MapXtreme


Leading companies in public and private sector alike use mapping and location-based decision and analysis support systems to make better strategic decisions. These decisions include where to market and sell, manage and protect physical assets, and transport products efficiently. MapXtreme provides extensive capabilities to address these needs in a manner that best fits the requirements of our customers.

MapInfo MapXtreme enables the creation of custom mapping applications or map enablement of applications and solutions in Microsoft Windows desktop and web environments.

MapXtreme provides developers and users with the following benefits:

  • Provides a single offering for the development of location-based or location-enabled Windows based applications for deployment on the web or desktop
  • Application development made easy through MapInfo's seamless integration with the Visual Studio.NET Development Environment, extending it's capabilities to include location
  • Providing true interoperability through compliance with both geospatial and IT industry standards
  • Incrementally feature rich developer tool that allows development of applications with previously unseen complexity and flexibility

MapXtreme SDK
The MapXtreme SDK is designed for Microsoft Windows programmers who are familiar with Microsoft .NET development environment that are interested in developing applications and solutions that incorporate location with their existing systems and infrastructure. MapXtreme SDK is a single offering providing the ability to develop desktop or web solutions for smart-client, client server, intranet/extranet or mixed environments.

Web Deployment
MapXtreme facilitates the rapid development of web applications by providing map application templates, numerous commonly used map control tools, sample applications and drag and drop development functionality. All web deployable .NET languages such as ASP.NET can be used with MapXtreme.

Desktop Deployment
Much like the web development option, MapXtreme desktop development option includes numerous map application templates that automatically configure and load the mapping environment for the deployment type chosen, commonly used map control tools, sample applications and drag and drop development functionality. MapXtreme desktop option provides full support for Microsoft's .NET languages such as VB.NET C#.

MapXtreme Features

Ease of Use

  • Full integration with the Visual Studio.NET development environment
  • Develop applications using drag and drop functionality
  • Leverage predefined map templates and sample applications to facilitate rapid application development 
  • Develop applications using the .NET language of your choice making efficient use of the IT skills within your organization

Single Offering for Web and Desktop Development

  • Single SDK for the development of web and desktop applications and solutions
  • Efficient sharing of code and knowledge between deployment types
  • Common and consistent desktop and web development experience

Interoperability

  • Support for IT standards such as Microsoft .NET, ADO.NET and SQL-3
  • Support for geospatial standards including Open Geospatial Consortium protocols (WMS and WFS)
  • Access your data “where it lives” within your organization using standard data access systems and protocols such as ADO.NET, ODBC, Oracle Spatial and SQL Server 2008
  • Incorporation of location capabilities such as geocoding and routing within your application
  • New extensible architecture enables you to write your own data provider, extending data access to virtually any source

Feature Rich

  • Superior data access engine with improved functionality and performance due to the use of flexible cursors, source agnostic approach to data and the use of industry standard query language
  • Enhanced flexibility of display options through curved labeling, improved symbology and fill patterns
  • Addition functionality through granularity – for example improved map clarity through the separation of map elements, attribute data and analysis results enabling display placement and draw order control of each element
  • OGC WMS, OCG WFS Server and Client capabilities
  • High performance means a better return-on-investment
  • Built-in extensible User Interface toolbars and dialogs facilitates rapid development

Supported Databases and Data Formats
MapInfo MapXtreme supports a wide variety of spatial and non spatial databases as well as a large selection of file formats. A small selection of supported databases are listed below.

  • SQL Server 2008 and 2005
  • Oracle 11G and 10G
  • Microsoft Access 2000 and 97 
  • SpatialWare for Microsoft SQL Server and IBM Informix

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