Since this message keeps appearing, it deserves a public answer.
ESRI was the major sponsor of the recent International Health Geographics
Conference, at which one of the senior partners of our firm presented a
paper on our rapid epidemiological assessment of river blindness in
Mozambique. Jack Dangermond has personally contributed software, as much as
we need or want, at no cost for this Mozambique effort, and has contributed
invaluable logistic and other advice.
I would just love to see MapInfo do anything societally conscious at all.
Perhaps they are much too busy inventing more "major" upgrades to the
desktop software that should be maintenance releases and priced accordingly.
At a minimum, MapInfo needs to step up and better serve its loyal desktop
users.
-- Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Hoskins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Steve Lackow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Marjorie Roswell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: MI AND AV in the same office?
> In what way does ESRI respond to public health? I am at a loss - I have
seen
> their presentations, etc but not ONE deals with anything that has anything
> to do with public health (surveillance, assessment, program evaluation) .
> Perhaps I am wrong, show me the way.
>
> Dick Hoskins
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> GIS uses in public health summer course:
> http://healthlinks.washington.edu/inpho/gis/course.html
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Lackow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Marjorie Roswell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:31 AM
> Subject: Re: MI AND AV in the same office?
>
>
> > Margie, we linked to your public health GIS site from ours at
> > http://www.rpmconsulting.com/PublicHealth.html
> >
> > As for the map server question, ArcIMS is the latest and greatest, but
if
> > all the geodata are in MapInfo format and I was used to the MapInfo
> > programming environment I might stick with that.
> >
> > As for ESRI out-doing MapInfo on marketing, I think ESRI simply
> understands
> > the needs of the educational user better and addresses them better.
There
> > are also other segments where ESRI excels (e.g. public health,
government,
> > transportation). But though my firm works predominantly with ESRI
> products,
> > I've always felt MapInfo had far superior marketing to business users,
> and
> > that ArcView is still not as productive as MapInfo or Atlas GIS for
> business
> > use. But this is changing.
> >
> > To me, it's all good. It would be nice if we had one GIS format
already,
> > though -- or if at least the major products were all thoroughly
> > interoperable on format. Atlas 4.0 is actually closest to this, as it
can
> > import and export MIF, SHP, BNA and AGF.
> >
> > -- Steve
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marjorie Roswell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Portolan Geomatics Inc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 1:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: MI AND AV in the same office?
> >
> >
> > > On Wed, 3 May 2000, Portolan Geomatics Inc wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello listers, hope I won't offend the hardcore MI users
here...anyone
> > > > seen Ms. Roswell lately? :)
> > >
> > >
> > > Yikes. I am missed. Cool.
> > >
> > > Some things I've been thinking about lately, while not managing to
> > > correspond with mapinfo-l:
> > >
> > > - Whether to ask MapInfo for a copy of MapXtreme, or ESRI for a copy
of
> > > ArcIMS, or MapOjectsIMS. I intend to create a non-profit web site of
> > > bicycle routes. I was already turned down by DeLorme. They have a
> > > speedy-gonzales Eartha web mapping product, but apparently they use
such
> > > optimized data (like RouteIMS) that you can't import custom data.
> > >
> > > I want whichever solution is easier for the programmer to implement,
and
> > > whichever is faster, in that order of priority, I guess, but both
would
> be
> > > nice.
> > >
> > > Which is a better product?
> > >
> > > - I'm planning to use Flash with MAPublisher and Illustrator to
> implement
> > > some web mapping. I was very impressed by the Baltimore Sun's look at
> > > Handgun legislation. Click on the United States graphic on the
> right-hand
> > > lower side of http://www.sunspot.net/news/special/guns/
> > >
> > > I think this is beautifully implemented, and faster, and more
responsive
> > > than ANY GIS-on-the-web solution I've ever seen before. I intend to
> create
> > > an animation of the spread of Lyme Disease.
> > >
> > > - A couple of months ago I created http://hello.to/healthgeo, a web
site
> > > of links devoted to Health Geographics
> > >
> > > Well, that's what's up with me on the mapping, and maps-on-the-web
> front.
> > > Thanks for noticing my "absence."
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Margie "Still-a-MapInfo-User-after-all-these-years" Roswell
> > >
> > >
> > > P.S. My campus has a site license for ESRI products. I do feel a tidal
> > > wave push in that direction, especially because of effective marketing
> by
> > > ESRI. I mean, at the local GIS conference last week, I was carrying a
> bag
> > > with ESRI's name on it. MapInfo should, indeed, take a few tips from
> ESRI,
> > > on both user-interface, and marketing fronts.
> > >
> > >
> > > _________________________________________________________
> > > Marjorie Roswell, Spatial Analyst
> > > UMBC Center for Health Program Development and Management
> > > 1000 Hilltop Circle Fx: (410)455-6850
> > > Baltimore, MD 21250 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Ph: (410)455-6802 http://umbc.edu/~roswell/mipage.html
> > > _________________________________________________________
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