MapInfo MapXtreme

Mapping server for broad deployment of mapping applications

MapXtremes powerful spatial capabilities are geared toward solving real business problems, with a powerful, user-friendly feature set. Flexible deployment options of this location intelligence developer tool include both desktop and web from a single SDK.

Key Features

 

Rich GIS functionality

• Embed map visualisation and analysis in business applications
  
• Multiple ready to use map tools including pan, zoom, centre map, selections and more
  
• Manage data using Read/Write Feature data access using MI SQL (SQL 92 MM)
  
• Deliver geometry processing and measurements
  
• Manipulate and analyse raster and grid data including reprojection, interpolations, inflection points and hill shade support
  
• Consume interoperable OGC WMS & WFS services using MapXtreme for .Net OGC clients
  
• Ready-to-use controls including map, layer, legend, table info and more

Strong Microsoft .Net alignment

• 100% .Net Object Model
  
• Support for WinForms and WPF integration
  
• Visual GIS functionality available as ready-to-use Windows Controls
  
• Support for spatial data access in familiar ADO.Net

Rapid .Net development

• Full integration with Visual Studio.NET development environment
  
• Visual development with design time support enabling rapid application development
  
• Pre-defined map templates and sample applications to facilitate rapid application development
  
• Use any .NET language of choice making efficient use of your organizations IT skills
  
• Full documentation and sample code for C# and VB.Net

Single SDK for desktop and server

• Consistent desktop and server web development experience
  
• Common engine for desktop and server editions
  
• Single SDK product for the development of both web and desktop applications
  
• Efficient sharing and re-use of code and knowledge between deployment types
  

MapInfo MapXtreme - Features

MapInfo MapXtreme can put mapping applications into the hands of anyone with access to a web browser. With a simple click, customers can see their wireless coverage area, find the closest drug store or get driving directions to their next sales calls. And network engineers can visually spot disruptions in their network - automatically notifying customers of service outages.

Features include

• Sample Application Wizard - This sample application wizard will allow Microsoft Active Sever Pages (ASP) users to quickly develop and deploy sample applications. The modular design of the wizard tool allows you to build a sample application that includes only the features you are interested in using. The application builder will guide you through the process of setting up applications such as 'find the nearest' or thematic analysis. The sample applications create ASP code that the developer can then modify, extend or change to meet any custom requirement
• Save State Object - Now you can greatly decrease time and effort involved in deploying an application. The new Save State Object feature remembers what a given user of an application was doing - i.e. what layers were turned on, how far he/she was zoomed in, what they were looking at, etc. The Save State Object will remember all of this information for the developer so that they do not need to write code to do that. This exciting new feature greatly reduces the opportunity for developer error and ensures that state management is done as efficiently as possible to provide optimal performance
• Thematic Mapping - Assign values to different areas on a map and display value ranges using several methods, such as shading, graduated symbol, individual value, dot density, pie charts and bar charts
• Label Thematics - This feature allows the appearance of labels to be controlled by a value in the database. Rather than having all of the labels in one font, labels can now be displayed in various fonts, colors or sizes driven by some value in the database. Individual value and ranged thematics are powerful tools for conveying information to users. Developers can now add themes to labels in addition to regions or features to convey information about underlying data
• Map Display - MapXtreme supports your data in addition to a number of other popular formats. Supported formats include: Oracle Spatial, SpatialWare for SQL Server, SpatialWare for Informix, MrSID compression format, ECW compression format, ADRG, CADRG, CIB, ASRP and NITF raster formats
• Geocoding - Place locations, such as customers, on a map to the level of ZIP Code centroids. For exact street level matches MapInfo's street-level geocoding tool, MapMarker, is available for tight integration with MapInfo MapXtreme
• Scalability - MapXtreme's architecture is extremely efficient - as your Web site traffic grows, simply add application servers to extend your capacity and serve greater numbers. The optionally bundled HAHTsite application server provides load balancing tools for managing multiple servers
• Compatible with any web server software - MapXtreme recognizes and intelligently installs with all of the popular brands of web server software
• Spatial Server Access - Connect to live data stored in spatial servers like MapInfo SpatialWare running on Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, IBM DB2 and Oracle databases. SpatialWare allows you to host and query map data like any other data type in your enterprise database for greater processing power, storage and security. Storing your company's spatial data in a central database allows the entire organization to leverage that information an turns spatial information into a corporate asset
• Databinding - Databinding - bind your data or your customer's data to real geographic features in your maps such as store locations or sales territories. You can access data via any of the most popular data interfaces used in business applications - ADO, DAO and ODBC
• Export Formats - MapInfo MapXtreme exports JPG, GIF, WMF, BMP, TIF, PNG and PSD formats
• Fully compatible with Lotus Notes and Domino - MapXtreme natively accesses Notes databases and is fully compatible with Domino Server
• Spatial Selections - Select and work with spatial data at a specified location, within a rectangle, a given radius and a polygon (such as a State). For example a user can request that they are returned a list of all points of interest within a 5 mile radius from their house
• Free Maps and Data - Free maps and data including a world map, major cities, popular boundaries and more are included at no additional cost
• New MapXstress Utility - This utility was introduced in version 2.5 and allows the server administrator to fine tune performance by determining the number of MapXServers to configure per MapXbroker group
• Object Processing - Create applications that combine, buffer, intersect or erase objects like points, lines, and polygons and return resulting data
• Draw Layer - Draw your own objects on a map like a distance scale or vectors representing magnitude and direction of an antenna's transmission
• Find - Quickly display a specific spot on the map like a state, ZIP code, city, street or customer
• JavaScript - With your MapXtreme application, JavaScript provides end-users with additional select and info tools for more dynamic interaction with the maps.