So your basically doing the same thing we are. Creating an example map and then having a graphic artist re-create the map using a high-end graphics program.
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:47:49 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is money no object? What kind of presentations does your company produce; > posters, prints for published books, power point presentations? What kinds > of maps/analysis is your company creating? > > It has been my experience that currently none of the major GIS brand names > have successfully combined GIS with graphic design tools. To their defense, > it's a difficult task to be jack of all trades and still specialize in one > thing - ESRI's trying real hard but the price points are ridiculous. The > irony of this is that they've focused so much on the technology behind the > software that they've forgotten the art and appeal of cartographic published > works. On a personal note, I publish large cartographic maps/poster that I > build in Maptitude but create the final graphic in Corel Draw/Paint. The > draw back is that I have no formal training in graphic design and therefore > it takes me a lot longer to accomplish what I'm sure would take a trained > professional half the time. > > Anyway, this disconnect between GIS and graphic design is an issue with me > but to get back to your question; If price isn't an object, use ESRI's > ArcGIS with the Publisher module; second runner up would be MapInfo 7.8. > Both provide a very stable platform and offer more tools that lend > themselves to the popular graphic design techniques and tools but still not > as robust as Adobe or Corel. > > > Viktor Keenan de la Hoz - Senior GIS Technician > City of Phoenix - Street Transportation Department > Design and Construction Management Division > (602) 534-0498 > > > > Earl Machen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 10/26/2004 01:28 PM > Please respond to Maptitude > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: [Maptitude] High quality presentation maps > > > > > > What would you guys recommend if all we used our mapping software for > is presentations. What would produce the highest quality maps (as if > they had been created using Illustrator or some other graphic > program)? > > -- > Do you have a site that is worthy of an award? > http://uwsag.com > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- Do you have a site that is worthy of an award? http://uwsag.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/C5grlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
