ArcGIS 9.3 Adds Support for the New Geospatial Capabilities in Adobe Acrobat 9

Adobe Acrobat 9 includes an update to the PDF specification which allows map information and coordinates to be stored in a PDF. This allows users of Adobe Acrobat 9 products to perform geographic operations including coordinate readout as the cursor moves over the map, finding specific XY locations, measuring distances in map units, and adding markups.

The geospatial functionality depends on the Acrobat 9 product level and how the PDF was generated:

• Adobe 9 Reader: Coordinate readout and find XY for PDFs exported directly from ArcMap. Measurement and markup capabilities for PDFs exported from ArcMap and resaved using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro or Pro Extended to enable georeferenced information.
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard, Pro, or Pro Extended: Coordinate readout, find XY, measurement, and markup capabilities.

View a demonstration video.

This functionality requires ArcGIS 9.3 and the Map Export Patch.

The ArcGIS Desktop Help has more information about advanced PDF features.

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