DeLorme XMap 6

25 September 2008, 3:39pm

DeLorme, a leading developer of mapping and GIS software, recently released version 6 of its renowned XMap GIS Enterprise software suite. XMap was designed to facilitate the efficient management and distribution of GIS data and to provide IT administrators with installation, SQL database set-up, and GIS data distribution tools that can automate the synchronization of GIS data for a mobile workforce.

Affordably and efficiently share topographic maps, aerial imagery, GPS navigation tools and corporate GIS layers with your mobile work force.

XMap 6 GIS software is a three-tiered spatial data management suite that offers just the right level of functionality for everyone in your organization from GIS managers to field technicians. All three product tiers, Enterprise, Editor, and Professional, include:

* SQL Server 2005 locally installed for full database management and GIS capabilities in the office or in the field
* MrSID and GeoTIFF support, providing access to low cost libraries of aerial imagery
* A searchable database of over 150 million residential and business phone numbers for the U.S. and Canada
* The latest in-vehicle GPS navigation functionality
* And much more...

GIS Data Management for IT Administrators

The upper level of XMap, XMap GIS Enterprise is a full-featured GIS software program with advanced database management tools offering support for Microsoft Windows Vista and XP (for easy set-up of user permissions, user roles, and Windows Groups). Employing the innovative synchronization process, the Enterprise version of XMap is used to manage data distribution and access to required data layers for field technicians and to collect and process field-collected observations and red-line updates. XMap can be leveraged to facilitate the distribution of GIS data stored in ESRI, AutoCAD, GE Smallworld and other GIS systems.

XMap GIS Enterprise also includes:

* Customizable network deployment options, including MSI
* SQL Server 2008 64-bit support
* Arc SDE 9.2 import for more efficient access to Corporate GIS databases
* API access to optimized routing, GPS navigation, and map controls

GIS Data Updates with a Click of the Mouse

XMap Professional provides a simplified and affordable version of XMap for use in field and remote locations. Incorporating over 25 years of mapping technology innovation, XMap Professional can be used as a standalone mapping tool, however it's best suited as a field GIS viewer. Used in conjunction with the Enterprise version, XMap Professional users can receive updated data while concurrently submitting field observations, all with a single mouse click.

XMap's innovative approach to GIS data management is changing the way GIS administrators manage their data; it's finally providing access to this data for those who need it most - the field workers.

DeLorme XMap 6

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