In a previous thread Armando and others provide some powerful ways to 'enhance' Maptitude (and, we know that Transcad was developed with GISDK). Therefore the possiblities are limitless. However, I am skeptical of the 'opensource' nature of GISDK Add-Ins. The first problem with Add Ins are that there is no formal 'peer review' of these add ins (no offence to brilliant programmers like Armando). ArcView performed most of the real geospatial analysis with 'Avenue' add ins. The quality was atrocious. The main reason I use Caliper products is becasue of the high quality and precision of its functions. The functions must have been thoroughly tested before they were/are marketed. While using Transcad I trust the functions because there is clear indication of involvement of highly qualified leaders at Caliper who are familiar with rigorous scientific peer reviews.
The second reason Caliper is my choice is its database design. It uses topology instead of geometry-only. This provided the major reason for me to absolutely avoid ArcView (note that ESRI reintroduced topology in its ArcMap products; ArcInfo had topology). Topological integration is vital to proper geocoding, proper implementation of TIGER files etc (to say the least). If anyone is interested in the quality of peer reviewed scintific publication as a basis for software quality then Caliper is the choice. Keep it up Caliper. Regards. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/C5grlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Maptitude/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
