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Desktop mapping has changed the way users look at information. Any analytical task with a spatial component, such as planning delivery routes or even understanding the world economy, can profit […]

By G. Donald Bain Atlas Pro from Strategic Mapping Inc. provides an eagerly anticipated upgrade from Atlas MapMaker, long the leading desktop mapping program on the Macintosh. Atlas Pro adds […]

Map makers take upgrade path Ever since the release of FileVision, people have been using the Macintosh to associate graphical areas on-screen with other data, but lately there's been an […]

CD-ROM database makes prospect lists ON BALANCE MarketPlace Business Lotus Development Corp. List price: $695 MarketPlace is a breakthrough product that helps companies target their marketing efforts quickly and easily […]

Score card: ArcView 2.1 Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. Overall value: 3 (Good) List price: $999 ArcView 2.1 is a milestone product in that it gives Mac users access to […]

MapInfo Corp. of Troy, N.Y., can be reached at (518) 285-6000 or (800) 327-8627; fax (518) 285-6070. Score card: MapInfo 3.0 MapInfo Corp. Overall value 4 (Very good) List price: […]

Well-rounded apps create detailed maps .................... Score Card: Map-making software Two map-making programs provide map-projection and base-map-creation capabilities for professional cartographers. Both impressive programs allow you to create highly accurate […]

By G. Donald Bain Cartographers are turning to digital map-making tools even though current software neither integrates all available components nor fulfills professional needs. On the one hand, traditional high-end […]

Modeling requires 3-D CAD program By G. Donald Bain A classic technique for displaying data graphically is to draw lines connecting points that share a similar value; the most familiar […]

Mapping programs take the high road Descartes, MapInfo define high end By G. Donald Bain Desktop-mapping software is an exciting category that's generating some impressive developments. Here we review two […]

ThinkSpace Inc.'s MAP II, described by its authors as a "map processor," is an intriguing program that offers valuable mapping and geographic- analysis tools at a bargain price. The $395 […]

The evolution of Strategic Mapping Inc.'s MapMaker into Atlas Pro has given it a feature set very similar to that of MapInfo from MapInfo Corp. of Troy, N.Y. (see MacWEEK, […]

GEOvista 1.1 Quick, easy but pricey map preparation The $249 GEOvista 1.1 from Newton Technology Inc. is a well-designed program for preparation of one type of thematic map. The program […]