MAP Publisher LabelPro launched

Avenza Systems Inc., producers of MAPublisher cartographic software for Adobe Illustrator and Geographic Imager spatial tools for Adobe Photoshop, announced the release of MAPublisher LabelPro, a rule-based collision-free label placement system for MAPublisher.

MAPublisher LabelPro functionality is included with the new MAPublisher 8.1 release, the latest version of this mapmaking software used to produce high quality maps from GIS data. MAPublisher LabelPro is available immediately as an add-on to MAPublisher 8.1.

The MAPublisher LabelPro labelling engine offers advanced labeling capabilities beyond those available in the standard version of MAPublisher 8.1 including:

1. Sophisticated algorithms that provide the ability to solve many of the most commonly occurring map labelling problems such as
o complex conflict resolution across multiple layers
o the ability to specify existing vector map features as obstacles
o the ability to create complex labeling conventions via user-defined rules
2. Use map data attributes for labeling with a much greater level of sophistication using an intuitive configurable interface maps.

Visit www.avenza.com for more details.