In the mbx SLOPESTI (slope estimator), I try to find out the value and the
direction of the slope at any specified point of a contour map. I use a "32
spoke wheel" that allows me to find out the nearest intersections with the
contour lines. Then I look for the shortest distance along the 16
Dear Sirs,
I am doing MSc in GIS at the School of Geography - University of Leeds -
UK
I have a project where I have to recommend a PC GIS package to each of
three different organizations.
Could you please advise me about web sites where I can find good and
comprehensive comparison between the
You would be remiss if you left out Maptitude from your assessment. It has
the best bang for the buck of any desktop GIS. I used to use Mapinfo, but
since the beginning of 1999 I have used Maptitude and its bigger brother
TransCAD almost exclusively for my mapping work.
See www.caliper.com for
