Quantum GIS

Quantum GIS (QGIS) is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System. This open source mapping tool has allowed me to import GeoTIFF images and SHAPE files from the LINZ website, adjust the vectors, change colours, change typefaces, and export as Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) format files. From there I can open the SVG file in Adobe Illustrator, where again I can change colours, vector paths, typefaces, and shapes, and output as print-ready PDFs. Yay! I am so happy with this latest development.