GeoMedia: An Overview

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GeoMedia An Overview

• A Desktop GIS by Intergraph - one of the
  earliest GIS vendors
• Possesses all common GIS capabilities input,
  store, retrieve, analyze and display spatial data
  (very compatible to ArcView and ArcGIS)
• But with more functions in certain areas
• Drawing and editing of features (see the GUI)
• Interactivity (e.g., map tips)
• In the demo
• Database access
• E.g. using ODBC to link MS Access (the default DB
  format storing GeoMedia data)

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GeoMedia An Overview
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Database Connectivity
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GeoMedia some special characteristics

• Capture and edit data more easily, faster, and
  more intelligence
• vector and raster snaps (capture vector data from
  raster images)
• heads-up table-top digitizing
• vector transformation / geometry transformation.
• capture clean, accurate data the first time,
  minimizing editing.
• Automatic error detection and correction
• powerful labeling and text-placement tools.
• customize with VB or Visual C.