Hi Karl,
I have sought a decent comparison for a long time with no luck. I haven't
used ArcINFO in quite a long time because ArcView caught up so much and
because MapInfo always did what I needed. ESRI users often said to me
ArcINFO is 'a different class' than MapInfo (and ArcView), but that is a bit
of a cop out especially with what we've seen develop on the Arc 8 front
where ArcView and ArcINFO are now really part of the same software
(specifically ArcView is now really ArcMap which is a subset of the new
ArcINFO which is really ArcGIS!).
Many years back I used ArcINFO for data development - specifically for its
ability to draw 'spaghetti' linework and then CLEAN and BUILD that linework
into error-free polygons. About a year ago I discovered MapLogix from
www.korem.com which does that within MapInfo for about $400. Another
challenge that pointed me back to ArcINFO was 'rubbersheeting' vector files
from non-earth or misaligned data into a true projection. I found Christian
Singer's Fleximap to do that within MapInfo. The basic data structure is
different - topology vs. non-topology - and that is a complex issue but I
land on the side of getting it done faster, easier, cheaper where possible
which keeps me seeking/developing/using 'desktop' solutions and not thinking
a whole lot about topology. And the database issues are many but also
changing (the older INFO was pretty much crap but now you use Access and SQL
and Oracle etc.). ArcView3.x and MI are pretty similar with tabular data
(i.e. dbf flat files) except MI works with Access and is overall more
flexible, stable, and faster in my experience.
There are benefits to ArcINFo that I can't fully explain, and there are a
lot of ArcView vs MapInfo comparisons to be made seperately - perhaps some
others who work with both MI and ESRI will offer? I even want to see a
comparison between ArcINFO and ArcView on a very detailed functionality
matrix level but this is not the forum for that.
Last but not least - a big difference that was and still is a huge
tiebreaker - $18,500 vs $1,500.
Will Mitchell
Mitchell Geographics, Inc.
496 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101
www.mitchellgeo.com
ph 207.879.7769
fx 207.253.5756
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Hi all.
I checked through the listserv archives to find a comparison between ArcInfo
and MapInfo Pro but have not seen any. Does anyone have a comparison that
they are willing to share with me, and the rest of the listservers?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Karl
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McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.
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