MapInfo Professional v8 Comparison Chart

What does MapInfo

Professional v8
bring in comparison to
previous versions?

MapInfo Pro 8.0 adds: MapInfo Pro 7.8 added:

Platform Support
Platform Support User Interface Enhancements Windows XP logo (Professional and Home support)
- Windows XP logo (Professional and Home - File Open dialog enhanced - clicking on a
Windows 2000, Windows NT+SP6 and Windows
support) MapInfo 'place' also updates the file format
98SE - tested - works the same as previous logo
- Windows 2000, Windows NT+SP6 and - Layer Control enhanced to show long file
Certified versions
Windows 98SE names
- Support for Windows 2003 Server with - More room for longer statements in SQL Select Interoperability:
Terminal Services and Citrix dialog box - from 254 Chars to 1024 each OGC Features: WMS Client, Get Feature info; WFS
- Support for silent and unattended installs - Mouse wheel support for Browser window is 1.0
now enabled Remote Database Support:
Data access
X,Y (point Data): MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle,
- OGC: Table Properties provides more control Thematic Map Improvements IBM Informix
over WFS tables; Web Services preferences - Ability to sort legends for Individual Value Spatial (Map Objects): Oracle 10G, 9iR2, 8i and
provide access to time out values; Option to thematics locator, IBM Informix 9.4 and MS SQL Server 2000
display user friendly projection names in WMS - Ability to display two different thematic with MapInfo Spatial Ware;
dialog; Import GML 2.1 support added; WMS variables for one layer at the same time Imagery and Raster: MrSid G3, AirPhoto USA
projection defaults to match current mapper; - Alignment of thematic legends and legend MapXtreme 2004: Save Workspace as MWS (XML)
Control WMS image resolution to improve print frames added
quality; Index WFS tables to enable queries and Mapping:
- Choice of thematic legend swatch sizes added
searches Text Objects 2048 characters; split line at a point;
- Data Import: Import AutoCAD DWG/DXF 2004 snap and thin values saved with TAB; Continuous
Tool Enhancements
format and MicroStation DGN v8 format; Open trace mode during digitizing; easy add custom
Sync Window usability enhancements (better
ESRI Grid data; Open CSV; Open Shape files symbols UI, more custom symbols added, bundled
icons and ability to remove any and all legends;
with M&Z values line style editor utility with the CD: New projections
New tool - removes and counts duplicate rows
- Database Support: Oracle 10G & 9iR2, MS SQL added RGF, plus coord-sys for Sweden, Denmark,
in a table; Distance Calculator enhanced - find
Server 2000, MS Access, IBM Informix 9.4 Australia and Israel.
the distance to closest or furthest point, and
- Spatial Data Support: Oracle 10G Spatial & performance improvements; Workspace Data Analysis:
Locator, MS SQL Server and Informix via resolver utility added - fix workspaces that have Dot density thematic using square or circle shapes
SpatialWare incorrect or missing file references of any size; query tables in 3D Prism maps;
- Export Window: Added export options to: GIF, Distance calculator: find the longest and shortest
LZW TIFF and TIFF CCITT Group 4 Datum Enhancements distance (straight line) between records in tow
- Save Workspace: Save workspace as MWS - Chinese Coordinate Systems tables; Spider-Graph tool - draw lines from point
now includes label expressions, thematic - New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 objects in one table to point objects of another
expressions and query tables table based on a common field; Sync Map windows
Mapping/Data Editing GPS Support to simultaneously zoom and/or pan in two or more
Node limits for objects increased - eg maximum Geographic Tracker tool upgraded - Garmin USB map windows
nodes in a polygon increased to 134 million; support added Sharing Results:
Oracle object map verification enhanced to Preference for cartographic scale support: use
detect bowties and figure eights; Ability to MapBasic Enhancements ratio i.e. 1:50 as well as 1" = 4mi; Specify field
convert unsupported geometries for Oracle, Registering .CSV files; Custom sort order type during MS Excel open;
Informix and SQL Server during data upload; changes (Set Legend); Converting unsupported MapInfo ProViewer
Improved performance when creating legends geometries into valid geometries for Oracle, View MapInfo Workspaces free
for live tables; Support for Oracle Spatial IBM Informix, and MS SQL Server; Creating New and Enhanced MapBasic:
Workspace Manager; Option to save as MapInfo legends on a live table; Draw orthogonal New: MGRSToPoint( ) and PointToMGRS$ ( );
native to allow data editing when opening CSV, polygon changes; Enable alignment of thematic Poliline Split at a point; WFS Refresh Table
XLS and TXT files; Option to set per layer object legends; Enabling transparent patterns on same statement - Programmatically refresh a WFS table;
styles in Layer Control; Support for Orthogonal layer; Export Windows to additional formats; Enhanced: Cartographic Legend statement - create
polygons added; Auto Node options for Stream Find Nearest functionality commands added; or set small or large swatch sizes; Export to CSV
Digitizing added; Set default find style Increased choice on thematic swatches for format; LegendInfo( ) function now returns legend
