Newest version of MapInfo Pro transforms how
business and GIS professionals work by reducing complexity and
accelerating time-to-value
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI), a global technology company that
provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping,
mailing, and data, today announced their continued focus on the
user experience through the latest version of MapInfo Pro. MapInfo
Pro version 17 is designed to satisfy the growing need of business
and government analysts for more simplified user interfaces within
robust Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
Over time, the development of new product features within legacy
technology can lead to complexities that deter ease of use and
halts productivity. The explosion of new capabilities across GIS
software has fueled these complexities making it difficult for
users to meet evolving market needs.
“We launched MapInfo Pro over 30 years ago. In fact, it was the
first Windows GIS product to hit the market. You can imagine just
how many features have been added over three decades,” says Bob
Guidotti, President, Pitney Bowes Software. “We recognized our
clients’ desire to get back to the basics, so we took proactive
steps to evaluate how to deliver an optimal user experience.
MapInfo Pro Version 17 is our response and, based on client
response during extensive beta testing, we’re confident this
technology is a game changer for the GIS community at large.”
Today, GIS professionals want technology that is fast, stable,
and easily integrated into their technology stack and workflows.
They also want it to be intuitive for end users who consume their
projects, and they want to operate independently of their IT
groups. While MapInfo Pro had always been designed to support these
requirements, version 17 represents transformation in how they are
delivered, with significant advances in user experience, analytics,
support and engagement, and productivity.
Simplified User Experience
For people new to Location Intelligence, users are greeted with
a Welcome window that includes quick links to information to help
them perform their jobs with ease. In addition, the user interface
is highly customizable, bringing the most used features to the
forefront, including:
- Quick access tools that streamline the
workflow for key product functions and deliver productivity
gains
- Access to value-added data through the
Pitney Bowes Software and Data Marketplace
- Integrated cloud services, such as
geocoding and drive time calculations delivered by the Pitney Bowes
Commerce Cloud
- Access to the Li360 customer
collaboration community
One of the most popular enhancements among the MapInfo Pro beta
testers is the “mini-toolbars” which can be customized by users
applying a new search tool capability.
“I have been using MapInfo Products for 19 years, and the Right
Click "Mini tool bar" is awesome!! I currently use the 64-bit
Version 16, I started with MapInfo version 4.0. I can't wait for
the Version 17 [to] customize my "Mini Tool bar." –Alfonso Garrido,
Veteran MapInfo Pro User.
Collaboration with Customers
In late 2017, Pitney Bowes announced the global availability of
Li360, an online community for clients, product engineers, partners
and the “GIS curious” to explore Location Intelligence
capabilities, applications, and tools to resolve challenges in the
market.
Since its launch, Pitney Bowes and its clients have collaborated
side by side through the community to share best practices, analyze
case studies, participate in real-time discussions, and identify
development needs for Location Intelligence solutions. Thousands of
professionals rely on Li360 each day as their go-to GIS
resource.
MapInfo Pro v17 was thoroughly tested by over 300 beta users who
generated more than 100 suggestions, leading to over 50
enhancements. The beta group will be established as a permanent
forum for ideas and improvements to MapInfo Pro in the future.
“I must say I was originally a bit skeptical about Li360, as
other companies sometimes make these platforms and then they
themselves don’t really put any effort into using it. But I have
been very impressed by how responsive everyone from Pitney Bowes
has been, and how it’s suddenly possible to get a dialog with the
actual developers behind your programs. A big thumbs up from
here!” - Jonathan Langholz Jensen, Li360 Community User
Productivity Enhancements
As stewards of location-based data, GIS professionals are
integral to the success of organizations that have made a
significant investment in collecting geospatial information. The
new release MapInfo Pro incorporates the patented Multi-Resolution
Raster (MRR) compression format, an unrivaled solution for
analyzing, visualizing and sharing rasters of virtually unlimited
size, while addressing the challenges of processing new data
sources with speed.
MapInfo Pro also stands out for its powerful scripting and
programmability, which can automate repetitive functions,
benefiting both GIS professionals and end users who need only push
a button to access complex spatial processing routines.
MapInfo Pro v17 is easier to use and more powerful than ever,
meaning I am more productive than ever.”– Ryan Richter, GIS Network
Data Analyst
Driving Value in the Market
MapInfo Pro is part of the Knowledge Fabric from Pitney Bowes,
which helps clients surface relevant business insights by
understanding the relationships between people, places, and things.
MapInfo Pro is a proof point of how software and data can be
brought together to enhance business outcomes, namely improving
decision-making, increasing customer engagement and reducing risk.
For example:
- Local and State Governments can
improve outcomes in urban planning, economic development, utility
planning, asset management and emergency response.
- Telecommunications providers can
better optimize the buildout of new 5G networks, plan new services
to reduce customer churn, and visualize network coverage maps based
on true signal data rather than estimations.
- Retailers are using the
technology to more efficiently analyze their customer base and
their target markets to personalize promotions, optimize their
physical footprint, and determine the mix between brick and mortar
stores and ecommerce offers.
- Insurance providers are using
location intelligence to visualize risk and opportunity in their
portfolios, pre-rate new policies to enable ecommerce, and perform
related analytics based on access to highly accurate and global
geocoding data.
To learn more about MapInfo Pro v17, download a free 30-day
trial today. Visit
https://www.pitneybowes.com/us/mipro-free-trial.html.
About Pitney Bowes
Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global technology company providing
commerce solutions that power billions of transactions. Clients
around the world, including 90 percent of the Fortune 500, rely on
the accuracy and precision delivered by Pitney Bowes solutions,
analytics, and APIs in the areas of ecommerce fulfillment, shipping
and returns; cross-border ecommerce; presort services; office
mailing and shipping; location data; and software. For nearly 100
years, Pitney Bowes has been innovating and delivering technologies
that remove the complexity of getting commerce transactions
precisely right. For additional information, visit Pitney Bowes,
the Craftsmen of Commerce,
at https://www.pitneybowes.com/us.
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