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ARMY GEOSPATIAL PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (GEOPDF) PROGRAM & the TerraGo Publisher for ArcGIS tool

Ray CaputoGeographer

US Army Geospatial Center

July 2012

Winner:2006 Director’s Award - TEC2008 Achievement Award / Military – USGIF2010 SRP Outstanding Presentation at TSS WorkshopFinalist:2009 Public Sector Max Award - Adobe

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GeoPDF Overview• Provides a standard format for use and exchange of GIS documents with non-GIS users and

allows them to leverage valuable geospatial assets• A stand alone file; no web or data links; image, text, fonts, graphics, customer data, GIS data

and metadata are all contained in one file

• Leverages free Adobe Reader (ISO standard) multiple languages with has an intuitive interface - no training required

• Free TerraGo Toolbar plug-in

• Significantly smaller data files than traditional GIS formats (COTS or MILSPEC)

• Complies with ISO 32000 and is “Best Practice” - Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

What does a GeoPDF doWith Adobe Reader:

• Multiple coordinate displays | Capture coordinates and “go out to” Google Maps and compare | Measure area / length with Reader | GPS Tracking | Importing/exporting geospatial data

With Adobe Acrobat:All above plus -Create GeoPDF manually | GeoMark Enable files for extended use in Reader | Map Assembler [combining multiple files]

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“...there are about 1 million users of GIS software. There are about 6 billion people. So there are 5.999 billion other people who don’t like using GIS software. We built something for them.”

Michael Jones, Google Earth - Chief Technology Office Geospatial Solutions May 2006

“I want to take what NGA has done for the user and put that power directly in their hands – on a mobile device or the means of their choosing.”

Letitia Long, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) - DirectorGEOINT 2010

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-- NNGA most Aero / TTopo maps (33,000+)GeoPDF production AGC has had its hand in

-USGS all Digital Raster Graphics [60,000] into GeoPDF. Posted with new U.S. Topo http://store.usgs.gov 2010 | 1.5 million downloads

• AGC will produce USGS State datasets with Index Map to be distributed on DVD and viewable via web by USGS, NGA, FEMA & AGC.

• AGC packaged up maps by country with Index Map; distributes via DVD & websites, NGA has begun production, maintenance and distribution [via DLA]

- Army Geospatial Engineering Teams, EUCOM & PACOM Theater Geospatial Databases have GeoPDF creation tools• AGC’s Inland Electronic Navigation Chart Data Team to publish all chart data [~7800 miles of navigable waterways in the USA] in GeoPDF

• AGC Library converting holdings [non-NGA] products & atlases into GeoPDF

-AGC creating Urban Tactical Planners (UTP), Engineering Route Studies (ERS), Urban Water Graphics (UWG), Buckeye Map Book (BMB), Cultural Maps,

Historical Photo Analysis (HPA) reports & Country/Area Overviews as GeoPDF

-AGC production of 3D GeoPDF files in-house and via contract from all sources of maps & imagery and elevation data

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* Memento a free to US Government seamless viewing tool for GeoPDF

* Voyager GIS [a web style search tool] reads GeoPDF

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"So far the DVDs with the map data from TEC has been a huge success... Folks who don't have access to much data are extremely appreciative when they get something..." CW3 Chris Wise

“The CDs you sent were fantastic”MAJ Derek Gaudlitz

“I'm not a GIS professional; I'm an artilleryman. Recently, I discovered the GeoPDF files.. and thoroughly enjoy them. They make maps easy!“ Thomas R. Powers Major

“...a huge success and has gone over very well”Ronald L. Bahl CPT

“The GeoPDF tool for the reader has proven invaluable”WO1 Jose E. Maldonado

“That's a pretty awesome product.” SGT Joseph

“The CD with maps on it that you gave me is very, very impressive!!!! ”MG Randal Castro

GeoPDF feedback "...literal lifesaver“...“has revolutionized the way we do business. We get more workable products out to the warfighter“ 1LT Steven Cowan

“I think it's a kick azzproduct... Probably the best product out there for my use...” Ed Besecky NGA/OIP

“...used the geopdf country dvds as mini-DLAs and printed the sheets all the time!!!!! The country dvds are geospatial heroes of the war!!!!! “ Rich SimpsonNGA

“GeoPDF is the way of the future”Juan Carlos Isidore Arevalo IIIAir Force Combat Office

“This is great stuff!”MAJ Ed Chamberlayne

“The GeoPDF's you sent provided us with the following: - Instant access to much needed ..mapping data - Ability to send data over secure ..net to Commanders - MGRS capability- Delivered media (PDF's)- Size of data (less is better) - Ease of use… - Clear, viewable… LTC Andrew Ratzlaff

