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  • Vectors from Google

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    Steven Gordon
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    Importing points from Google Earth to Adobe Illustrator brings an added bonus: high-resolution vector icons make the journey, too. In the life of a busy cartographer, Google Earth is a handy tool. Google Earth is an effective environment to map points-of-interest or to finetune the positions of points you export from Adobe Illustrator via Avenza MAPublisher. GOOGLE’S…

  • Google Earth as the Crow Flies

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    Steven Gordon
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    Google Earth can make creating radius rings on a map quick and easy. The trick is using the Show Ruler tool. When you’ve finished, you can import the rings into Adobe Illustrator or into Google Maps where you can share them on a map with others. With Google Earth Pro as a free download, mapmakers now…