MapInfo Pro is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) software product produced by Precisely (formerly: Pitney Bowes Software and MapInfo Corporation) and used for mapping and location analysis. MapInfo Pro allows users to explore spatial data within a dataset, symbolize features, and create maps.

QGIS is free open source software and MapInfo is licensed software like ArcGIS. The biggest difference is that both ArcGIS and QGIS have a tool for generating an atlas while MapInfo lacks this functionality.

MapInfo Pro is available from RockWare for customers in the US and Canada only.

MapInfo has a tool called seamless table manager, which you can load by going to the tools menu then choosing tool manager. Scroll down and tick the box to load the tool (and put one in the box to autoload it if you are likely to use it in future sessions).

On August 26, 2019, Pitney Bowes sold its software division (which includes MapInfo Professional) to Syncsort for $700 million in cash. The company is rebranded as Precisely in December 2019.

Explore MapInfo Pro free for 30 days. Creating optimum insights from large spatial files can be a significant challenge. MapInfo Pro users can access custom features and functionality via the MapInfo Marketplace, a collaborative space where users can download and share plugins for the software.

QGIS got a 9.0 score, while MapInfo Pro has a score of 9.2. Likewise, you may compare their general user satisfaction rating: 99% (QGIS) against 95% (MapInfo Pro). Remember to choose the application that best answers your most urgent needs, not the application with the most robust features.

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With MapInfo Pro, customers can quickly identify – and make better decisions on – people, places and patterns of interest. MapInfo Pro GIS software helps you use geospatial analytics to create insightful models of multiple location centric scenarios enabling you to simulate different outcomes to optimize your organizations actions.

The dynamic scale bar automatically adjusts and updates as you zoom, pan, and resize the map window. » Once the desired maps are created, MapInfo Professional v16.0 supports exporting maps to layered PDF format. The layered PDF format allows future access to the various layers of data.

MapInfo Profesional Available from Pitney Bowes Software formerly known as MapInfo Corporation + Group 1 Software, world leader in the GIS technology. MapInfo Professional is an industry leading location intelligence desktop solution used for creating, editing, visualizing and analyzing customer and business data in the context of location.

In both versions (32 and 64 bit), the user interface allows users to use mini-toolbars just by right-clicking on the map helping to improve efficiency, reduce screen clutter, and save time. » Data access is essential to any and all analysis.