MapInfo
Professional 10.0 is the latest revision of this mature GIS from Pitney
Bowes Business Insight (formerly MapInfo Corp). With a "first
ship" date in June 2009, v10.0 maintains the company's decade-long tradition of
annual software
upgrades.
Compared
to other GIS software, MapInfo Pro is distinguished by its:
- Microsoft Windows
"look-and-feel" including full support for Windows 7 O/S and MS
Office 2007;
- Tightly-integrated set of viewing, editing, mapping &
analytic tools;
- Unparalleled "what-if" analysis features; and
- Excellent inter-connectivity with Oracle, Access, SQL Server and other
industry-standard databases.
The free version of Acrobat Reader has a built-in ability to turn PDF layers "On" and
"Off". Map-based PDF's aren't automatically structured into
layers, however. To create layered PDFs, the map software (not the Adobe software) must create
the PDF's in a particular way: one that preserves map layers as PDF
layers. MapInfo
Professional v10.0 does this.
Can't afford Adobe Acrobat or PDF Writer? With v10, a paid license to
Acrobat is not required.
Already distributing maps in PDF form? With v10, you probably can create
fewer versions. E.g. create one PDF with many layers, then let
different departments turn map layers "On" as needed.
"Always-On" Layer
Control
Floating window
The v9.5 Layer Control is a dialog box you must put
away before continuing your work. In v10, the Layer Control is a
floating and dockable window. Leave it open
throughout your session, if you choose.
Style swatches
The v10 Layer Control displays an icon to illustrate each
layer's current color, line style or other style setting.
Modify many layers at
once
At v10, select multiple layers then synchronize
their color or other settings as a group.
For v10, PBBI has modernized the overall
look and feel of dialog boxes, tool buttons, and the general user
interface.
Tool bars can dock to left, right, top or
bottom.
Data Access
Office 2007
Directly open Access 2007 and Excel 2007 files,
without ODBC or translation.
For Access 2007, as was the case for Access 2000 and
Access 97, MapInfo Pro v10 offers write-access as well as the ability to
create new tables, add fields, and redefine fields.
SQL Server 2008
Expanded support for the two spatial data types
offered in SQL Server 2008.
PostGIS
Comprehensive read and write access to PostGIS spatial data. PostGIS
is open-source software that adds spatial capability to the PostgreSQL database,
resulting in a fully open-source spatial database option.
MapInfo Pro v10 offers direct native access to PostGIS,
using ODBC, without the
need for any middleware.
Do you need a new full desktop license, or an upgrade?
If upgrading, do you have your serial number?
Do you only want to buy MapInfo Pro, or do you want to add
Maintenance. Effective Oct 2006, Maintenance includes phone
Technical Support, all software upgrades, and discounts on MapWorld/Insights
Conference attendance.
All prices listed here are in US$, for a single named-user
desktop
license, for shipment to USA destinations and are subject to change
without notice. We must have your serial number to
process an upgrade order. Volume discounts may apply if you have 15+ individual
licenses.
Please call SGSI at 206-224-0800 for volume license and
concurrent license options as well as for detailed quotations.
NEW
NAMED USER LICENSE,
PDF DOCS & SUPPORT
$1995
Full product + 1-year Maintenance/Support.
Maintenance/Support includes all upgrades + Technical Support.
Note: New, lower price effective 10/2009.
UPGRADE
NAMED USER LICENSE, PDF DOCS & SUPPORT)
$995
Upgrade from MapInfo Pro v9.5, 9.0 or 8.5.
Note: New, lower price effective 10/2009.
$1995
Upgrade from MapInfo Pro v8.0 or earlier
Note: New policy, effective September 30, 2007.
Previous sold for $40 per lesson, the online training web site is now
open to all at no charge.
Link to PBBI/MapInfo Corp's
online training...
Note: You will be asked to "register". (Pls.
select "SCHLOSSER GEOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS" as your contact on the registration
form.Please see
example here ...)
You can
order MapInfo Pro, Upgrades, Annual maintenance, and/or Technical support by simply
calling SGSI at 1-206-224-0800 or email us.
For upgrades and support orders, please have your serial
#s handy, as it is required by PBBI/MapInfo.
Serial numbers are usually
listed in the MapInfo > Help > About... dialog box.
MapInfo Pro 9.5
Translucent regions & text; smoother, clearer text via
anti-aliasing; .NET integration; auto-text "collision avoidance"; MapCAD
drawing extensions; SQL Server 2008 spatial support...
More ...
MapInfo Pro 9.0
Curved, follow-the-line text labels; Windows Vista O/S support; layout
templates; date/time data types.
More ...
MapInfo Pro 8.5
Grid/raster reprojection on the fly; integrate web services, such as
MapMarker & Envinsa; enhanced higher-res print engine; multiple
ease-of-use enhancements.
More ...
MapInfo Pro 8.0
Support for complex 100 million-node regions; Distance Calculator; Support
for ESRI grid & 3D Shapefile formats;
More ...
MapInfo Pro 7.8
New "spider graph" and "Synch Windows" utilities; Square and colored dot
density maps; large 2048-character text objects; support for Oracle 10g &
AccessXP formats; real-time use of both raster "WMS" and vector "WFS" map
layers. More ...
MapInfo Pro 7.5
New snap, cross-hairs, & "print to scale" features; support for 64,000 row
XLSs & Oracle 9.03; Workspace "packager"; higher-res. fill patterns and
symbols; real-time use of maps from remote "web map servers" (WMS).
More ...
MapInfo
Pro 7.0
XP-logo certified,
direct display of ShapeFile format maps, proximal area (voronoi), object
rotation, "nudge" nodes, and Crystal Reports
More ...
MapInfo Pro 6.5
Extruded "prism" thematic maps, raster
translucency, map "thinning", "cleaning", and other editing
enhancements, "invert" selection tool, and More ...
MapInfo Pro 6.0
3D perspective map views; auto-hotlinks to
XLS, DOC and other documents; HTML page-builder tool; improved 24-bit color printing
control; & support for Access 2000 binary format. More ...
MapInfo Pro
5.5
New charting styles, improved cartographic
legends, shaded relief grid maps, MrSID image format support (from SGSI!), &
completely re-written map feature processing (split's, combine's, etc) . More ...
MapInfo Pro
5.0
Continuous-color grid thematics, cartographic
legends, dynamic ODBC, Crystal Reports. More ...
MapInfo Pro
4.5
Info Tips, thematic templates, saved queries,
interleaved line styles, up to 1,000,000 nodes, & bundled Universal GIS translators.
More ...
MapInfo Pro
4.1
Native MS-Access support without ODBC, export
JPEG or Photoshop formats. More ...
Curved, "follow-the-line" text labels
introduced with MapInfo Pro 9.0 (2007).
Integrate street-level drive time
region analysis (requires paid service or Envinsa server). Introduced
with MapInfo Pro 8.5 (2006).
