Features

For the end—users

• Easy to use, friendly and multilingual user interface with help guides for every function and control
• Accessible on the desktop through “Cruiser desktop” or through a common web-browser
• Constant map browsing in two and three dimensions with smooth zoom in/out and pan-around capabilities
• Combined and dynamic viewing of map data and attribute information within the same application window
• Selective showing or hiding of thematic layers
• Rich display with special map symbols for each object category or thematic layer (e.g. housing zones, parking places, hotels, restaurants, etc)
• Display of informational tooltips for selected geographic features
• Locating of geographic features based on geographic or feature attributes
• “Smart” searches based on lexicographic features (e.g. name, code, etc) and/or geometric characteristics which are defined graphically on the map (e.g. distance from point, enclosure within a given polygon or circle, etc)
• Interactive creation of geographic features (objects) on the map via graphical tools (points, lines, polygons)
• Attachment of any kind of documents to map objects (e.g. pictures, spreadsheets, videos, sounds, etc)
• Measurement of distances and regions
• Storage of snapshots and place-marks for future direct reference
• Best-fit routing between points based on various criteria
• Display of live data coming from various streams (eg moving car data)
• Combined on-line / off-line use
• Synergy with GPS devices for downloading and uploading of data

For power users

• Data import from popular GIS formats (e.g. ESRI shapefiles)
• Support for editing of vector geographic and attribute features in mixed off-line or on-line modes in one or multiple usage sessions
• Manipulation of attribute data in tabular form
• Printing of high resolution maps
• Creation and printing of report forms
• Creation of animated movies (e.g. fly-overs along paths)

For administrators

• Central user management
• Definition of user access privileges per channel—application
• User–transparent updating of geographic data and application code (zero– cost application management)
• Secure data transfer through proprietary formats and encryption