Map Suite enables you to build the most common Mapping & GIS functionality into your application.

• User Interactions
• Rendering & Visualization
• Analysis
• Geometric Calculations & Operations

An introduction to mapping that will take you from cartography to GIS to GIS software packages. These articles demonstrate how relevant GIS can be to any organization once some major concepts are understood.

• What is a Map
• Topographic vs. Thematic Maps
• Understanding projections
• GIS for Mapping
• Understanding Scale
• The Concept of Overlays (Layers)
• Types of Map Data
• How Should We Represent Data?
• How Can We Acquire Data?
• Analyzing Data

Now that we understand the basics of mapping and GIS, we'll discuss the different categories of GIS software. It also helps to understand how mapping components like Map Suite relate to other types of GIS software.

• End-User GIS Packages
• Spatial DBMS
• Mapping Services
• Libraries

Learn the advantages of using ThinkGeo's mapping components versus others, while exploring the different uses for each Map Suite product according to the needs of your organization. Within, we also explain the philosophy behind the creation of Map Suite.

• Map Suite Core Architecture
• Map Suite GIS components
• Map Suite Desktop Edition
• Extensions and Add-Ons

These Quick Start Guides focus on the various tasks that are common to all editions of Map Suite GIS components.

Adding and Representing Data on the Map

• Adding ShapeFiles, Oracle, WFS, etc.
• Working with Zoom Levels
• Working with Styles
• Working with Label Styles
• Adding Imagery
• Adding GRID
• Adding Dynamic Data
• Working with Adornments
• Displaying World Coordinates
• Drawing Systems

Manipulating the Map

• Geometries
• Spatial Queries
• Applying Projections
• Rotating the Map
• Editing Layers
• Working with the Database

Here, we look at some tasks and issues that are specific to the different editions of Map Suite.

• Map Suite Desktop Edition
• Map Suite WFP Edition
• Map Suite Web Edition
• Map Suite Silverlight Edition
• Map Suite Services Edition

This programming-oriented section explores one of the major strengths of Map Suite: its flexibility.

• Understanding Inheritance
• Inheriting from FeatureSource
• Inheriting Own Style

In this section we'll explore the powerful and easy-to-use API of Map Suite.

• How to Read the API Class Diagram
• Map Suite Core API
• Map Suite Desktop Edition API
• Map Suite Web Edition API
• Map Suite Silverlight Edition API

These Quick Start Guides will show you how to integrate Map Suite extensions into the map products.

• Map Suite World Map Kit
• Map Suite Geocoder
• Map Suite Router

Here, we'll look at some specific industries and show how Map Suite can be of benefit.

• Real Estate
• Agriculture
• GPS Tracking
• Law Enforcement
• Aviation
• Utilities

Take a look at some of the new projects and products we've got planned for the future of Map Suite.

• Map Suite Data Types
• Map Suite in the Cloud
• Map Suite Script Language
• Map Suite Explorer
• Upcoming Map Suite Extensions