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| Subject: | RE: GISList: ArcView vs MapInfo vs Manifold |
| Date: |
08/27/2002 11:51:50 AM |
| From: |
McCann, Michael J. (Mike) |
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Huh? Calm down? Sounds like you are the excited one. There has been some
talk of the community preparing a matrix - not me, or just me. BTW, I feel
perfectly calm, and I have never challenged my own personal integrity
(whatever you meant by that). I would guess that Manifold would just be one
of several software packages compared without special emphasis given to it,
whether they are the new kid or the old kid on the block.
Again, please ignore all references of "you" in Robert's attached email.
Whatever matrix produced would involve of the input of numerous GIS
community members including Robert.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Heitzman [mailto:rheitzman@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 12:29 PM
To: McCann, Michael J. (Mike): dar@manifold.net: gislist@geocomm.com
Subject: RE: GISList: ArcView vs MapInfo vs Manifold
>Get ready big dog, 'cause it just might happen sooner than you think.
Whoops, looks like an unbiased journalistic hit piece is on the way!!! This
should be fun. As the politicians say: just spell my name right! :)
Some suggestions for your comparison matrix(from the biased positions of a
Manifold proponent):
o Calm down first. From my reading of this thread no one has challenged your
personal integrity except yourself. Don't give them a reason by dashing off
something you can't defend.
o Since Manifold 5 is the new kid on the block a matrix with a row for each
Manifold feature would be appropriate as a minimum. Certainly add rows for
core features that other products have that Manifold does not. If you start
we an existing matrix add rows for features in the Manifold core product
that are not in the matrix.
o Clearly indicate which features are in the core products and which are
"extensions". Or place extensions in different columns, which would probably
make a better comparison matrix than footnotes identifying which extensions
cover which features.
o Clearly identify which product you are reviewing. For Manifold, if you
pick one, choose Enterprise and footnote the "Enterprise Only" features. (If
you want to have a good laugh at the next ArcGIS demo you go to ask the
salesman to turn off all licenses but the one s/he claims to be demoing.)
o To increase accuracy I suggest you publish a draft in the various user
groups and lists. Someone that has not been working with a tool as complex a
specific full featured GIS for quite awhile could do a good analysis -
unless you are just reviewing the marketing literature and not the products.
o You might just want to publish a draft of the empty matrix so folks could
comment on the feature/product list first. (It would be interesting to see
what features users/reviewers/journalists think are core features of the
products before and accurate matrix was published.)
o Have fun!
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