Hi Andy and List
Looking at some of these suggestions very positivey I think generally they
show some of the very good strengths of the original MapInfo Professional
product and its general approach.
The purchase price/performance point was /is good and the ability for third
parties to develop with MapBasic and later OLE integration has meant that
techniques like "hot spotting" can be added by third party specialists.
Hence the partner and developer network that work with MapInfo I think is
also a positive.
If all of the vast range of suggestions were added directly in the core
product it would be a "dogs breakfast" and a nightmare to learn - whereas a
key strength has been the ease of learning. I think a top wish list should
focus on core features that benefit all users and developers and specific
verticals are best covered by specialist partners and developers. The GUI
and programmability are examples of the core features I mean.
Regards
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Brumwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:23 AM
Subject: [MI-L] New Features Wish List
How about a few more analytical features such as:
1) being able to easily identify repeat locations (without doing SQL),
2) aoristic time analysis
3) proper hot-spotting techniques (eg as used by Hot Spot Detective)
4) other spatial/statistics analysis techniques eg Morans I
regards
Andy
Andy Brumwell
GIS & Crime Mapping Researcher
Force Intelligence
West Midlands Police
Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
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