“a tremendous asset to my operations”CPT Rob Kimmel

“data will be of real help”Richard E. A. IpriMap LibrarianUSMA (West Point)

“these DVDs will be very helpful”Douglas R Fulton

“Wohooo!”Chitra SivanandamIn-Q-Tel

“It has truly transformed CET operations.”MAJ Rod Fischer

“We love the geopdf format. It’s been very popular among our users here in Korea.”Doug Ridenour MAJ, EN

“we have some useful maps now to use.”R Vance Butts, SGTSC State Guard

I just can't get enough of your GeoPDF program. It is fantastic.2LT Christopher Shull

“…the map depot was closed we were able to quickly rely on our GeoPDF DVD and crank out the copies of the map sheets we needed in less than an hour.”Captain Nils French PEng.Canada

I love the GeoPDF!MAJ Kevin R. Golinghorst

guys here in the field…love the GeoPDFsMAJ Samuel Hagadorn

“We will be encouraging the VHPA members to share…memories with others whom served with them. I believe the maps are the very best vehicle for doing that.”Ron BowerVietnam Helicopter Pilot AssociationMemory Map Project

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CADRG GeoPDF

Adobe Reader800,000,000+ users

2DVDs

for Iraq

GIS/Mapping software

2,000,000 + users** Geographic Information Systems and Science ...by Longley, Goodchild, Maguire, and Rhind

20disks for

Iraq*

*As order from the DLA Map Catalog

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GeoPDF of a USGS Quad Sheet – How it Works for You

TerraGo GeoMark ToolbarMark-up maps with GeoMarks including stamps, points, lines & polygons for viewing and exportingalso import geospatial data from other GeoPDFs and GIS applications

TerraGo Toolbar

Measure length, distance, area, bearing and azimuthZoom to a location on the GeoPDF

Zoom to a location with Google Maps

Integrate with GPS for real-time location

View coordinates as the cursor moves across the map - TerraGo tool

View coordinates as the cursor moves across the map - Adobe tool

North Avenue's free seamless tool [Memento]

Produces a seamless view of GeoPDFs

AGC GeoPDF Program POC Ray Caputo

703.428.6784 raymond.caputo@us.army.mil

Contributors to the GeoPDF technology and the Army GeoPDF Program are TerraGo Technologies, Adobe Systems and North Avenue Technologies

[native] Adobe Analysis Toolbar Object Data Tool, Measure Tool and Geospatial Location Tool

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ESRI Extension Capabilities

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GeoPDF export, import and manipulation via ESRI’s ArcGISusing TerraGo’s Publisher for ArcGIS

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Viewing a GeoPDF within ArcMap

Individual layers within each map frame may be toggled on and off, zoom level may be assigned and annotations may / may not be displayed. Right-click the layer in the table of contents Properties GeoPDF tab 12

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Used when a TerraGo GeoPDF is imported with GeoMarks inside of it. Useful when end user doesn’t know how to or doesn’t want to export GeoMarks only

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Using a TerraGo GeoMark Toolbar generated shapefile in ArcGIS

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ESRI tool used in creating 3D GeoPDF

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Use ArcScene to create the 3D model that is exported out as aVirtual Reality Modelling Languageor vrlm [pronounced as vermal ] file format. The vrlm file is “dropped” into Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended 9 or Adobe Acrobat Pro X [10] with Tetris 4D’s plug-in for 3D PDF to create the 3D PDF file.

Then TerraGo’s 3D Composer tool is used to georeference the file -creating a 3D GeoPDF

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How to obtain AGC products and data

Via the Web:

Unclassified PKI web site (CAC card and reader needed):https://cac.agc.army.mil

SIPRNET www.agc.army.smil.mil JWICS www.agc.ic.gov

On DVD:

http://www.agc.army.mil/cmb/request/cmbrequestForm.cfm

Via Common Map Background online:

Unclassified PKI web site (CAC card and reader needed):https://agcwfs.agc.army.mil/CMB_Online

Via Imagery Office’s online Data Doors application:

http://agc.datadoors.net/application_data/agc

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Geospatial PDF Working Group - U.S. Federal Government

http://www.agc.army.mil/GeoPDF/wg_conference.html

The group meets twice a year in the Washington DC area to discuss issues relevant to creating maps in a PDF file format

Jan/Feb [around ESRI Federal Users Conf]

and July/August

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Ray CaputoU.S. Army Geospatial Centerraymond.caputo@us.army.mil

703.428.6784

Thank you

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ARMY GEOSPATIAL PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (GEOPDF) PROJECTRay CaputoGeographer

US Army Geospatial Center

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US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®