[H] GIS mapping software

2006-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
Does anyone know if GIS mapping software (the high-end stuff that cities use to map the area and overlay sewer lines, for instance) gains anything with a fast video card? From my reading, RAM and CPU seem more important. T

Re: [H] GIS mapping software

2006-03-16 Thread Harry McGregor
Hi, I think I am probably the most qualified to comment on this out of the group... I work with the University of Arizona, but I am detached and support a group of U. S. Geological Survey researchers. The main package we use is ESRI ArcMap/ArcInfo. The absolute most important item is RAM. Our

Re: [H] GIS mapping software

2006-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 02:54 PM 16/03/2006, Harry McGregor wrote: I think I am probably the most qualified to comment on this out of the group... I work with the University of Arizona, but I am detached and support a group of U. S. Geological Survey researchers. Thanks for all this info - this is exactly what I

Re: [H] GIS mapping software

2006-03-16 Thread Harry McGregor
On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 16:37 -0400, Thane Sherrington (S) wrote: At 02:54 PM 16/03/2006, Harry McGregor wrote: I think I am probably the most qualified to comment on this out of the group... I work with the University of Arizona, but I am detached and support a group of U. S. Geological Survey

Re: [H] GIS mapping software

2006-03-16 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 04:43 PM 16/03/2006, Harry McGregor wrote: The Intel video will be perfectly usable. If the person has good eyes, look to get the highest resolution you can. We have been going with 1600x1200 on our IBM laptops lately, but our vendor option has just changed, and we can't use IBM now.