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class=721393401-24112005>TatukGIS is what we use here.. it is fine for
most things.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=721393401-24112005>I
have heard of a free Map .Net component -- google
MapWin</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=721393401-24112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I also had a
good look at Blue Marble GeoObjects .</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><SPAN
class=721393401-24112005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>But overall
OpenSource is Great!!! uDig... </FONT> </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2><B>From:</B> delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz
[mailto:delphi-bounces@ns3.123.co.nz] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Stacey
Verner<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 24 November 2005 2:20 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B> NZ
Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] Mapping
Components<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>We currently use
MapInfo MapX which is an Active X control to add Mapping functionality to our
software.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>MapX is no longer
being developed and is being replaced by a .Net component, so we taking the
opportunity to look at alternatives.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial size=2>What do other people
use?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005></SPAN><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT
face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=066301101-24112005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Stacey</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Stacey
Verner
Ph: +64-9-4154790<BR>Software
Developer Fax:
+64-9-4154791<BR>
DDI: +64-9-4154797<BR>CJN Technologies Ltd. Email:
</FONT><A href="mailto:stacey@cjntech.co.nz"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>stacey@cjntech.co.nz</FONT></A><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>PO Box
302-278, North Harbour, Auckland 1330, New Zealand<BR>12 Piermark Drive, North
Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand<BR>Visit our website at </FONT><A
href="http://www.cjntech.co.nz/"><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>http://www.cjntech.co.nz/</FONT></A><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>
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