Hi from Oz,
I couldn't resist putting in my two bob's worth on this.
Subscribers would have seen a few of my recent postings regarding the issue of
PIM/MapInfo integration, specifically relating to property covenant control.
A few months down the track things are starting to take shape. Despite the Mac
problem, the working model I have put together illustrates the potential for
this type of integration.
Since hooking the PIM to the GIS, I have expanded the system further and have
recently added a PDA (Mac=Newton) which links either directly to the PIM or
Via a Modem. The PIM I'm using has a PDA version which allows continuity of
data. This database is read directly by MapInfo and allows up-to-date mapping
of the info. I use the PDA on site, adding site specific data whilst also
allowing scheduling information to be stored in the same database. It also
allows me to check on the status of any site.
So having establish a PDA-PIM-MAPINFO model, my next step is to move this off
the MAC and apply the same model in the latest and greatest PC products.
Having done that, it will be a simple matter of hooking up with MapX(?) for
all on the 'www' to see.
Although I am using this model for real estate design management control, it
is easy to extrapolate this to many other fields.
Regards,
Martyn Shedd
http://www.design-forum.com.au
Bill Thoen wrote:
> It's not hard to imagine a more involved GIS use of these
> portable devices that look like cell phones, have no keyboard,
> sport a little graphics display, and are completely voice
> enabled. They can read your PIM data, tie in to the web (and read
> you web pages), draw data from various sources, both internet,
> intranet and extranet, and answer questions like. "Send my banker
> a list of comparables to the house where I am now, and show me
> what this place is worth." (It could "tell" you but since you are
> standing there with the broker, you want it to keep its little
> mouth shut, and just display the number.)
>
> This is a very inspiring series if you want to see where one
> aspect of computing (and GIS) is going. It reaffirms an old
> belief I've always had that the GIS paradigm is more based in
> spatial data, with graphics being a secondary concern.
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