The document presents a comparative analysis of various mapping software solutions, focusing on their capabilities, compatibility with different operating systems, and feature sets. It includes detailed requirements and ratings concerning basic and advanced functionalities, as well as user and vendor considerations. Additionally, it examines performance metrics, ease of integration, and support for a wide range of data formats.

1. 1 2 4 8 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 4 0 0
3 3 5 15 3 9 3 9 2 6 2 6
4 • Vendor-based 3 5 15 3 9 1 3 2 6 2 6
5 • User-based 1 4 4 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 2
6 2 4 8 4 8 2 4 1 2 4 8
7 • Windows 3 4 12 4 12 2 6 1 3 4 12
8 • Linux/UNIX 2 3 6 0 0 2 4 1 2 3 6
9 • Macintosh 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
10 • Sun Solaris 1 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3
11 3 4 12 3 9 4 12 4 12 3 9
12 3 3 9 2 6 5 15 5 15 3 9
13 • Webserver: Apache 3 3 9 0 0 5 15 5 15 0 0
14 • Webserver: IIS 2 4 8 4 8 5 10 5 10 4 8
15 • JAVA 2 4 8 4 8 5 10 5 10 4 8
16 • .NET 2 4 8 4 8 3 6 3 6 4 8
17 • PHP/Python/Perl/Ruby 2 1 2 0 0 5 10 4 8 0 0
18 3 4 12 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9
19 • Oracle 3 5 15 5 15 3 9 3 9 5 15
20 • SQL Server 2 5 10 5 10 3 6 3 6 5 10
21 • MySQL/PostgreSQL 2 1 2 1 2 3 6 3 6 1 2
22 3 3 9 4 12 4 12 4 12 3 9
23 • Accepts wide-range of popular vector and raster data formats 3 3 9 4 12 3 9 4 12 3 9
24 • Supports XML and other important industry standards 3 3 9 3 9 4 12 4 12 3 9
25 • Does not depend on proprietary language 2 0 0 4 8 5 10 4 8 0 0
* Project Requirements are in Bold
Requirement Weight
0 - 5
3 = Required
2 = Good to Have
1 = Not Required
Point Range
Market Share and Evolution History
Purchase Cost Benefit
Documentation, Support and Training
Ease of Installation
Project Requirements with Product Comparison Matrix *
RequirementWeight
ESRIArcIMS+ArcSDE
IntergraphGeoMedia
WebMapProfessional
MapServerOpensource+
FastCGI,Libraries
AutodeskMapGuide
Opensource
MapInfoMapXtreme+
SpatialWare
Stability
SN
Requirement
Customizability and Ease of Deployment
RDBMS Support
Interoperability

2. 26 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
27 • Can provide basic mapping without plug-in 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
28 • Can display point on map from coordinate table or log 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
29 • Supports automatic rendering of standard map elements 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
30 • Allows panning 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
31 • Allows fixed and interactive zooming 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
32 • Allows SQL style querying and selection 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
33 • Allows identification of selected map feature 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
34 • Allows buffering of selected map feature 2 4 8 4 8 4 8 5 10 4 8
35 • Allows measuring of linear distance 2 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10
36 2 4 8 4 8 3 6 3 6 2 4
37 • Can support web-based administration 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 10 0 0
38 • Includes feature-rich website authoring/designing tool 2 4 8 4 8 3 6 4 8 3 6
39 • Includes map usage tool 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0
40 • Includes map password protection tool 1 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0
41 • Includes gazetteer/metadata functionality 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 • Includes Geocode/Reverse Geocode functionality 2 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 • Includes Red-Lining functionality 2 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 • Includes Driving Direction/Optimal Route/Linear Analysis functionality 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 • Supports creation of summary report/task list from browser 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 2 6
46 • Supports smart tiling of data 2 0 0 5 10 5 10 5 10 0 0
47 • Supports feature streaming 2 5 10 5 10 0 0 2 4 0 0
48 • Supports advanced cartography 2 5 10 3 6 2 4 2 4 2 4
49 • Supports label conflict-resolution 2 5 10 3 6 2 4 2 4 2 4
50 • Supports 3D view 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 • Supports dynamic Macromedia Flash output 2 5 10 0 0 5 10 0 0 5 10
52 • Supports WMS/WFS 2 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10
53 • Supports SOAP/REST 2 5 10 5 10 5 10 2 4 5 10
54 • Allows changing map’s linear unit 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
55 • Allows changing map’s coordinate system/projection 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0
56 • Allows users to extract/plot data from website 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0
57 3 4 12 4 12 4 12 4 12 4 12
58 • Internet Explorer Browser 3 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15 5 15
59 • Netscape Navigator Browser 2 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10
60 • Firefox Browser 2 1 2 1 2 5 10 4 8 1 2
61 • Safari Browser 2 1 2 1 2 5 10 4 8 1 2
62 3 4 12 3 9 2 6 2 6 3 9
63 3 5 15 3 9 3 9 3 9 2 6
64 • Can leverages multi-processor architecture 3 5 15 5 15 0 0 1 3 5 15
65 • Fast in distributing vector data 2 4 8 4 8 2 4 2 4 2 4
66 • Fast in distributing raster data 2 2 4 2 4 4 8 2 4 2 4
67 2 5 10 1 2 3 6 2 4 1 2
SN
212 203 217 217 173505
Requirement
Weight
ESRIArcIMS
+ArcSDE
Intergraph
GeoMedia
WebMap
Professional
MapServer
Opensource+
FastCGI,
Libraries
Autodesk
MapGuide
Opensource
501
Advanced Functionality
Ease of Use
Security
Performance, Scalability and Speed (query versioning etc)
Legacy Advantage, Learning Curve
149
Requirement
486517
MapInfo
MapXtreme
428
Basic Functionality
517
486
501
505
428
0 100 200 300 400 500 600
MapInfo MapXtreme
Autodesk MapGuide Opensource
MapServer Opensource + FastCGI, Libraries
Intergraph GeoMedia WebMap Professional
ESRI ArcIMS + ArcSDE