Placing a map in Indesign; do I use .eps or .ai?

As a cartographer I used to work with FreeHand. Now that I have started drawing my maps in Illustrator (CS4), I still have some beginner-questions.
I make a map as .ai file, and this map I want to place in Indesign (CS4). With FreeHand, I used to place an eps in Indesign, but now I can simply save the .ai as an .ai file that is compatible with pdf. Or, I can make an .eps file of the map first.
Which one do I place in Indesign, the "pdf-" .ai, or the .eps?
What are the differences?
Is there a best way to do it?
Thanks,
jk

JET:
Thanks, your comment is helpful. Now I know I am on the right track. I already choose the option of PDF-compitable file instead of EPS.
Now another issue: when I save the AI file, there is also the question if I want to turn on the option "compressie gebruiken" ("use compression").
I always turn on this option, but I am not sure this will do any harm to the file?
greetings,
JK

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