MapInfo Professional is a powerful Windows-based mapping Application.

Use MapInfo Professional to:

• create highly detailed maps to enhance presentations and aid in decision making;
• reveal patterns and trends in your data that may otherwise be impossible to see in spreadsheets and charts;
• perform sophisticated and extensive data analysis; and
• manage geographical information, such as geological maps, permit boundaries, terrain models, satellite images and air photos.

Extend MapInfo Professional with Encom Discover to create an integrated Geographical Information System for geoscientists or add Encom Engage3D for powerful 3D capability.

MapInfo Professional 9.0

This latest version of MapInfo Professional provides an assortment of great new features, including:

• Expanded data access, including direct access to common CAD formats, ArcSDE and Geodatabase
• New date/time and time data types for time-based analysis
• Improved productivity and visualisation through curved labeling, layout templates, extra preferences and much more

Powerful Data Access
MapInfo Professional’s enhanced ability to access data directly from multiple data sources enables you to apply the power of location analysis to your data directly in its original format. You can open customer data from an Excel file, infrastructure layouts from CAD files and geographic SDE and GeoDatabase files.

Because no conversion is needed, this saves your time and lets you get to your analysis quicker. Supported formats and databases include:
• Directly access industry standard geographic data such as engineering or town planning CAD data (the latest DWG/DXF, DGN, SDTS and VPF formats)
• Directly access ESRI Shape, Grid, SDE, E00