Thematic Mapping With Illustration Software: Unraveling The Mystery Of Graphic File Formats

Authors

  • Brian Morber Department of Geography, University of Guelph
  • Janet E. Mersey Department of Geography, University of Guelph

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP18.928

Abstract

This paper focuses on using a popular microcomputer graphic design package (CorelDRAW 4.0) in conjunction with a variety of GIS/mapping software to test their capacity to transfer map images. Emphasis is placed on the advantages and disadvantages of transferring different bitmap and vector formats, rather than on the nature of the formats themselves. All of the cartographic packages tested had some capacity to export thematic maps to CorelDRAW, although some file formats provided greater flexibility than others. Generally, it appears that simpler thematic maps transfer easily, while more complex types require considerably more effort to transfer successfully. Both Windows Metafiles and Computer Graphics Metafiles proved to be efficient file formats for exporting most types of map images to CorelDRAW.

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Published

1994-06-01

How to Cite

Morber, B., & Mersey, J. E. (1994). Thematic Mapping With Illustration Software: Unraveling The Mystery Of Graphic File Formats. Cartographic Perspectives, (18), 17–27. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP18.928

Issue

No. 18 (1994)

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