Data sharing with GeoPDFs: TerraGo Technologies' GeoPDFs are a fast, easy way to share geographic data--even with GIS neophytes.(First Impressions)

Geospatial Solutions, January, 2006 by Wuthrich, Dennis

Since the dawn of digital mapping, GIS practitioners have struggled with the often-daunting task of sharing their maps and data. With the advent of the World Wide Web and Internet-based mapping, we've been working diligently to allow interested parties to query our geodata, conduct geospatial analyses, and make maps that display the results.

As impressive as many Internet mapping sites are, many people (the geospatially savvy and GIS neophytes alike) just can't seem to decipher the mapping functions necessary to make the maps they need. As the recent mapping offerings from Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! demonstrate, there is a huge demand for simple-to-use, data-rich, and (probably most importantly) free mapping applications. We ought to just admit it: the...

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