Create Very Large Maps - TIFF/Jpeg

hi everyone,

i am trying to create a very large map image in either pdf/tiff/jpg
format. the problem is most printer drivers are limited to the A0
Oversize sheets. I need everything to be in 1 sheet only.are there any
printer drivers that would allow "unlimited" paper size (10mx10m)?

thanks

On 26 Apr 2006 04:15:34 -0700, pinoysurveyor@gmail.com wrote:



I think you need to think very hard about what you wish to acheive!
The only practical format of the three you mention is PDF, which can
use vectors to represent vector data, thus keeping the size down. PDF
can be created from Postscript (drivers for which have a "custom" page
size setting) using either the freeware GhostScript and GhostView or
using Adobe Acrobat - the full version, not the reader.

However, remember that there is no more information in your vast map
than there is in the input data. I presume you need it for something
like a poster display which is viewed from a distance?

Paul

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:26:47 +0000, Paul Cooper wrote:


Eh, the entire 1:50000 scale OS data for the whole of GB comes to about
5GB. Are you saying that it is impossible to create 5GB image files?
However something that would an area 10m by 10m would be a fraction of
this. Nearly 10 years ago I was routinely creating 1GB+ composite
satellite images.

JAB.

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On Mon, 01 May 2006 10:38:43 +0100, Jonathan Buzzard


That isn't the point, and is the reason I suggested PDF. The point is
that a TIFF or JPEG image's size is purely constrained by the size and
resolution. Without compression, the image would be approximately 56
Gbytes (at 300 pixels per inch and CMYK). Lossless compression might
bring that down significantly, but the uncompressed image would still
have to be handled for printing, overwhelming the memory of most
printing devices. PDF, of course, handles vectors as vectors and in
this case is much more efficient.

Paul

I suggest you can export pdf format and open the pdf file by using Adobe.
The adjustment of the size of your printing map will be totally depend on
your function of map plotter. I have printed different size of map by using
HP plotter. Otherwise, you may send it to any printshop for help.


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