Cranes Software International Ltd. along with its principal The Mathworks announces the availability of Mapping ToolBox 2 in India
Mapping Toolbox 2 delivers Broader Access to Geospatial Data and Improved Flexibility in Map Displays
Bangalore, May 27, 2004: Cranes Software International Ltd., a global scientific & engineering software products and solutions provider along with The MathWorks Inc., makers of MATLAB & Simulink Technical Computing & Simulation software, announced the availability of Mapping Toolbox 2 for MATLAB. The Mapping Toolbox 2 will be available through CSIL's nation-wide product distribution network.
With the new release users can access a broader range of geospatial data, including standard GIS formats, georeferenced imagery, terrain data, specific data products and simple ad-hoc data files. In addition, the release includes new 2-D and 3-D map display tools with improved flexibility and ease of use.
"With the combined powers of MATLAB and the Mapping Toolbox, engineers and scientists can perform original research and develop innovative analysis techniques for mapping and geospatial analysis applications." said Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Sr. Vice President - Cranes Software International Ltd.
The Mapping Toolbox 2 features improvements in a number of areas, particularly for the inclusion of GIS data and georeferenced imagery. The toolbox now supports additional data formats, including ESRI shapefiles, GeoTIFF files, World files for spatially registered images, Arc ASCII Grid, and SDTS Raster Profile. New functions for vector symbolization based on feature attributes enable easy manipulation of the display properties of vector data structures. New support for projections includes the Transverse Mercator projection and improved accuracy of several projections using the PROJ.4 library. The Mapping Toolbox 2 also features a new interactive map viewer that allows users to create and modify maps without relying on command line functions.
The toolbox supports key mapping and geospatial data analysis, manipulation, and visualization tasks that are useful in applications such as earth and planetary scientific research, oil and gas exploration, environmental monitoring, insurance risk management, aerospace, defense, and security.
The Mapping Toolbox 2 requires MATLAB and is available immediately for Windows, UNIX/Linux, and Macintosh systems
About Cranes Software International Ltd. (CSIL):
Cranes Software was founded in 1991 to bring globally acclaimed scientific computing products to India. Today, Cranes Software's business interests straddle products, services, R&D in future technologies, training and high-end consultancy for engineers and scientist worldwide. Cranes Software offers highly acclaimed products such as SYSTAT, SigmaPlot, SigmaStat, SigmaScan, TableCurve 2D, TableCurve 3D and PeakFit to its customers. Focused on the niche scientific and engineering community, Cranes Software has addressed the needs of a variety of customer groups ranging from large MNCs to the US armed force for over a decade.
Cranes Software has its presence in 37 countries across the world and has a user base of more than 200,000. Cranes Software also offers world renowned solutions from reputed principals such as The Mathworks, Mentor Graphics, Texas Instruments, IBM and Lanner through product alliances.
About The MathWorks:
The MathWorks is the world's leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. With an extensive product set based on MATLAB and Simulink®, The MathWorks provides software and services to solve challenging problems and accelerate innovation in automotive, aerospace, communications, financial services, biotechnology, electronics, instrumentation, process, and other industries.
The MathWorks was founded in 1984 and employs more than 1,000 people worldwide, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts.
For further information on the company visit www.mathworks.com
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