Where Maps Come Alive: The Birth of the GeoPDF

TerraGo turns 20 this year. To mark the occasion, we’re launching a series of articles exploring the history of GeoPDF and the software tools that produce, modify, and consume GeoPDF maps. In this inaugural post, we look at the early use of Portable Document Format (PDF) files and custom-built software systems that delivered geospatial applications—or GeoApps—to end users.