In my opinion it is like comparing MS Word with some fancy DTP program. ArcInfo is more expensive, more difficult to use and most users don't ever need the extra facilities. Facilities which can most often be bought as add-ons anyway.
ArcInfo Desktop is really back to the days of the DOS prompt and cryptic commands. ArcGIS is more like MapInfo, but also very pricy and the facilities of the base ArcView 8.x version are quite limited. ArcView 3.x is so full of "segmentation violations" that it sometimes is a nightmare to work with. It is only in some very specific situations like simultaneous editing of datasets, that ArcGIS has a role to play. Regards Uffe Kousgaard > -----Original Message----- > From: Evan MacDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 2:44 PM > To: MapInfo-L E-mail List (E-mail) > Subject: MI-L MapInfo v. ArcInfo > > > People, > Ok, i know this question has been discussed before, but I suddenly have a > burning need for more answers. Our company chose to use MapInfo because of > some partnerships we had. Now, 4 or 5 years later, and after all the people > who made that decision have left the company, I am supposed to be able to > say why. So, that leads to my question (2 parts) below. > > Why would I want to use MapInfo rather than ArcInfo? And the second part > of that questions is, why would I have chosen to use MapInfo over ArcInfo 4 > or 5 years ago? > > Much appreciation in advance for any answers to this (2 part) question. > > -Evan MacDougall ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > GIS Supervisor > DPSI (formerly ACE USA Flood Services) > (310)342-3600 / (800)736-3109 - ext. 3681 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 2819 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 2820 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 2823 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 2824 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 2828
