Key Features

Key features of MapObjects LT include

Well-designed, easy-to-navigate object model
Support for data in a wide range of formats including standard GIS formats (ArcInfo coverages and ESRI shapefiles); CAD formats (DXF, DWG, and DGN); and a variety of image formats such as GeoTIFF, JPEG, and MrSID image compression
Display of data as multiple layers in a map with the ability to pan and zoom throughout all layers
Display of features using thematic methods such as value maps and classification maps
Spatial query
Feature labeling
Advanced thematic mapping capabilities such as dot density rendering and multiple rendering schemes
Feature attribute query using standard SQL expressions
Creatable geometric primitives
Support for measures and three-dimensional shapes
Robust online help, with extensive hard-copy documentation and example applications including source code

Note: If you have an ESRI Data & Maps CD set, the StreetMap (*.edg) files are not supported in MapObjects LT.

Data Access

Support for ESRI shapefile format and ArcInfo coverages
Reads a wide variety of image formats such as BMP, TIFF, JPEG, GeoTIFF, SUN, ERDAS, BIL, BIP, BSQ, and MrSID image compression
Support for CAD formats (DXF, DWG, and DGN)

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