent maps and images. This unique software solution includes
high quality image tools to create robust GeoPDF maps and images that can be
used in Adobe Reader with the TerraGo Desktop application, formerly known as
the GeoPDF Toolbar (a free, small-footprint plug-in).
This module extends TerraGo
Technologies’ file format support, providing access to the 135 formats
that ERDAS IMAGINE supports. Users can easily convert files, creating a PDF as
an export function. The Map2PDF module can handle projects of any size; with
the ability to batch-convert thousands of images or entire databases to GeoPDF
images. In Adobe Reader, end users can easily
view, annotate, access coordinate information.
Additionally, users can also
create cartographic, quality map compositions and export these to GeoPDF. Utilizing
ERDAS IMAGINE’s Map Series tools, users can access standard templates or
customize templates to create GeoPDFs of image map compositions in bulk form.
“This solution is
ideal for Defense customers, or any organization needing to deliver data in a
simple, easy-to-use format that anyone can access,” said Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product
Management and Marketing, ERDAS. “Map2PDF for IMAGINE integrates our deep
expertise in advanced imagery with TerraGo’s expertise in making complex geospatial data
accessible for non-GIS professionals.”
“We’re pleased to join forces with an industry leader such
as ERDAS as we continue to pursue our mission of helping GIS experts extend the
access and application of their geospatial assets to professionals who rely on
the information to perform their daily tasks,” said Richard Cobb,
President and CEO, TerraGo Technologies. “The combined ERDAS-TerraGo
solution puts highly advanced maps and images in the hands of soldiers,
emergency responders, utility workers and others so they can respond faster,
make better decisions and be more productive.”
Next week, ERDAS and TerraGo Technologies will be showcasing
Map2PDF for IMAGINE in booth #226 at the GEOINT 2008 Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee.
For more information about ERDAS IMAGINE
9.3 or other ERDAS solutions, please call +1 770 776 3400, toll free +1 877 GO ERDAS, or visit www.erdas.com.
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