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| Subject: | RE: GISList: maps to web |
| Date: |
01/20/2003 08:21:56 PM |
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Fass, Jim |
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Eric & List,
I'll add my endorsement for PDF as the optimal choice for static map
publishing.
Part of what makes it efficient is the balance between raster and vector
(it's not raster only, so comparisons with JPEG are inappropriate). When
publishing from ArcView/ArcMap, it stores text as real text (not
rasterizations) so the annotation is clean and crisp, even when zooming to
map-print scale and beyond. The tradeoff between file size and overall
image quality is better than any other option I have seen. I regularly
produce D-size map layouts full of annotation and distribute them as
print-quality PDFs via email for about 200k per map.
--Jim
James C. Fass
Program Director
Analytical Surveys, Inc.
11900 Crownpoint Dr., Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78233
(210) 657-1500 x215
FAX (210) 657-1304
jfass@anlt.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Winyahbaymaps@aol.com [mailto:Winyahbaymaps@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:56 AM
To: KMURPHY@mbakercorp.com: coastgis@mcn.org
Cc: gislist@geocomm.com
Subject: Re: GISList: maps to web
Rixanne,
I would agree with Kevin. I have used the export filter in ArcView 3.2 to
export layouts into EPS. Once in EPS, I distill them into Adobe PDF files.
They do not look quite as crisp as the originals on screen, but when printed
on a reasonably nice printer, it is just about impossible to tell the PDF
from a layout printed out of ArcView. And the graphic quality on screen in a
PDF - though not as clean as in ArcView - is better than JPEG. PDF also
offers nice packaging options in case there are other things you'd like to
include with your static maps...say, metadata or an accompanying report.
It's not a vector option, but it's about the cleanest raster option I've
found. PDFs are also very common on the web, so everybody either has Adobe
PDF Reader, or they can get it easily. There's no worry of those who'll
download your maps having to have a special viewing software that's
expensive or hard to find.
Best of Luck,
Eric
Eric Schmidt
The Winyah Bay Map Company
PO Box 1499
Georgetown, SC 29442
843-240-4826
winyahbaymaps@aol.com
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