Your field teams may be heading somewhere connectivity can’t reach—but the work still has to get done.

An ArcGIS Pro map contains more than lines, colors, and symbols. Its layers, attributes, links, and supporting information provide context that can help people make better decisions. But when that map is exported as a conventional PDF, how much of that context reaches the people who need it?

How TerraGo created a new kind of map—and built the tools to make geographic information, more collaborative, and useful.

GeoPDF originated not just as a file format but as part of LGI’s broader LGIView system—a comprehensive platform that integrated map creation, metadata, and interactive PDF features, leading to TerraGo’s 2005 spinoff to commercialize this geospatial technology.

From the pioneering SBC project and LGIView to NGA’s advanced requirements for “full geo” capability, this piece traces the development of GeoPDF standards, software adoption across key agencies, and the birth of TerraGo.

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.

The new measurement tool implemented now allows for circular measurements.

The U.S. Library of Congress has selected TerraGo’s GeoPDF technology for inclusion in their Geospatial Software and File Formats Web Archive, as part of a collection of historically and culturally significant websites that have been designated for preservation.

One of the most prevalent changes felt in cities around the world is that of summer heat becoming unbearable. GeoPDF® can help urban planners identify critical areas in their cities'

TerraGo intern Lucas shares what he learned at this year's Geospatial World Forum: Humanity & Geography