So did I, knew them then... I haven't had the time to test their evaluation version yet but for what they told me the software do and what is coming in the future, can be very promising...
GH -----Original Message----- From: Eric Gagnon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:13 To: Tom Doonan Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: MI-L Amber IQ - Vertical Mapper on Steroids Correction 4 of the original guys from Northwood are still at Amber. I spoke to them on the phone 2 days ago. Tom Doonan wrote: >FYI. The people at Amber IQ did not invent the original Vertical Mapper. It >was developed by Northwood Technologies which was later bought by Marconi >Inc. > >Tom Doonan > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kent Hargesheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: June 23, 2005 09:03 >To: [email protected] >Subject: MI-L Amber IQ - Vertical Mapper on Steroids > >I was able to see a live Amber IQ demo just the other day after seeing >Bill's post here. I was also very impressed with the capabilities and >ease-of-use compared to legacy GIS packages. > >The current version of Amber IQ is like Vertical Mapper on steroids, but I >see it evolving into a more comprehensive next generation GIS package that >will compete head-on with MapInfo and ArcGIS as AmberCore will continue to >push the limits of GIS capabilities...making flat static maps a thing of the >past. > >It is a refreshing breeze of innovation in the doldrums of GIS today. > >Kent Hargesheimer >Geographic Enterprises >http://www.geo-e.com >tel 919.341.1535 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Eric Gagnon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 8:15 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: MI-L Vertical Mapper Contour Problems > > Bill suggested AmberCore Inc as a alternative for Vertical mapper. > >I went on the web site and downloaded a free trial copy. >I'm now in a testing phase >Having used vertical mapper for the last 7 years I can say that Amber IQ >looks to be very promissing!! >Up to this point I'm very impressed. > >www.ambercore.com >It's worth a try.. > >Thank you Bill and thank you Ambercore. > > > >Eric Gagnon,B.Sc., GIS Specialist > > > > >Bill Thoen wrote: > > > >>On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, Flavio Hendry wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>This is a known limitation of VM. With large grids it just hangs ... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>The people who wrote the original Vertical Mapper now have a new >>contouring package out there that can handle terabyte-sized files. The new >>company is AmberCore Inc. and their product is called Amber iQ. Check out >>www.ambercore.com. If you thought Vertical Mapper was cool in the day, >>then you ought to see what they've got now... >> >>- Bill Thoen >> >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Message number: 16865 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message number: 16906 > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message number: 16909 > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message number: 16913 > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16914 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 16915
