Hi,
I have been keenly following this thread...
and I would also like to admit that its not MI that makes me stay
tuned to this list, but the discussions out here, that keep me informed
about GIS
Its far better than most of other GIS lists, and doesn't revolve only
around MI problems, but other community issues, which are not there in many
other lists.
Thanx Bill
Regards
Deepak Kaul
"John Haynes"
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09/06/02 08:40 PM Subject: Re: MI-L MapInfo v. ArcInfo
We use MapInfo as a primary tool. However, Maptitude does a great many
things that the ordinary user would find useful. It's far different from
4-5 years ago and comes with a BUNCH of data.
Even if we decided to move from MapInfo to another platform, I'd still stay
on this list because of the very hogh level of the discussions.
John D. Haynes
Director
Geodata Consultants, Inc.
1-800-838-6661 ex.10
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From: "Kanzler, Julie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: MI-L MapInfo v. ArcInfo
Good Point, Mr. Crisp. And just in case it is a 'sneaky advert', I'd like
to
put my 2c in because the excrutiating hell I experienced using Maptitude is
a torture I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I had a really, really bad
experience with Maptitude about five or so years ago. Don't know how it's
improved since then, but it was buggier than Joe's apartment. Don't mean to
slander, just sharing...
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From: CRISP, Paul -Syntegra UK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 10:19 AM
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Subject: RE: MI-L MapInfo v. ArcInfo
Anyone else think this one sounds a bit like a sneaky advert?
If nobody is using MapInfo and its not installed anywhere - why are you
still on the list?
Just a Friday sort of thought ....
Paul Crisp
Syntegra
Innovation Place Delta Bank Road Newcastle NE11 9DJ
Tel 0191 461 4522 Fax 0191 460 1987
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Sent: 05 September 2002 20:12
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Subject: RE: MI-L MapInfo v. ArcInfo
>
> Evan MacDougall wrote:
> >...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?
>
> 1. MapInfo is easier to use, it costs less, it's more powerful,
> works better in Windows, and because God kills a kitten every
> time somebody buys another copy of ArcView...
>
> 2. You answered this yourself ...because of some partnerships
> your company had...
>
Everyone seems to be reading too much into this. The answer to both
questions is likely the same!
Someone chose Mapinfo 5 years ago because that's what they were using.
Evan's company should probably continue to use MI today because they know
how to use it.
Our firm has largely stopped using Mapinfo (I'm not even sure if it is
installed anywhere right now) because Maptitude (www.caliper.com) does most
of what we want faster, easier, and cheaper, and the output looks an order
of magnitude better. The balance of what I used to use Mapinfo for gets
done
in Photoshop and Illustrator. In our business, it's only interesting if I
can print it, and the better it looks, the more interesting it becomes.
Bob
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