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With MapInfo Professional you can perform sophisticated and
detailed data analysis to understand your business information from a
geographic perspective. You’ll discover patterns and trends you could
not previously see, create quality maps that facilitate effective
decision making, and enhance reports and presentations. Developers
can easily integrate MapInfo Professional with other software to
create applications that fit specific mapping needs. Direct database
read/write capabilities allow you to access all your corporate data
wherever it’s stored, and the extensive collection of maps and data
included in MapInfo Professional make it ready for your immediate use.
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| MapInfo Professional® |
MapInfo offers a robust set of tools to perform sophisticated mapping,
data visualization and GIS functions. With MapInfo
Professional, you can connect directly to all your local and server-
side databases and create maps and charts that reveal the true
meaning behind rows and columns of data. Plus you can customize
MapInfo Professional for your exact needs. Users in virtually every
industry, including telecommunications, utilities, retail
and government use MapInfo Professional for market analysis,
real estate site selection, asset management and customer service.
It's the world's leading mapping solution combining power and ease-
of-use.
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| User Benefits |
MapInfo Professional offers users an advanced geographic analysis
and display tool with an interactive Windows interface.
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| Data Visualization |
MapInfo Professional users can manipulate and display data in
several ways to better understand the meaning behind database
records:
Layering for placement of different data sets on the same map to reveal geographic relationships. Thematic Mapping and Thematic Templates for shading maps based on data values helps visually reveal patterns and trends. Choose from many colors, symbols, and line types to enhance comparisons, and save frequently-used templates for future reference and modification. Raster Image Support, for use of raster images such as scanned paper maps, satellite images, photographs, and logos, provides a detailed content layer for your maps. Attach data to map objects with a mouse click to view information associated with a particular point on a map such as name, address, and account history. Linked Views allow users to simultaneously see and/or edit data in three linked views: rows and columns, graphs, and maps. |
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| Geographic Analysis |
With MapInfo Professional, users can perform powerful geographic
searches and queries, such as:
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| Presentations |
Improve presentations by "dragging and dropping" a map into other
applications such as Microsoft® Word, Excel, or PowerPoint® and Corel Draw,
or export maps directly into Photoshop.
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| Data Management and Access |
MapInfo Professional is the ideal mapping tool for organizations
that want to give powerful data visualization and analysis
capabilities to individuals or entire departments.
Universal Translator allows bi-directional data translation between MapInfo Professional and other mapping environments, including AutoCad, ESRI and Intergraph formats. Direct Read/Write capability for locally-stored data types such as dBase®, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Lotus® 1-2-3®, and ASCII. Also provides simultaneous access to such databases as Oracle®, Sybase®, Informix®, SQL Server, and other ODBC compliant databases. Server-side storage and management of complex spatial objects with Sybase, Oracle and IBM DB2. Built-in conflict management helps manage discrepancies in data when multiple users write to the server. Data Included with Software, FREE. MapInfo Professional includes more than 90 maps and hundreds of data sets, including demographics, business statistics and map points and boundaries such State and Provincial, ZIP Code®, county, major highways and cities for Europe, Australia, China, and Japan, and much more. |
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| Developer Benefits |
No other mapping software offers developers the flexibility
of MapInfo Professional. It can be embedded into pre-existing
applications or can be fully integrated into business systems.
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| Create Custom Solutions |
Integrated Mapping using OLE Automation lets developers
integrate MapInfo Professional into applications written in common
programming languages such as Visual Basic,® PowerBuilder,® and C++.
MapBasic, the robust mapping programming language, lets developers create application-specific interfaces, add menus, options, features and functions, automate procedures, and integrate with other applications. Animate Layer lets MapBasic programmers display real-time data almost instantly, such as the instantaneous display of data relayed by a GPS unit. | |
| Platforms |
Runs in Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Windows NT® 4.0 or NT 3.51, Windows® XP.
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