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Use the MapInfo software to publish information faster and in more formats |
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Business and government are both under pressure to get better information out faster. Using the MapInfo software, your maps and reports will have detailed charts and legends and can be published via, paper, electronic files or static HTML, including support for dynamic mapping or "live map" capability via the Web. MapInfo's powerful software capabilities gets the most current information to where the users need it most, whether that's in the next meeting or the next country. |
| Access data from any standard database with the MapInfo software |
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MapInfo software supports the Oracle, Microsoft and IBM software databases. In addition, MapInfo software can read and write Oracle Spatial™® software data types directly. MapInfo SpatialWare® extends this same capability to an IBM Informix® or Microsoft® SQL server. With MapInfo software, spatial data - points, lines and areas (polygons) - are accessed, stored and protected like any other software data in the database. |
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| City planner - To a city planner, the family at 5650 1st St has two children in middle school, has a 2200 sq ft house on two tax lots, drives two cars, has a household income between $50-65,000. |
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| Complex analysis tools are simple and easy to use with the MapInfo software |
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Through a simple software user interface, you can use MapInfo software to automatically generate Voronoi polygons, a complex and powerful analysis tool that allows you to easily analyze retail trade areas, cellular service areas, voter registration districts or risk analysis reports. The Split-by-Line/Polyline feature in MapInfo software easily divides up areas under examination using a street, a utility service line, or any line at all. For instance, comparing 911 response times above or below a river or roadway, is now one easy operation in the MapInfo software. |
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| To an insurance company, the family at 5650 1st St is in a low-risk area, has auto and homeowner's insurance, a 40-year old house, is on a flood plain and is a prospect for flood insurance. |
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| Map creation and editing with MapInfo for the advanced software user |
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The MapInfo software includes robust map creation and analysis tools, including the ability to auto trace over complex regions or create any parcel region including a diamond shape (or any parallelogram). Users can also use the MapInfo software to rotate map objects, copy, move or "nudge" them using the arrow keys. "Snap-to" nodes automatically follow common boundaries or geographical features during data creation. |
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| To a retail grocery chain, the family at 5650 1st St is a loyal and valuable customer, has two incomes, a pattern of buying convenience meals, paper products, and laundry detergent. |
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| Maps that are current and database driven |
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With the MapInfo software, multiple sources of data are accessed directly and easily combined into a single view. Customer data, competitive data, municipal data or commercially-provided data such as highways, area codes, mail delivery routes or imagery data can all be combined to provide a cohesive, comprehensive look at the big picture. If any of this data changes, MapInfo automatically updates the map to give analysts and co-workers access to the very same data and analysis. |
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| MapInfo software - automatic map updating. |
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With the MapInfo software, the promise of location-enabled technologies is available to mainstream Microsoft Windows® users operation on business-standard platforms and directly accessing the full range of today's leading databases.
With the MapInfo software, you'll make better decisions with better information:
- Prospect and lead generation. Analyze lifestyle patterns, buying trends, traffic patterns and boundaries of both your customers and your competitor's customers.
- Sharing of risk-assessment or environmental data across organizational boundaries. Reduce risk in the insurance industry or for Homeland Security.
- Intuitive management of networks or infrastructures. Evaluate geographically-based assets such as cell towers, fiber-optic cable or water, sewer and telephone services.
- Territory design and management. Determining the best locations for new stores, branch offices, service (ATM) sites or trade areas. Estimating sales for a potential location, while accounting for cannibalization and competitors when expanding. Maintain market share during consolidation.
- Customer analysis. Analyze demographics and psychographics; clustering of target customers.
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| MapInfo: support for MapBasic® |
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MapBasic is a complete, BASIC-like programming language used to create custom software applications. MapBasic extends geographic functionality, automates repetitive tasks, and integrates the MapInfo software with other software applications. MapInfo can also be integrated via OLE Automation into software applications built using common languages such as Visual Basic, Delphi and C++. Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) communicates with other software packages, and MapBasic applications call routines in Windows DLL files. |
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| Use industry-leading publishing options with MapInfo |
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Reports can be created using the incorporated Crystal Reports technology. MapInfo maps can be embedded to create charts and reports. Extensive report export options include formats such as PDF, HTML or XML. MapInfo also provides support for "Send Map to MapX Mobile," which lets users export MapInfo map windows to MapX Mobile applications. "Send Map to MapInfo Discovery" provides the option to publish a workspace to a MapInfo Discovery server. |
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MapInfo is a registered trademark provided under license from Pitney Bowes Software Inc. |
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