GIS and Mapping

Avenza Introduces Geospatial PDF App for Apple iOS

July 21, 2010

Avenza Systems Inc. announced the upcoming availability of a geospatial PDF application for Apple iOS devices including the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch platforms.

According to the announcement, the Avenza geospatial PDF app for iOS devices will be the first of its kind designed specifically for non-GIS savvy users. It will give field personnel the power to interact with geo-registered PDF maps and images directly from their iOS device with viewing performance levels well above any currently available PDF viewing applications.

"Our MAPublisher and Geographic Imager applications for Adobe Creative Suite offer the only available methods for authoring geospatial PDF documents within the Adobe environment and we are now delighted to extended the power of geospatial PDF viewing and interaction to Apple iOS devices." said Ted Florence, President of Avenza. "For the first time, publishers and users of geospatial PDF documents will now have complete access to them on their iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches which is an exciting proposition for anyone working with these types of documents in field work or navigation", he added.

Avenza reports that the geospatial PDF app for Apple iOS will offer the following capabilities

    * Access and load maps through iTunes File Sharing and over a Wi-Fi or cellular network
    * View your current location on the PDF map using the built-in GPS (iPad and iPhone only)
    * Display the location of any point on the map in world units (latitude and longitude)
    * Quickly view, zoom and pan maps using gestures (pinch, drag and flick, double tap)
    * Optimized for fast loading and refreshing of large maps and spatial documents
    * Record and export way-points and notes
    * Measure distances