Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
Further to Richard and Bob's comments, among others:
I first saw Caliper's products in action at the University of Calgary, where
I taught back in the mid-1990s. I'm not certain by any means, but I'd wager
that the U of C geography dept is one of very few that has Caliper, ESRI,
and MapInfo products running side-by-side. In teaching there, I was
impressed with how many of the students, having no preconceived notions as
to what was a "good" GIS, picked Caliper software as most useful hands-down.
It's quite likely that I would not be a Maptitude user if I hadn't had the
good fortune of happening to work in a place where Caliper was already known
and appreciated.
Perhaps Caliper would benefit from donating copies of Maptitude to more
educational institutions. I'm sure the "mind share" gained from such a
venture would more than pay off down the road, as this seems to be a part of
the strategy that's working for ESRI. I know that at the U of Saskatchewan,
where I went to grad school, Caliper has zero profile among the faculty and
students I know.
Murray Rice
Altavision Geographics
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> Key to your comment is "quite by accident." Same here. This is what
Caliper
> needs to address.
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> Richard Hoskins
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> Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
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> >I'm sure glad I found out about Maptitude (quite by accident), I wonder
why
> >it doesn't have a higher profile than it does considering the amazingly
> >extensive features and data built into the package for the money.
>
> Actually there is a fairly straight forward reason why you don't see more
> advertising and promotion of Maptitude. The Founder and President of
> Caliper, Howard Slavin, believes steadfastly in putting the majority of
the
> company resources into making the product better rather than trying to
> convince you and potential buyers that its better. I don't think it would
> be anywhere near as good if he advertised at the level of MI or ESRI.
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> Larry Manire3
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