MapInfo Professional

MapInfo Professional

Developer(s)	Pitney Bowes Software (formerly MapInfo Corporation)
Stable release	11.0.1 / July 2011
Operating system	Windows
Type	GIS
License	Proprietary
Website	http://www.pbinsight.com/products/short/mapinfo-professional/

MapInfo Professional is a desktop software product produced by MapInfo Corporation. It is a Geographic Information System or GIS Geographic information system used for mapping and location analysis. It allows users to visualise, analyse, interpret, understand and output data in ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends.

History

MapInfo Professional was first released in 1986 as just "MapInfo" and was the first desktop GIS product on the market, at this time available only for the DOS operating system. This software could be customized by using the MapCode development environment which was a C-like programming language.

The DOS product was eventually discontinued and replaced by MapInfo for Windows in 1990. MapInfo was redesigned with an easier-to-use graphical user interface and was made available for the Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Macintosh operating systems. The MapCode development environment was replaced with a new language MapBasic.

Version 4 of the product, released in 1995 , saw the product renamed to "MapInfo Professional".

MapInfo Professional is no longer available for the UNIX and Macintosh platforms.

The current version of MapInfo Professional is 11.1.

Complimentary Products

MapInfo Professional is extensible and numerous companies (including Pitney Bowes Software) have written applications that are dependent upon it.

• MapInfo Drivetime
• MapInfo Vertical Mapper
• Encom Engage and Engage 3D
• Encom Discover
• MapInfo Crime Profiler

See also

• MapBasic
• MapInfo TAB format
• List of GIS software

External links

• Official website
• Review: Mapping the world with GIS wares