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Encompass is a set of ActiveX and .Net components for building ArcObjects, MapObjects, GeoMedia Objects, and vendor-neutral GIS
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Encompass is... |
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a set of ActiveX
and .Net
components created in Visual Basic and Visual C. |
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a growing list of
component-based client-server and web
applications. |
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a
consortium of component
developers and users. |
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Encompass is used to... |
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create quick, targeted
applications that make the greatest use of GIS data,
yet require minimal user training and support. |
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add GIS capabilities to
existing Windows applications. |
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augment the use of
Intergraph’s GeoMedia Objects or ESRI’s MapObjects or
ArcObjects. With Encompass, you can port
applications between GIS platforms with minimal effort,
minimizing reliance on a single GIS vendor's technology. |
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access GIS data in any
ODBC database (Access, SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, etc.).
This means you can move data between databases without
modifying applications or re-training users. |
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optionally avoid per-user license
costs by creating applications that use a
license-free mdb data store and the Encompass map
engine. |
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Encompass is used by... |
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Visual Basic
programmers to create custom mapping applications
from a kit of parts. |
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web developers to
create browser-independent GIS web sites and web
services for IIS
servers. |
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AutoCAD users to
turn their file-based map drawings into a continuous
feature-based GIS. |
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ESRI and Intergraph product users to speed (or
start) the development of custom applications and add
functionality beyond stock ArcObjects, MapObjects, and
GeoMedia Objects. |
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database users to
add graphics to their databases. A "BLOB" column
can be added to any table to place a graphic feature in
each row. |
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