MapInfo Professional® - Features
MapInfo Professional just keeps getting better and better - with added capabilities and improved key features for sophisticated mapping and analysis including:
- Layering
- Thematic Mapping and Templates
- Interpolating
- SQL Selection with Geographic Extensions
- Internet Support
- Charts and Graphs
- 3D Viewing
- Continuous Thematic Shading
- Raster Image Support
- Attach Data to Map Objects
- Linked Views
- Create Buffers Around Objects
- Geographic Searches
- Seagate Crystal Reports
- Drop and Drag Tool
- Built-In Conflict Management
- Server-side Storage and Data Management
- Universal Translator
- And More!
Layering
One of the most powerful aspects of MapInfo Professional is its ability to combine data from widely different sources, even with different formats and projections, in the same map window. Once combined in the map window, relationships that only exist geographically are revealed.
You can also overly vector and raster data together. In the map window, you can control the order of layers, their display characteristics, and labeling.
A NEW feature added gives you the ability to control the translucency of raster images. Now, instead of simple backdrops, raster images can be made semi-transparent and mixed with vector and other raster images.
Thematic Mapping and Templates
Uncover patterns and trends based on data values with Thematic Mapping. You can shade, use bar & pie charts, graduated symbols, dot density , and grids. The new prism mapping feature lets you take a flat map and turn it into something special. You can select regions on your map, extrude them to any height and your maps pop off the page.
Choose from hundreds of colors, symbols and line types to enhance comparisons and store popular combinations in Thematic Templates. Save frequently used templates for future reference and modification.
SQL Selection with Geographic Extensions
Build and save SQL queries that access and integrate data from multiple tables. Frequently performed queries can be written once, re-used and even distributed to others. In addition to the standard key words:
- SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, ORDER BY, and INTO
MapInfo Professional offers special geographic key words:
- CONTAINS, WITHIN, PARTLY WITHIN, ENTIRELY WITHIN, and INTERSECTS
You can also aggregate data with:
- Sum(), Min(), Max(), Count(*), Avg(), and WtAvg() functions
Build and save SQL queries that access and integrate data from multiple tables. Frequently performed queries can be written once, re-used and even distributed to others.
A new feature gives you the ability to invert the current selection. Instead of crafting a complex query to select all but a few records or objects, just select the few you want to exclude, and invert the selection to unselect them and simultaneously select all the others.
Internet Support
Publish maps on the worldwide web with HTML image maps.
Now link your maps to the world with MapInfo Professional's new Internet connectivity. Any object in a map can now contain a URL automatically launching your browser when you click on that object with our new HotLink tool. For example, link your company web site to the point location on your map identifying your corporate headquarters. Use the HotLink tool to link to other types of document files that the Windows operating system can launch (.doc, .xls, .ppt, .tab, .wor, .mdb, etc.).
You may also use MapInfo Professional to generate HTML Image Maps and publish maps on your web site. The new Create Image Map feature enables you to select the layers, columns, output format, image size and even copyright line for your images. Check the dialog box and you've made landing pages for each object in your map!
Charts & Graphs
Get noticed with MapInfo Professional's interactive graphs and charts including 3D, bubble, column, histogram, surface, area, bar, line and pie scatter charts. Select graph templates from thumbnail sketches. Graphing style control includes position, tilt, rotation and pie explosion. Choose database records by clicking on sections of a chart or graph.
3D Viewing
3D viewing allows for freehand tilt and rotations of your maps as well as for traditional panning and zooming.
Enter a whole new dimension with MapInfo Professional's all-new 3D viewing capability.
Raster Image Support
Use raster images such as scanned paper maps, satellite images, photographs and logos to provide detailed content layers for your maps.
Attach Data to Map Objects
View information associated with a particular point on a map such as name, address and account history.
Linked Views
Users can view and/or edit data in three linked views - including rows and columns, graphs and maps - simultaneously.
Create Buffers Around Objects
Perform detailed geographic searches with buffering and area selection tools.
Geographic Searches
Integrate geographic criteria into database queries (contains, intersects, within, etc.).
Seagate Crystal Reports
Use the built-in report writer from Seagate Crystal Reports to provide additional support for your visual analysis.
Drag and Drop Tool
Improve presentations by "dragging and dropping" a map into other applications such as Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Corel Draw or export maps directly into PhotoShop.
Built-in Conflict Management
Manage discrepancies in data when multiple users write to the server.
Server-side Storage and Data Management
For use with Oracle8i ®, IBM DB2 Extender and Informix® Universal Server.
Universal Translator
Translate bi-directional between MapInfo Professional and other mapping environments including AutoCAD, ESRI and Intergraph/Bentley. Formats include DWG, DXF, DGN, Shape and E00. Government formats newly supported in v6.0 include VPF and SDTS.
Other Features
MapInfo MapBasic
Free with version 10!
As always, MapInfo MapBasic is updated to control all of the MapInfo Professional's new features such as new statements for 3D viewing and object processing capabilities as well as updated statements for printing and geocoding.
MapInfo MetaData Browser
MapInfo MetaData Browser is an intelligent Internet search client designed for spatial data consumers enabling you to collect information about geospatial data available from various clearinghouses, as well as to compare and analyze the delivered metadata. MetaData Browser is included on MapInfo Professional v6.0 and higher.
Rotate Map Window Utility
Rotate the map window a specific number of degrees with the Rotate Map Window Utility.
MapX GeoSet Utility
Gain read/write access to MapX GeoSets.
Easy Loader
Upload MapInfo TAB files into Oracle 8i Spatial and SpatialWare database (Informix-Universal Server [IUS] with SpatialWare DataBlade/DB2 Universal Server with SpatialWare Extender)
