R2V

Spec sheet

Purpose

R2V converts scanned maps, drawings, aerial photos, and satellite imagery into vector data for GIS, CAD, and mapping.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Intended users

The vendor presents R2V for mapping and GIS professionals handling contour, parcel, soil, flood, aerial, satellite, and CAD digitizing workflows.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Trial

The vendor offers a full-featured R2V trial with no credit card required; the R2V page does not state the trial duration.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

3D terrain

R2V creates 3D data from labeled contours and exports terrain as USGS DEM, ASCII Grid, DXF, VRML, STL, or XYZ.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Automatic vectorization

It extracts lines, boundaries, or polygons from scanned maps with one command and automatic image thresholding.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Batch processing

Custom scripts can apply processing steps to batches of maps, with the vendor describing runs of 50 or 500 maps from one command.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Editing and OCR

R2V provides vector editing, polygon creation, layer controls, line labeling, and built-in text detection and recognition.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Formats

Image inputs include TIFF/GeoTIFF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, RLC, and raw satellite formats; vector exports include Shapefile, Arc/Info Generate, MIF/MID, DXF, IGES, SVG, and MapGuide SDL.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Georeferencing

It supports georeferencing with GeoTIFF, control points, or world/TAB files and coordinate conversion between UTM, latitude/longitude, and State Plane NAD27/NAD83.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Image size

The vendor says there is no software limit on image size and describes support for images larger than 65,536 by 65,536 pixels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Interactive tracing

Interactive tracing follows a line between user-selected points and can capture multiple lines with two clicks.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Platform and requirements

R2V is a Windows application; the downloads page lists Windows 10/11 64-bit, 4 GB RAM, and 1 GB disk space as system requirements.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Standalone use

R2V runs without ArcGIS, CAD, or other software for digitizing and editing, and exports to formats used by those systems.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Support and updates

The listed single-user license includes one year of updates and email support, while the 2-user pack includes priority support.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ablesoftware.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Image Vectorization Software#13 of 267.8