Map Suite is already one of the most customizable and extensible GIS systems on the market today. Now we've made it even easier to extend a vast array of Map Suite's base classes by releasing the Map Suite Source Kit, currently in beta. The Source Kit is a package of C# source code for some of Map Suite's most popular core classes. With the source code in hand, you'll be able to see how each ba... (read more)
Posted 03-12-2010 03:14 PM by ThinkGeo
Today we're pleased to introduce you to the Map Suite 2010 Roadmap, our official list of enhancements and additions planned for the next major release of Map Suite this coming spring. This detailed list is broken down by product so you can see exactly what you can look forward to as a user of Map Suite Desktop Edition, Map Suite Geocoder, the Routing Extension, or any of our other major controls.... (read more)
Posted 02-11-2010 03:28 PM by ThinkGeo
Good news for Map Suite developers: We're making daily builds of all our Map Suite products available through the ThinkGeo Customer Portal. This means that you'll be able to try the most cutting-edge features, bug fixes and tweaks that we add to Map Suite without waiting for the next major public release. It's part of our initiative to increase transparency and further include our customers in th... (read more)
Posted 02-10-2010 06:24 PM by ThinkGeo
Take your mapping applications even further with the Map Suite World Map Kit's 2009 Street Data Update. ThinkGeo is now shipping a revised version of the World Map Kit dataset plugin with more accurate U.S. street data, a host of new sample applications and improved performance. ... (read more)
Posted 02-08-2010 05:05 PM by ThinkGeo
The Vehicle Tracking Starter Kit is a collection of sample projects in both C# and VB.NET that represents the most popular features and best practices when building a Web-based vehicle tracking system. With both client-side and server-side examples, plus fully-commented source code, the Starter Kit is a great foundation upon which you can build your own customized vehicle tracking system. ... (read more)
Posted 02-04-2010 02:48 PM by ThinkGeo
Today we're pleased to announce the release of Map Suite Geocoder 3.1.299.77, representing the conclusion of our public beta and a move to final release. The new version of Map Suite Geocoder includes vast improvements to the core code, a brand new United States dataset based on TIGER® 2009 from the U.S. Census Bureau, new sample applications and a variety of additional improvements. ... (read more)
Posted 02-01-2010 04:53 PM by ThinkGeo
Do you want to read from your ArcSDE® geodatabases within your Map Suite applications? Now you can, by using the all-new Map Suite Spatial Data Extension, currently offered as a public beta from ThinkGeo. The Spatial Data Extension is an add-in for Map Suite Desktop, Web, Silverlight or Services Editions that enables reading of spatial data from ArcSDE 9.3. ... (read more)
Posted 02-01-2010 04:51 PM by ThinkGeo
Greetings, Map Suite developers -- please be advised that we have issued a new build of Map Suite Web Edition 3.1.299 this morning to correct an unintended issue with breaking API changes. This new build of Web Edition has no breaking changes. You can download updated copies of Web Edition from our website now. ... (read more)
Posted 11-17-2009 10:58 AM by ThinkGeo
Today we're proud to announce that the final releases of Map Suite Desktop Edition, Silverlight Edition and the Routing Extension have arrived! Each release packs in a few more bug fixes, enhancements and general API cleanup, and comes with completely updated API documentation to help you get up to speed. Download your updated copies now! ... (read more)
Posted 11-16-2009 05:47 PM by ThinkGeo
The Map Suite Geocoder 3.0 Release Candidate is available for download now! This stability release includes just a few minor changes and is intended for one last round of testing before we go to a final release. Download your updated evaluation from our website or a new licensed copy from the ThinkGeo Customer Portal. ... (read more)
Posted 11-16-2009 05:44 PM by ThinkGeo
Big news for Map Suite developers today: We've just posted refreshes of all our major products, delivering bugfixes and performance enhancements across the board. In this blog entry you'll find a list of the products that have been updated, along with links to the change logs so you can see what's new. ... (read more)
Posted 10-22-2009 05:15 PM by ThinkGeo
We've just added a new group of icons to the Map Suite Icon Library, our royalty-free collection of icons we designed for use with your Map Suite applications and other projects. The new icon category is called Geology & Locations, and features a set of 55 new symbols representing landforms, bodies of water, specific types of structure and more. ... (read more)
Posted 10-14-2009 11:29 AM by ThinkGeo
This week we're proud to introduce the initial public beta of Map Suite Geocoder 3.0, our next-generation geocoding and reverse geocoding component for .NET developers. Map Suite Geocoder 3.0 is built on the Map Suite 3.0 core platform, giving you unprecedented control and customization, versatile MatchingPlugins, fuzzy logic searching, string formalizing and lots more. ... (read more)
Posted 09-16-2009 03:49 PM by ThinkGeo
Today, we're pleased to announce the immediate availability of Map Suite Desktop Edition Release Candidate 2. After taking into account all of the feedback we received about the previous release candidate, we decided to integrate a number of changes and defaults that should make development much easier for a vast majority of Desktop Edition users -- and we've fixed a handful of bugs besides. ... (read more)
Posted 09-15-2009 11:59 AM by ThinkGeo
With the recent release of the Feature Data Objects (FDO) extension, Map Suite now supports more vector and raster data formats than ever before. With a running total of more than two dozen vector data formats and over 75 raster formats, chances are good that you'll be able to use Map Suite to work with the spatial data and imagery that you already have at your disposal. ... (read more)
Posted 08-26-2009 06:08 PM by ThinkGeo