Here are two messages concerning the SPANS map package.------Johnnie -------------------------------- Thu, 1 Jul 93 15:29 GMT SHANE <[log in to unmask]> SPANS MAP We have been using SPANS MAP for a while now. It's quite impressive it can combine a spreadsheet with a sort of automatic update conncetion to any maps or vectors( e.g. roads etc) that you have on your database. Th cartographic quality is quite good even on a simple HP paintjet. But I don't know if it is much use by itself. We tned to use it this way. If someone wants a GIS databas eset up with maps ( SPANS quadtree a sort of smart raster) vectors data etc. We would digitize in the data and set up the maps and vectors/data etc. using SPANS . Once the stuff is all set up the way the client wants it we would set it all up in SPANS MAP ( which is hell of a lot cheaper than SPANS) and let them query and run it from there. But idf you need heavy spatial analysis I would not recommend you use this package ARC/INFO or SPANS themselves would be bette I think our SPANS MAP cost us 600 pounds sterling but that was academic cost . I don't know what the full price is . If you want more info feel free to contact me. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ __ __ __ [log in to unmask] __ __ Computer Officer in the G.I.S. Unit __ __ School of Geosciences __ __ Queen's University Belfast __ __ __ __ A SPANS Centre of excellence __ __ __ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] (Debora H. Pagurek) Re: SPANS-MAP Thu, 1 Jul 1993 10:42:32 -0400 SPANS-MAP is a desktop mapping package that costs about $1,000 and runs on OS/2 and maybe Windows. The package integrates a spreadsheet,chart, a digital map and image data. This package is produced by INTERA TYDAC. For more information you can contact INTERA TYDAC Technologies Inc. at: 2 Gurdwara Road, Suite 2-something (sorry-I know it moved to the second floor!) Nepean, Ontario Canada K2E 1A2 Tel: (613) 226-5525 Fax: (613) 226-3819