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Feature comparison matrix

FunctionalityExplorerCartographerProfessionalEnterprise
Standard mapping functions    
Navigation: zoom, pan, locate
Interrogation: query element, view attributes
Attributes: Modify database information
Locate: feature by key, feature with attribute
Selection: attribute, containment, proximity, optimal route
Printing: print preview, hardcopy output
Modify appearance: customize styles, displays
Save changes 
Global Position System (GPS) interface    
Show current location on map (real-time)
Capture track / position (real-time) 
Download waypoints, routes, tracks (Garmin) 
Upload waypoints, routes (Garmin)  
Exchange formats    
Import SHP, MIF, DXF, FEA
Import E00, DGN, SDL  
Export SHP 
Export MIF, DXF, FEA, SDL, KML  
Raster formats    
Import JPEG, TIFF, GeoTIFF (convert to IJP) 
Display IJP
Import ECW & MrSID images 
Display ECW & MrSID
Database connectivity    
dBase III, IV & Foxpro
Access & ODBC
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, SQLite
Oracle, SQL Server, Informix, Sybase, Interbase  
Import/export geometry to database tables  
Multi-user geometry synchronization through database tables   
Read SDE geodatabases   
Import Oracle spatial data   
Design mode    
View map structure, copy elements by drag-drop 
Thematic mapping    
Select queries 
Group queries 
Range queries 
Pie/bar graphs 
Feature manipulation tools    
Capture / delete features 
Move / delete / insert coordinates of existing features 
Copy / move features to other classes (layers) 
Join features 
Clip, union, divide, subtract, create buffer  
Translate, flip, rotate, transform  
Batch manipulation tools    
Change / renumber keys  
Assign keys from text, closest features  
Generalize points, lines  
Snap coordinates to nodes / coordinates  
Explode coordinates / parts  
Generate splines  
Break / unbreak parts  
Close polygons / generate islands  
Generate nodes at intersections / endpoints  
Generate centroids  
Create bounding rectangles / grid  
Create TIN  
Generate Thiessen polygons  
Generate relief / contours  
Calculate lengths / perimeters / areas / heights to database  
Delete duplicate features / parts / slivers   
Generate topology information to database: proximity, similarity, network, polygon, overlay  
Map book    
Generate & renumber map book pages  
Batch print map book pages 
Reporting    
View & print reports
Create reports  
Pricing    
Single userfreeR690R2950R4950
Three user-R1990R6950R9950
Five user-R2990R9750R12950
Ten user-R6990R16000R17000
Additional ten users-R7000R7500R7500
Software updates (single user)-R200/yearR750/yearR1250/year
Software updates (additional users)-25%/year25%/year25%/year
Technical support (single user)-R1500/yearR2500/yearR3500/year
Technical support (3 users)-R2250/yearR3500/yearR4500/year
Technical support (10 users)-R4000/yearR7000/yearR8000/year
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