TatukGIS Releases Version 7.0 of the GIS Developer Kernel VCL Toolkit

The version 7 of the TatukGIS Developer Kernel toolkit is released as a VCL for GIS application developers working in the Borland® Delphi or Borland® C++Builder environments. Version 7 introduces many powerful product enhancements and features, making the Developer Kernel a fully comprehensive and viable development option for GIS development tasks around the world.

TatukGIS Releases Version 7.0 of the GIS Developer Kernel Toolkit

TatukGIS today released version 7.0 of its GIS Developer Kernel (DK) toolkit as a Borland® VCL for Delphi/C++Builder. The version 7.0 release introduces many new features, including: a single visual layer/legend/property control for all aspects of the map appearance, topological operations functionality, pie and bar charts/graphs, distance scale control, writing to the MIF and DXF formats (as well as to the SHP format), reading the DGN format, improved SQL layer reading/writing, improved quarrying of any SQL database supporting ADO/ODBC or DBX, support of C++Builder 6.0, and many other smaller enhancements.

Leading features of the TatukGIS Developer Kernel toolkit:

• Object API providing access to approximately 2,200 public/protected functions and 120 classes
• Supports the leading GIS, CAD, and pixel formats: SHP, EOO, MIF/MID, TAB, DXF, DGN, TIGER, SQL, TIFF/GeoTIFF, JPEG, BMP, SPOT, TatukGIS PixelStore (for SQL-based pixel coverages)
• SQL-based vector coverages for top speed with very large files
• A single visual layer/legend/property control for all aspects of the map appearance
• WKT/WKB geometry support
• Topological operations, such as buffers, intersections, unions, etc.
• Compatibility with any SQL database supporting via ADO/ODBC or DBX
• R-Tree spatial indexing
• Advanced pixel layer operations, such as histograms equalizations, color coding, layer transparency, etc.
• Thematic mapping, custom rendering, scale control
• Pie and bar charts
• Advanced editing
• GPS, geocoding, and optimal routing
• CGM and TrueType symbols for points and lines; CGM, TrueType, and WMF symbols for fills
• Advanced label placement, overlap avoidance
• Universal support of language characters (Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, etc.)
• 26 projections, approximately 225 datums and 50 ellipsoids
• Free of all Dynamic Library Links and 3rd party libraries, resulting in user applications that are easy to install and uninstall
• VCL based applications compile into a single executable file
• Modern, free of software legacy limitations
• Very small footprint and extremely fast
• MS Windows platform
• Guarantee, support, and upgrades for first year at no additional charge

The DK-VCL is priced at $900 per developer station license. A free v7.0 trial is available for download from www.tatukgis.com.

About TatukGIS: TatukGIS is a producer of GIS software products, including the TatukGIS Developer Kernel toolkit (VCL and ActiveX® versions), the TatukGIS Internet Server, an ASP component supporting 2,200 functions and properties for the development of web-based GIS applications, and the Aerial Imagery Corrector, a final user product to rectify, georeference, and mosaic aerial imagery. Sales are worldwide, via the TatukGIS web site at www.tatukgis.com.