NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS -
Caliper Corporation has released Maptitude for the Web™.
This significant new mapping software product makes it easy to design,
publish, and manage interactive Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
applications and location-based services for the World Wide Web. More
information about Caliper GIS software, mapping software and transportation
planning software can be found
here.
A single integrated
product, Maptitude for the Web combines the
features of a geographic information system and of a web application server.
Maptitude for the Web has all of the visual tools, wizards, and
geographic data that are needed to create compelling and attractive maps,
plus special capabilities for designing and running interactive map
applications.
Maptitude for the Web is designed
to meet the needs of many types of users. Data can be mapped and visualized
for nearly any existing database. Map designers can use Maptitude for the
Web to create interactive maps and control their display settings. Web site
designers can incorporate Maptitude for the Web page elements into their own
web pages. Developers can add properties and functions to any web
application or web application template created with Maptitude for the Web.
Maptitude for the Web includes an extensible set of web application
templates called Mapplications®. Mapplications are Active Server
Page scripts that run on the web server to produce either HTML or XML output
with embedded map images. Each Mapplication is tailored to a specific task,
such as displaying a thematic map or finding the nearest map features to a
specific location.
While Maptitude for the Web is responsible for all of the geographic
computations, the application script controls the actual output format sent
to the browser. By editing the script, developers can use Maptitude for the
Web to target location-based application to different display devices (e.g.,
desktop browsers, wireless phones, and hand-held devices).
Maptitude for the Web breaks the price barrier for web-based mapping. A
development license is $995 and a publication license is only $2995. Less
capable map servers cost many times more than Maptitude for the Web.
Web standards and protocols change rapidly, and Maptitude for the Web will
not be locked into a specific output format. Caliper will regularly add new
Mapplications and update the existing ones to support new browser and server
capabilities. Licensed users will be able to download them instantly from
the Maptitude for the Web desktop.
Maptitude for the Web is being used to deploy a wide range of web mapping
applications. These include:
More information about
features and pricing, as well as more examples of web applications, can be
found on the Caliper web site (http://www.caliper.com/webmaptitude.htm).
Caliper Corporation is a leading developer of desktop Geographic Information
System products, including Maptitude GIS for Windows. First released in the
Spring of 1995, Maptitude has revolutionized the desktop GIS marketplace by
providing powerful software coupled with abundant geographic data at an
affordable price. Maptitude for the Web extends the Caliper Corporation
product line by making it easy to offer interactive maps on your web site
that satisfy a wide variety of business-to-business and business-to-customer
needs.