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Avenza Maps provides advantages to both businesses and map users by delivering a platform for highly customized maps on smartphones and tablets. What is Avenza Maps? Avenza Maps is a mobile map platform for distributing and displaying maps. It works…
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Google Earth as the Crow Flies
Google Earth can make creating radius rings on a map quick and easy. The trick is using the Show Ruler tool. When you’ve finished, you can import the rings into Adobe Illustrator or into Google Maps where you can share…
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From Excel to Google Maps
An address map is a valuable way of representing points of data. We’ve been asked to create membership maps for organizations. A request by a church to make a map showing church member addresses inspired us to write up this…
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Google Maps as the Crow Flies
Google Maps has a scale bar at the bottom of the map. When you need to measure a distance horizontally, the scale works well. But at another angle, you’ll have a challenge using it. Instead, easily create radius rings around…
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Custom Type for Call-Out Boxes
To call attention to type labels on your map, consider placing them in a custom call-out box. But not just any box will do. Place labels in boxes painted with Adobe Illustrator’s visual effects to help them stand out, or…
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Self-Published Chamber Maps: A Case Study
Chambers of Commerce are well-equipped to produce and distribute their own maps, boasting sales staff, artists, and printers within their ranks. The only missing piece is a mapmaker, and that’s the niche we fill.
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Parks & Recreation: A Case Study
Parks and recreation maps are successful when they attract new and returning visitors. Our custom maps are designed to help park visitors make the most of their recreation. Parks System Map The Frisco Parks and Recreation Department in Frisco, Texas,…
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Resort Maps–A Case Study
Maps for resorts must be colorful, clear, and inviting. The resort map is a key ingredient in hospitality. We make different styles of resort maps. Each map is customized to the resort.
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MAPublisher in Parallels
Can you run MAPublisher on your Mac but in Windows 10 via Parallels virtualization? Yes. It runs quickly and reliably. Find out how to get going with MAPublisher in Windows 10 on your Mac.