MAPublisher

MAPublisher: An Adobe Illustrator plugin that lets you design complex maps using Geographic Information Systems

MAPublisher is a useful Adobe Illustrator plugin which can help those who wat to design maps. The tool enables you to create accurate and detailed maps using various Geographic Information Systems right inside Adobe Illustrator.

As a result, the plugin makes it possible to benefit from both Adobe Illustrator’s capabilities and GIS data formats and cartography design functions. It supports a multitude of file formats like Google, Esri, FME Desktop, AutoCAD and MapInfo.

For creating and editing design elements it is required to load a file which contains the MAP views. MAPublisher will then allow you to control MAP Views, MAP and non-MAP layers, grids and labels, defined locations and the point plotter.

Maps can be exported to various formats such as HTML5 and Flash for Web authoring purposes, as well as PDF and even save data as web tiles.