Cadcorp, the UK based developer and supplier of GIS and web mapping software, has unveiled its latest release – Cadcorp SIS 7.1. All Cadcorp desktop GIS products are now based on the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, with the result that using SIS 7.1 is now a very similar user experience to that of using other Microsoft Office products. Cadcorp considers the user interface to be more intuitive, easier to learn, easier to use and the company anticipates that end users will benefit from substantial productivity gains.
Martin Daly, Technical Director, Cadcorp, explained the rationale for completely redesigning the interface of Cadcorp SIS software. ‘”The GIS industry isn’t immune from a problem that besets any complex software product. As new functionality gets added, so a product’s user interface can become cluttered and hard to navigate. It made sense for us to take a lead from Microsoft by standardising on a Fluent-based user interface. Cadcorp was one of the earliest GIS software developers to adopt Microsoft Windows as a development platform and we have maintained a reputation for keeping in step with developments in mainstream IT.”
Cadcorp has used the opportunity of a new product release to enhance the cartographic capabilities of SIS. Users can now generate hot-spot maps quickly and easily using Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) techniques. The quality of cartographic output has been enhanced through a combination of new label detection methods, the inclusion of de-cluttering algorithms and new text placement functionality. Maps can now be published in Microsoft XPS format. Read More
