I second Brian's recommendations on QGIS and Manifold. If you want really
powerful GIS functions, Manifold is the best system, hands down. I would
never use Arc or MapInfo again after using manifold and I used to be a
MapInfo trainer. Both QGIS and Manifold can link to external SQL DBs so you
could probably build layers of customer point data with pop-up labels that
contain customer info or create thematic maps based on certain values, etc,
if you are looking for quick visuals.

On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 6:31 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
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> i use qgis and love it, its dolt friendly and will even render. albeit
> slowly on my laptop
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 5:58 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Are there samples/examples that will help me not have to learn too much?
>> Like a map with data that I can splice in my map and data.  I am a lazy
>> man.
>>
>> *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account)
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 7, 2022 4:54 PM
>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
>> *Cc:* Chuck McCown
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] GIS
>>
>> I use qgis (open source).  A bit of a learning curve but it's amazingly
>> functional.
>>
>> There is also manifold which is dirt cheap as far as GIS is concerned.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 4:44 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone here use GIS?  Thinking of a blend of a map and customer info.
>>> Too cheap for ESRI.  Are there alternates?
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