For Immediate Release

Caliper Releases Maptitude Version 4.7

NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Caliper Corporation, a leader in GIS software, is pleased to announce the major new release of Maptitude. Caliper's award winning Maptitude GIS software is utilized in many sectors as an affordably priced, easy-to-use, fully-fledged, and data-rich mapping system. Maptitude provides the tools to tackle the critical geographical problems facing both private and public organizations.

Maptitude 4.7 provides new functionality and enhancements:

  • Analysis: Create density maps to analyze point data such as customer concentrations and crime hot spots; Identify service areas with the facility locator; Compute adjacency of areas to explore market expansion, plan evacuations, or track disease outbreaks
  • Reports: Produce single page reports of districts or market areas using several customizable templates, in standard or batch mode
  • Editing: Batch edit multiple layers to create a map for an area of interest
  • File Formats: Import TIGER/Line 2002 and 2003 files; Add JPEG/World (.JPW) files to maps;  Open ArcView 3.x Project (.APR) and Legend (.AVL) files
  • Datum conversions: Use new datum conversions for Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand
  • Integration: Access Maptitude from a Windows .NET application or as a COM Object using the GISDK programming language
  • Data: Use the new and updated geographic data files: Streets 2003, 2003 County Areas with 2002 and 2003 population estimates, 2004 5-digit ZIP Code point locations including P.O. Boxes/companies/buildings, Major roads with travel time and speed data for accurate routing, 2004 Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Components and Areas, 2000 Metropolitan Area Central Cities, 2000 Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2000 Consolidated Cities, Indian Reservations, 2000 New England County Metropolitan Areas, 2004 New England City and Town Areas/Components, U.S. Time Zones, U.S. 30-second Digital Elevation Model, 3- and 5- digit ZIP Codes (July 2000)

See the Maptitude New Features page for complete details of the new features and data.

Maptitude is affordably priced at $495, and it provides the functionality and data for which other GIS vendors charge many thousands of dollars. Maptitude can meet an organization's data and analysis needs out-of-the-box.

Maptitude provides methods for location-based planning, analysis, data interrogation, and visualization. Maptitude has tools for bands/buffers, market area determination, report production, routing, map and database graphs, location mapping and investigation, batch address locating, Census data mapping, and much more.

More advanced GIS users have access to features such as the mapping of 3D environments, density analysis, topological queries, advanced editing tools, GPS interfacing, and sophisticated geocoding capabilities. Maptitude also ships with the flexible and powerful GISDK programming language that allows developers to design custom code and interfaces.

Maptitude is a good choice for those buying mapping software for the first time, and also for those who:

  • Need more tools and flexibility than is provided by other low cost mapping software
  • Require additional inexpensive seats for existing GIS systems
  • Want to migrate from other GIS systems because of their expense and/or complexity of use

Maptitude is used in a wide range of application areas encompassing: Sales and Marketing,  Real Estate,  Insurance,  Banking,  Public Health,  Community Development and Law Enforcement.

Caliper Corporation, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Newton, MA, is a leader in the development of geographic information systems (GIS) and transportation software. Caliper has tens of thousands of users in over 70 countries. Caliper is also a highly regarded consulting and R&D provider, offering professional services in quantitative management consulting, transportation, and decision support systems development. Visit Caliper on the web at www.caliper.com.