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From: Simon_Mackay
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:45
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:45
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Hi all at Adobe! A good issue worth looking regarding the direction of the Adobe PDF format could be to add mapping-specific features. This could allow for GPS integration of PDF maps and the ability to provide a dynamic scaling indicator for maps. Other features could include identifying different map projections and working around them; as well as allowing for "pushpins" on the map or in a separate file. This issue needs to be highlighted because of smartphone and PDA devices being thought of as a replacement to maps and guidebooks; as well as GPS approaching the point of being affordable for most, whether as an integral device or as a Bluetooth or plug-in add-on module for existing smartphones, laptops and PDAs. With regards, Simon Mackay
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