[DUG] Mapping Components

[Stacey Verner]

It reads MapInfo files natively, but like most of these tools, reads the
tab files but not the geoset, so you don't get all of the display info,
however it does have its own settings files for this. It also doesn't
appear to load any of the display info from the individual features
either, so you don't get thicker lines or different symbols. It seems to
use Thematic mapping for this sort of thing.

Stacey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz 
> [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On Behalf Of Laurence Bevan
> Sent: Thursday, 24 November 2005 15:45
> To: delphi at ns3.123.co.nz
> Subject: Re: [DUG] Mapping Components
> 
> We have a similar issue with MapX and MapX Mobile. Although 
> we're happy to move our applications to .Net, MapXtreme will 
> not have a mobile version for probably at least 2 years so 
> we're stuck in a hard place. 
> 
> Does TatukGIS read and write native MapInfo files? 
> 
> Regards,
> Laurence Bevan
> Master Business Systems Ltd
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stacey Verner
> To:  "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" 
> <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
> Sent: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:19:35 +1300
> Subject: [DUG] Mapping Components
> 
> We currently use MapInfo MapX which is an Active X control to 
> add Mapping functionality to our software.
>  
> MapX is no longer being developed and is being replaced by a 
> .Net component, so we taking the opportunity to look at alternatives.
>  
> One of the things we need it to do is talk to our Informix 
> Geospatial datablade, which can provide data in Shape, 
> OpenGIS Well Know Text, and OpenGIS Well Know Binary formats.
>  
> What do other people use?
>  
> I am currently looking a TatukGIS which is a VCL solution. It 
> looks promising. very fast and compatible with many map 
> formats and database engine, but out of the box it won't work 
> with out database, but I expect that we could modify it to do so.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Stacey
>  
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