See, the quake was the website update for Adobe Acrobat 9 Extended!
…A friend once told me, “PDF is where data goes to die.” If that holds true, then geoPDF is where maps go to die…
Word on the street is that ArcGIS 9.3 will natively export to this new Acrobat format. Schweet.
The other neat thing that I’d like to point out is the Flash embed capability for Acrobat. Could the ArcGIS Server 9.3 Flex API be embedded in the PDF for dynamic mapping?
Just forget about workflow for a moment. Is it possible?
Ok, now think of the workflow. Could it have the potential to be another SharePoint-like pain in the butt?
Adobe = Upgrade (with the potential to Fail!)
ESRI = Upgrade!
TerraGo = Fail!
[...] the “big” news today was the Acrobat 9 “maps” feature. All Points Blog and Fantom Planet both cover the news in their own unique style. Since ArcGIS 9.3 will support the new PDF maps (with [...]
Pingback by Acrobat Maps, Email and GeoWeb 2008 Conference — June 3, 2008 @ 4:08 am
I don’t understand why you (or anything) thinks that PDF content is “dead”..in fact, it’s exactly the opposite since it is the only format that supports BOTH presentation AND semantics.
If you can connect to it with Flash, JavaScript, SOAP (etc.), then YES – you can integrate it into PDF.
What problems do you foresee with workflow?
Leonard Rosenthol
PDF Standards Evangelist
Adobe Systems
Comment by Leonard Rosenthol — June 4, 2008 @ 1:13 am
“you (or anything)”
Have I met the singularity?
“the only format that supports BOTH presentation and semantics”
Sounds like the OGC’s initial complaints about KML.
$699…for Acrobat Pro Extended to make the damn things. It’s just a format guys.
Comment by matt m — June 4, 2008 @ 3:54 am
Hey, can I get an upgrade to Acrobat 9 Extended? I just bought CS3 Design Premium a few months ago for school. Would love to see what I could do.
Comment by FantomPlanet — June 4, 2008 @ 5:04 am
[...] Bahkan ada rumor, bahwa ArcGIS Desktop akan mampu membaca file PDF berkoordinat ini. Fantom Planet bahkan menuliskan judul dalam blognya tentang kelahiran Acrobat 9 Pro Extended sebagai berikut “ESRI + New PDF = Where maps go to die?” [...]
Pingback by Map to PDF | iniGIS.info — June 4, 2008 @ 7:41 am
I see you got blasted on this one. And here I thought it was me. Guess not.
Comment by Wilkens Micawber — June 26, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
Ive always considered PDF output for my ArcMap mxds to be static images that would go into reports or sent off to clients for review.
Ive only just found that 9.2 allows you to export and retain the layers – allowing the client to turn data on and off.
I have also received pdfs that allow you to query the objects within the map (not output from ESRI, perhaps something in 9.3 or future?)
What are the disadvantges? Looks good from where I sit – possibly larger file sizes I guess.
Comment by Simon — August 4, 2008 @ 11:14 am
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Comment by asik — August 4, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
If you want to see ‘live’ GIS content in a PDF, then check out LOGIQ PDF.
Adobe’s PDFs are dead compared to LOGIQ PDF – which embeds the native GIS data. Of course, Adobe doesn’t like LOGIQ PDF because it makes their PDFs look bad – so they won’t allow Global Map Systems to distribute their maps on Adobe Reader; an effective anti-competitive manuever. ESRI also doesn’t like LOGIQ PDF because it makes the PDF ‘too alive’ by embedding the native GIS data.
Unfortunately, the big players in the market are doing a great job of preventing great new technology from reaching end-users. Sad state of affairs…
Comment by Global Map Systems — October 20, 2008 @ 2:25 pm