Questions tagged [pdf]
Portable Document Format (PDF), is a proprietary file format from Adobe that creates lightweight text-based, formatted files for distribution to a variety of operating systems.
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Keep high resolution on image export?
I'm currently trying to export a PDF from an image service that we have hosted. The imagery looks great within Arcmap, but the exported imagery looks really rough (coarsened). Does anyone know what ...
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Extract ad-hoc boundaries from pdf
I have a scanned map of the US in pdf that, in addition to state boundaries, has "delivery territories." These territories are exclusive areas within the US where different companies deliver their ...
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Exporting Map into PDF Distort Grey Colour
Sometimes when I export large maps into a PDF format from ArcMap 10.3, the PDF doesn't retain the colour. I can print maps off ArcMap 10.3 and the maps are perfectly fine. What I mean by that ...
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Using ArcReader for printing to PDF?
At my job, most people have ArcReader and the 2 GIS staff will create PMF for people so they can use them for projects and reporting. Lately we've been having an issue where the ESRI basemaps will ...
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How to edit layers in layered PDF?
I was wondering whether it is possible for a layered PDF created by MapInfo to hide the label of a layer in the layer list of the PDF, to prevent the user from altering the visibility of the layer, ...
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Writing PDF anchor point into text element of layout using ArcPy for ArcGIS Pro?
I am currently working on an application that uses ReportLab to assemble PDF reports that include maps and tables (both created using ArcMap and ArcPy) and that application may soon be converted to ...
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Is PDF version exported from ArcGIS Pro different to PDF from ArcMap?
Is there a difference between the PDF version exported from ArcGIS Pro 1.4.1 layouts and that produced by ArcGIS Desktop 10.4.1?
I ask because I am seeing PDFs exported from ArcGIS Pro (600dpi) that ...
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Extra space in labels on some pages of a map book resulting in invalid searches
I have exported a map book (Arcmap 10.1). All the labels appear fine but on a particular page - if I search for label for a particular layer - I don't receive any result. I copy and pasted this label ...
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ArcGIS API for JavaScript 3.19 - export map to PDF layers and attributes
Is it possible in an ArcGIS for JavaScript app, to export a map to PDF with layers and attributes, just like in ArcMap?
In the printtemplates export format in only see
pdf | png32 | png8 | jpg | gif ...
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Polygons from Adobe Acrobat PDF to Arc
I am tracing building plans in adobe acrobat. There may be a time in the future I will be asked to take the polygons and overlay them in a GIS for a borough-wide map. Are there any steps I can take ...
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Georeference a polyygon within a pdf file [duplicate]
I have this pdf file that contains a specific borough of my city, Montreal, with a polygon inside it. Link to pdf file: PDF FILE
The jpeg image once exported from the pdf file is the following
I am ...
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Script to batch export pdf causing incorrect inset map [closed]
I have written a python script to batch export several pdfs from a single mxd, switching layers on/off and naming the output pdf based on values supplied by the user in a csv file. We import the ...
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Exporting 60 PDF files from each MXD in ArcPy? [duplicate]
I need to export 60 PDFs files so I am thinking if there is a way around to export 60 without having to open each MXD file at a time ?
I am using ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 Build 3143 .
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Adding HTML popup in exported PDF map? [duplicate]
I am producing some maps of a point layer using arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF. Is there a possibility of creating HTML popup for the final PDF based on this link?
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/...
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QGIS not Printing to PDF [closed]
Simple QGIS 1.8.0 not printing to PDF. Suddenly stopped. Is this an error or something. the resultant PDFs are blank pages.
When i file print and use a pdf printer it creates blank docs. when i ...
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Where do I find TerraGO GeoPDF hands-on tutorial online?
Where can I find a TerraGO GeoPDF hands-on online tutorial?
I'd like some examples I can use on my computer to learning how to use it. My agency has their toolbar on our computer system.
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Expression-based file name (ATLAS) [closed]
I have a Shapefile file with more than 2,000 elements, with its extensive table of attributes, and I have made a model file, through the Atlas, where a map appears with a zoom of each element and a ...
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PDF Map Export with Zoom-in Effect from ArcGIS for Desktop?
I would like to create a pdf map (export map) from ArcMap data, with the possibility of zooming in on the exported PDF.
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Draw a PostgreSQL geometry in a PDF file with PHP
Is there a way to draw a PostgreSQL geometry in a PDF file using a PHP script?
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An interactive, animated deliverable (i.e. in PDF)? How?
I'm wondering if it's possible to make something like this:
http://tipstrategies.com/geography-of-jobs/
But in the form of a deliverable? Like a PDF? I'd like to make something similar that I could ...
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Is it possible to import PDFs to ArcGIS and edit/work with their data? [duplicate]
I have a few pdf files. There are vector graphics in the maps. How can I use them to be visible and editable in ArcGIS? I want to see the attribute tables content, etc.
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Export MXDs files to PDFs using Python [closed]
I'm trying to write a python script that will export multiple MXDs to individual PDFs while using a feature class field to rename the pdfs (this can be an optional field, if not check it can copy the ...
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Exporting 1000s of maps into PDF in single step using ArcGIS Desktop?
I have a raster of a district and shp of roads and town boundaries. I have made the grid index for it and now I want to export 2000 of the grids as a separate PDF map in which each grid is zoomed.
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