I used Surfer 6.0 in a previous life. I also purchased Surflink, which passed data back and forth between MapInfo and Surfer quite easily. I found surfer powerful and easy to use. I didn't do much with it's cartographic capabilities, mostly crunching data. The company that marketed Surflink, HSI Geotrans, is out of that business. Maybe somebody could resurrect Surflink. 11/7/2002 13:01:29, Bill Thoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Nick, > >My impression is that Marconi is still offering Vertical Mapper >for sale, but they are not doing anything new with it and support >for it is not so great these days. Unless things change at >Marconi, I'd say Vertical Mapper is at a dead end. > >For a replacement, you might take a look at Golden Software's >"Surfer" (http://www.goldensoftware.com). It's always been a >solid program and now it supports imports and exports of MIF >data. Maybe if enough MapInfo-Lers get interested Golden software >might consider compiling in the MITAB libraries and thus provide >direct support for MapInfo. I've used Surfer in the past and >found it to work pretty well; the only real problem I had with it >was that it didn't work well with MapInfo, but that may not be >the case any more. I'll have to try the demo and see. > >Anyway, Surfer has more features than Vertical Mapper, and it's >less expensive. It also supports automation via VBA or with its >own GS Scripter, so I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult make a >relatively seamless connection to MapInfo, especially when >MapInfo starts supporting the .NET gospel next year. There's a >free downloadable demo on GS's web page (or $10 for the CD) that >has all features except print, save, copy and cut. > >If anyone here is currently using Surfer 8, what's your >real-world take on it as regards using it with MapInfo? > >-- >- Bill Thoen >------------------------------------------------------------ >GISnet, 1401 Walnut St., Suite C, Boulder, CO 80302 >tel: 303-786-9961, fax: 303-443-4856 >mailto:bthoen@;gisnet.com, http://www.gisnet.com/ >------------------------------------------------------------ > >"Bean, Nick (N)" wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> I need some product advice with vertical mapper. >> As Northwood who produce VM has been taken over by Marconi, and Marconi has >> not had the best track record over the last 12 months, there is a rumour >> going round that there is no support being offered for VM products. This >> gives us a small problem if we are to offer the product as part of a package >> to our clients. >> >> Is this rumour true or false. >> >> Also is there an alternative which will pluginto Mapinfo for gridding. Does >> ERM have something. >> >> Regards >> Nick >> >> Nick Bean >> GIS Manager >> Information Solutions Group >> Binnie Black & Veatch >> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Direct Line: + 44 (0) 1737 856 402 >> Fax: +44 (0) 1737 772 767 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message number: 3971 > > __________________ Kent Treichel Research Analyst-GIS Tax Research Minnesota Department of Revenue 600 North Robert St. St. Paul, MN 55146 (651) 296-3020 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 3974
