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
Have you used Map Suite to create a stunning application? Share it with us, and we might feature it in the upcoming Map Suite App Gallery, complete with a link to your website. This is a great way for you to increase exposure and help promote your product or company -- and it won't cost you a dime. ... (read more)
Posted 08-14-2009 12:13 PM by ThinkGeo
Today we're excited to announce the initial beta release of the Map Suite Routing Extension, an all new add-on for Map Suite that can plot routes, provide turn-by-turn directions and get your users from A to B with incredible ease. If you're using Map Suite Desktop, Web, Silverlight or Services Edition, choose Map Suite Routing as a quick and easy way to add popular routing features to your GIS ap... (read more)
Posted 08-12-2009 02:53 PM by ThinkGeo
Those of you who are working with Map Suite Silverlight Edition will be excited to know that we've just released Beta 3, which adds support for two of the most oft-requested feature from our other editions: InteractiveOverlays and GoogleOverlays. You'll also find a large number of additional new features, API enhancements, bug fixes and performance improvements. ... (read more)
Posted 08-12-2009 02:28 PM by ThinkGeo
We have a new project in our Code Community that shows some techniques for labeling. If you have a point based shapefile for labeling where all the parameters such as size, angle, font, color etc are specified in the dbf for each record, this project will show you how to handle that. Please, check it out at http://code.thinkgeo.com/projects/s...basedoncol
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Posted 08-10-2009 03:39 PM by Val
Today we are excited to announce the official launch of the Map Suite Code Community. This all-new online community provides a place for Map Suite developers to share their extensions with other Map Suite users, providing new functionality, new styles and shortcuts for their Map Suite projects. ... (read more)
Posted 07-29-2009 04:09 PM by ThinkGeo
In this video, we'll explore how you can leverage existing open source libraries such as FDO, OGR, and GDAL to support even more data formats. You'll be amazed how easy it is to take advantage of these native C++ libraries. David Rehagen, Chief Architect of the Map Suite development team, delivers the in-depth presentation, including sample code that you can download to speed your development. ... (read more)
Posted 07-23-2009 02:39 PM by ThinkGeo
Because a lot has changed in the Release Candidate of Desktop Edition 3.0, Map Suite Chief Architect David Rehagen put together this 60-minute overview video to help explain the new features, changes and enhancements. If you have questions about the Desktop Edition Release Candidate, or are curious why some of the changes were made, this in-depth video should be enlightening. ... (read more)
Posted 05-28-2009 03:40 PM by ThinkGeo
This is an exciting week for Map Suite developers. We've just refreshed our entire line of Map Suite 3.x GIS developer components, each packed with many of the new features, performance enhancements and bug fixes that you requested. Most importantly, Map Suite Desktop Edition is now available as a Release Candidate, and incorporates massive improvements to the API that will make it even easier a... (read more)
Posted 05-27-2009 12:07 PM by ThinkGeo