I'm a little reluctant to jump into this water because it's getting pretty hot. And I know the feeling of being out-muscled for mapping jobs by companies with more money and ESRI software but little in the way of cost-effictiveness. What worries me is the new version of ArcView 8 that was supposed to be released last month. I have not seen it yet but it is supposed to incorporate the new standards from ArcInfo 8 which include true radius curves, 3 point curves and maybe even spiral curves as are found in AutoCAD. For some subdivisions and engineered roads I think these are essential elements, certainly for a lot of surveys which need to be incorporated into parcel mapping, which is where I think this thread started. So in that sense I think there is some truth to allegations that MI is not up to snuff. I hate to play the devil's advocate here but sometimes you have to give the Devil his due. Joe Joseph Barreca Map Metrics 2109 Hwy 25 South Kettle Falls, WA 99141 509 738 6155 - office 509 675 3299 - cell URL: mapmet.com e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
