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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Bob,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It depends on what tools you have available to you. Here
are some options that vary by tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>ArcGIS Desktop Alone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>You can convert it to a jpg and then Georeference it. Then just
heads-up digitize layers you need or use jpg as a backdrop for new data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>ArcGIS Desktop with ArcScan Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Same as above except use the ArcScan Extension to perform a
raster to vector conversion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>ArcGIS Desktop and Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Convert PDF to AI file in Photoshop and then convert AI
file to DXF file in Illustrator. Bring DXF file into ArcGIS and convert to
shapefile or Geodatabase<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am sure there are other ways as well using other tools but
these are a few ideas I came up with off the cuff. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Swett, Bob<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> shrug-l: PDF map to GIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I
have a basic PDF map (8-1/2 x 11) that I want to get into ArcGIS to do some
analysis. Besides hand digitizing, does anyone know of an “elegant”
way to do this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Bob
Swett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:red'>____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br>
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