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MapInfo MapX®
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Objects, or OCX components, allow developers to integrate
functionality, including mapping, into a wide variety of new or existing
applications to meet specific business needs, in less time than with past
technologies. Maps are an innovative way to view information in a
way everyone can appreciate. They are easier to understand than charts and
graphs, and can be interpreted quicker than spreadsheets. Such ease of
use and clarity make it easy for users and decision makers to share information and
communicate business data.
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Spatial Server Access SSA
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Spatial Server Access (SSA) is a powerful new feature that allows
developers to connect to live data stored in spatial servers like MapInfo's
SpatialWare running on Oracle® and Informix® databases Spatial servers
like SpatialWare® allows companies to host their map data like any other
data type in their enterprise database for greater processing power,
storage and security.
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Easy to Use and Costs Less
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Integrate MapX using standard programming languages-Visual Basic®, Visual C++, Delphi® or
PowerBuilder® -and Internet development environments like Hahtsite, InterDev and EdgeworX.
There is no need to learn difficult new programming languages, so developers can quickly
and easily design and implement custom solutions. MapX reduces the cost of
acquiring mapping innovation for your company in several ways:
- Group pricing represents a cost-per-seat savings over other OLE technologies.
- No need to learn or purchase new or proprietary programming languages.
- Integration costs decrease with the ability to be embedded quickly into pre-existing business
applications.
- End-user training costs decrease due to the ease of using MapX features incorporated into familiar
software environments.
- MapX OLE controls are truly embedded in your business applications, so extra support and
maintenance cost burdens upon internal MIS departments are minimal.
- Making information access easier and faster increases production, saving monetary resources in the long term.
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Choose the MapX Functions to Fit Your Business
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Developers can choose the features, functions and data needed to address specific business needs:
- Spatial Server Access (SSA) is a powerful new feature which allows developers to connect to live data stored in spatial
servers like MapInfo's SpatialWare running on Oracle and Informix databases. Spatial servers like SpatialWare allows companies to host their map data like any other
data type in their enterprise database for greater processing power, storage and security.
- Object Processing - developers can enable end users to combine, buffer, intersect or erase objects like points, lines and polygons and return resulting data.
- Thematic mapping allows users to assign values to different areas on the map and display value ranges using several methods, including shading, dot density and pie charts.
- Object editing allows users to interact with the map by creating, modifying or deleting objects such as points, lines and boundaries.
- Visual spatial selections allow users to select and work with points within a polygon (such as a State) or within a given radius.
- Boundary matching lets users place locations, such as customers, on a map to the level of ZIP Code® centroids; MapInfo's geocoding tool, MapMarker,®
is available for enhanced street-level matching and as an OCX for tight integration.
- Layer control allows users to manage multiple layers of geographic information, such as data layer colors, zoom levels, fills and visibility.
- Animation layer stores data and automatically redraws moving objects, letting developers create real-time GPS tracking applications.
- Raster image handling gives users the ability to display satellite and scanned-in tif images as a map layer.
- Standard database querying supports queries to the popular data formats used in business applications.
- Extensive data including a world map, major cities, popular boundaries and more is included with MapX at MapInfo MapX® v3.5 no additional cost.
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"Whole Product" Solution
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MapInfo Corporation offers a complete mapping solution with full worldwide service and support for
MapX, including one-stop data shopping, MapMarker geocoding and complementary products.
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Single Source Data
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MapInfo provides customers access to data products from around the world via
the MapInfo ExpressSM Superstore on the World Wide Web. This comprehensive
on-line catalog can be used for perusing and purchasing worldwide data
products electronically. With MapInfo Express, there is no need to undertake the
daunting task of contacting original data manufacturers or purchasing
from several data providers.
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Geocoding Solutions
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MapInfo offers geocoding solutions for the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia for enhanced
address matching capability. The U.S. street-level geocoder, MapMarker, is available as
an OCX, so it can be tightly integrated into a MapX application. MapMarker eliminates the
need for managing a geocoder that runs separately from your application.
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Free Trial
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MapX is available for download for a FREE 30-day trial at www.mapx.com.
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MapX is a cost-effective, robust OCX component that is easily
integrated into business applications using standard visual
programming tools. As an OCX, MapX offers true Object
Linking and Embedding (OLE) control, allowing you to
integrate a mapping object into new and pre-existing business
applications, depending upon the needs of the specific users in your
organization.