preferences; Find selection in front window Cartographic Legends; MapBasic support for size (Small and Large); Register Table statement
only; New find symbols added in custom the increase in nodes, polygons, and polylines now has type WFS; Shade statement supports dot
symbol library allowed - updated the variable type that stores density of square/circle with any point size;
the node count TableInfo( ) function includes type WFS
 MapInfo Pro 6.5 added: MapInfo Pro 7.0 added: MapInfo Pro 7.5 added:
Platform Support Platform Support Platform Support
Windows 2000 logo certification Windows XP logo (XP Professional and Certification for Windows XP
Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0 tested: XP Home support) Windows 2000 logo Professional, XP Home. Compatible
works the same as previous logo- certification, Windows NT+SP6 and with Windows 2000, Windows
certified versions Windows 98SE – tested – works the NT+SP6, Windows 98SE
same as previous logo Certified Remote Database Support
Remote Database Support
versions X,Y (point Data) : MS Access, SQL
Support for SpatialWare 4.5 on all
platforms (Informix, DB2, SQL Server, Remote Database Support Server, Oracle, Informix; Spatial (Map
Oracle 8). Support for Oracle Spatial X,Y (point Data) – MS Access, SQL Objects) : Oracle 8i and 9i, Informix,
8.1.5, 8.1.6, and 8.1.7 Improved Server, Oracle and Informix SQL Server 2000 with SPW;
performance Automatic reading of Oracle Meta-
Spatial (Map Objects) – Oracle,
Data for Make Table
Raster/Grid Enhancements Informix, SQL Server. Significant
Raster and Grid Translucency (great for performance improvement on SQL Raster and Vector: Enhanced quick
Telcos to display RF propagation data) Server 2000 geo-referencing of raster images;
Raster display override interactive Vector file geo-referencing;
New File Types added: MS Excel - view any number of rows.
Direct read of DEM, DTED, and
Direct read of Shape files, Import
GTOPO30 grid formats OGC: WMS Client; Enhanced OSGB
support for OSGB GML. Built in
3D Prism Maps support for the following raster GML v2 fie import with object style
For more information: Great for bivariate thematic mapping: specification.
formats: MrSid, ECW, JPEG2000, ADRG,
display two different variables at once CADRG, CIB, ASRP and NITF Map Display: 100 new fill patterns.
MapInfo Australia Head Office
Object Processing Object Processing Custom symbols support high color
Level 4
Clean (remove self-intersections, gaps, Split by line polyline, Voronoi and size. Improved auto scroll and
170 Pacific Highway
Greenwich NSW 2065 and overlaps) polygons, Data Aggregation for buffer, smooth panning, hi-res 3D window;
Snap/Thin/Generalize (remove extra erase and erase outside support for: Continues visible snap area, snap to
Main: +61 2 9437 6255
nodes to simplify geometry) Points, multipoints and collections. centroids, optional cross hair mode,
Fax: +61 2 9439 1773
Disaggregate (separate composite KKJ and JGD 2000 projection support.
Free call: 1800 351 576
Data Editing
objects into separate components) UI Enhancements: 15 new menu
E-mail: australia@mapinfo.com Rotate Objects, Move objects using
Website: www.mapinfo.com.au
Performance improvements shortcuts, keyboard support for
arrow keys, undo nodes during
(operations like erase reduced from panning and zooming, New options
polyline and polygon creation
hours to minutes) for Create Points.
Publishing
New Object Types Data Editing: Move and offset support
Save window as to user defined
Oracle Spatial and Open GIS by fixed distance, new rotate
resolution, updated Crystal Reports
Consortium compliance selection: option to set an anchor
8.5, MapInfo Discovery Publisher,
Multi-point Collection (combination of point and degrees for rotation. New
MapX mobile support
points polylines and polygons) table buffer and voronoi into new
Improved User Experience table. New trim/extend utility, new
TIN-base Interpolator
Create new table based on open table, undo supports large undo operations.
Invert Selection Combine objects using column save
Data Publishing and Output
results in new table, better import of
User interface and usability Set Map Scale - Set Map Scale of a
Excel Files, auto detection of Shape file
enhancements Map Window frame sets the scale of a
projections during translation, persist
View entire layer defaults to ‘All layers’ map within the window; Scale
categories for individual value themes,
Raster and grid zoom layering Patterns – New scale patterns scales
Austrian projection, Double
preferences. Most Recently Used list fill patterns on hi resolution printers
stereographic projection, file open
expanded from 4 to 10 items
dialog changes, Workspace Packager - Utility to
Tools package workspaces with all related
Better control over installation and
Enhanced HTML Image Map Tool tab files into one directory
maintenance
Enhanced Scale Bar
Support for common application data MapBasic
New Coordinate Extractor Tool
files and Smart Updates New and enhanced MapBasic
New Grid Tool
statements to support the new
MapInfo Professional features.
MapBasic v7.5 now includes new
sample code for HTML Image map,
Mapping Wizard and other utilities
that demonstrate product
programmability.

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