2.4. Adobe Illustrator (*.ai) to geodata

The tool extracts vector layers from a PDF file or Adobe Illustrator (* .ai) file. An additional raster file could be used for georeference.

Inputs:

  • PDF file or Adobe Illustrator file (with the .ai extension) which contains vector features.

  • Raster file for georeferencing - GeoTIFF file (with the .geotiff or .tif extension) or ZIP-archive with PNG + PGW (world-file). Same files should be used as a base layer in PDF or AI file. This is an optional field, if you leave it blank, vector layers will be in a relative coordinate system.

Output:

  • ZIP-archive with a set of ESRI Shapefile files.

Launch tool: https://toolbox.nextgis.com/operation/ai2geo

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Pic. 2.1. Source vector data in .ai file

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Pic. 2.2. Resulting layers are loaded into QGIS and displayed in front of the OSM basemap

Try it out using our sample:

Download input dataset to test the instrument. Step-by-step instructions included.

Get the output to additionally check the results.