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Posted by JOS on October 4, 2007, 11:33 am
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> Desktop GIS 'control', royalty free, under US$1000
>
> I have been using MapInfo & Manifold for some time now. Both do the
> job fine, but increasingly annoying licencing requirements for
> runtimes have led me to look for an alternative.
>
> Does anyone know of any desktop GIS control that can meet the
> following specs:
>
> a) No royalties on runtimes - my applications are used & installed on
> ships where there is no Internet connection, making all these
> licencing requirements too difficult to handle.
>
> b) Under US$1000. It will be difficult to convince the powers-that-be
> to pay more for this unless it is pretty special.
>
> c) Should work with VB.Net (& preferably also VB6 so it can be
> incorporated into some older applications - not essential as we can do
> re-writes to VB.Net if necessary).
>
> d) Should be commercially supported & peer-group supported.
>
> I have looked into the following so far:
>
> PepperWhite Street -http://www.pepperwhite.com
> No longer seems to be supported. Emails & phone calls are not replied
> to.
>
> SharpMap -http://www.codeplex.com/SharpMap
> Looks promising, but so far I have been unable to get it working, and
> peer support seems lacking - one vague reply to my question in a
> couple of weeks & not many other postings.
>
> GIS.Net -http://www.geoframeworks.com/Default.aspx
> Also looks good, but costs US$1800. Has forum support.
>
> AvisMap GIS Engine -http://www.avismap.com/gis_products/avismap_gis_engine.html
> The sample codes and documentation are perfect. but the site seems
> under construction. the price is 199$
> email support only
>
> Can anyone add any more? Or am I asking too much to be able to get
> what I want for under US$1k?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alex
Try http://www.tatukgis.com/products/Dk/kernel.aspx
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