Geospatial PDF

Geospatial PDF is a supported input format in MapTiler Engine. The file in GeoPDF format contains raster or vector data. They are widely used in architecture, urban planning, or for maps of specific areas, like campus maps. Very often, it is an output of CAD programs like MicroStation or AutoCAD.

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Processing Geospatial PDFs

Processing Geospatial PDF processing procedure is similar to the work with raster images. However, there are some differences to highlight:

  • The location of GeoPDF loads mostly automatically. In case you want to change it, all methods are still available.
  • The cutline is also imported from PDF, but it can be changed in the visual georeferencer using the Clip function if necessary.
  • The DPI setting is loaded from GeoPDF. If it is defined there, the default value is set to 150.

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