AbstractFrom the Ground Up: Building a Complete GIS using MapObjects Track: Application Development Author(s): Fred Hejazi This paper describes the of design and development of Maptician, a MapObjects-based mapping and redistricting system. Maptician is built using a number of ActiveX controls including MapObjects 2.1. The two-year-long development effort included implementation of mapping tools, spatial analysis tools, table management functions, and numerous other GIS capabilities. This paper describes how this application was put together and some of the challenges faced during the development effort. Fred Hejazi Digital Engineering Corporation 5525 Twin Knolls Road Suite 321 Columbia , MD 21045 USA Phone: 410-715-2300 Fax: 410-715-5507 E-mail: fhejazi@digitalcorp.com |