The SCAP-Java project, an automatic thematical mapping software, has announced its initial release - version 0.9. "SCAP-Java is an automatic thematical mapping software. It draws colors or symbol maps from your data, with step by step procedures coherent with the cartography semiology methodology. It was developed for education and map production, with an emphasis on usability: it's easy to create a PDF map from spreadsheet data and geospatial datasets (mif/mid)."