Hi Maggie I use both all the time, mainly MapInfo, why? - MapInfo is far easier to use and far more powerful when it comes to fiddeling around with data (capture of smple features and attributes) - MapInfo is way faster - MapInfo has the better data format (see my other mail to Lars) - for relatively simple mapping it is fast and fine - way more integrated into the Windows world - interoperability is better (opens directly many formats) - MapInfo works with ASCII format (i.e. Workspaces and MIF/MID); I personally do not like these binary workspaces ...
ArcGIS 9.x (forget ArcView 3.x) comes into the game when: - you want better cartographic output: you can define your own line styles, pattern fills etc. and you can i.e. rotate layouts (very useful feature). this is in my opionion the major strength of ArcGIS over MapInfo - ArcGIS supports higher end editing (such as circular arcs, topology stuff); geodatabase needed (attention, see my mail to Lars ...) - you do a lot of raster analysis - you need "enterprise" stuff, such as corporate wide editing, however here we talk lot more money (ArcEDIT, ArcSDE, Oracle) Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards Flavio Hendry ---------------------------------------------------------------- TYDAC NEWS http://www.tydac.ch/german/index.php?menu=News_actual ---------------------------------------------------------------- ############ Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Kind Regards ############ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ############ TYDAC AG - http://www.tydac.ch #### #### Geographic Information Solutions #### #### Luternauweg 12 -- CH-3006 Bern ############ Tel +41 (0)31 368 0180 - Fax +41 (0)31 368 1860 ---------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
