Software Reviews : MAPINFO Publisher: Mapping Information Systems Corporation,200 Broadway,Troy,NY 12180 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1989 Materials: 115.25-inch disks,manual Price: $750 Machine Specificity: IBM and compatibles System Requirements: Hard disk with at least 3 MB of space,512K RAM (640K strongly recommended),graphics card,DOS 2.0 or higher;a mouse is supported but optional;also supported are a fairly narrow range of dot matrix and laser printers,pen plotters,and digitizers Effectiveness: Good to Excellent Documentation: Fair

Abstract

MAPINFO is a map database, display, and plotting program. Its dBASE III style relational database component is menu-driven. The database management module contains features tailored for map functions, but it lacks loop and subroutine programming capabilities. Its mapping module can display boundaries, lines, points, and user-defined symbols such as circles and text. MAPINFO contains many features that go beyond traditional boundary shading. For example, addresses or other locations can be highlighted or magnified interactively, and distances between points may be determined. Presentation quality maps can also be printed.