Layout, which will not change when moving the map. A user can specify a fixed scale for both map and Window shows at a time when a layer is activated, unless a table Organize everything into layers in a table of contents, and only one
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Instead of having 10 different windows open in mapinfo, Arc can In Arc the layout view is much better than mapinfo, for instance thereĪre two views, one for layout, and one for the map(data view). mxd files directly,Īnd has plans to read. Will read either type of files, it will now read. In MapInfo, I actually use some of the Arc Styles, gradational shading, callouts – all things that make for a MapInfo: Support is adequate for MapInfo issuesĮSRI: Their support has always been good, and they now have a geoĭivision so at least they know what we’re talking about.Īrc takes this hands down. PLSS, USGS), and other servers(ArcGIS online) that offer base maps and ArcGIS has theĪdded function of being able to connect to government data (BLM’s In symbology (colors, linestyles) from the other system, so that’sĪrc has more functionality than Mapinfo when it comes to connecting toĪ server, such as a IMS, WCS, ArcGIS, or WMS server. Programs read in the objects and attributes. There is more data available in Arc formats than MapInfo. Necessary, if they don’t contain any spatial reference or In Arc Rasters can be georeferenced, though this is not always Process, which is easier to use than Arc and allows for easyĬonversion of objects to polylines or polygons, or editing, and againĪrc requires similar object types in a layer - you can not mix points, Mapinfo/Discover simplifies the digitizing Nodes, however, it will cost to get more editing tools by upgrading toĪrcEditor or ArcInfo. When digitizing, Arc does a decent job, you can trace lines, snap to Conversely, it’s muchĮasier to package files to send to people in MapInfo than in Arc. – if it can’t find the files, it won’t open. – if files are missing, it will still open the. Geodatabases to organize data into spatially referenced feature ArcGIS has Arc Catalog, where a userĬan view data, change projections of feature classes, and create a Minuses to this approach, as if you are disorganized MapInfo doesn’tĬare, If you are organized either system works great. The cavaet is that you need to know the projection of theĪrc is quite structured in its data requirements – MapInfo doesn’tĬare, it will take the data anyway you have it. It's easier to find people trained inĪrc allows only one projection in a window – MapInfo reprojects on theįly – this is great when working with several projections as is common Working with someone who has no experience, it’s much easier to get
MapInfo, so while people may have the training in school, if I’m Training to use the program well, not the 2 day courses we offer for Grids in Arc, so that’s another add on at $2500, and the list goes on.Īrc is taught at the university level – and you do need advanced
For example to add true editing capabilities to ArcGIS, To enableĪrcGIS to have the same capabilities you are talking in the $15K+
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Viewer, while MapInfo is a pretty full blown GIS system. The problem is that with ArcView (now called ArcGIS) you only get a The client is Vancouver based with offices in Mexico andĬonsultants living in the US, so some of this may not apply to theĮuropean or Australian readers. We were asked to do a similar comparison recently between the Arc/
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