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The MapE Library is a set of C++ classes designed with the purpose of simplifying the development process of GIS applications for programmers. It supports a wide range of GIS features, including manipulating, displaying, importing and exporting spatial data. Currently, MapE has implemented practically all of the basic GIS features. Unlike other GIS products which are usually shipped as ActiveX components, MapE is a set of C++ classes that can be easily embedded into your programs. Due to its small size, user-friendly interface, high performance and easy portability, MapE greatly simplifies GIS software development. 

 To date, the reliability and performance of the MapE Library have been tested through many GIS and CAD- related software of MapESoft customers around the World. The MapE Library now used in 25 countries!

The MapE Library can be used for wide range of software applications, such as network planning and management, location-based service, vehicle tracking and navigation, map processing, or other applications that requires mapping capabilities.  

MapE Library is supplied with full source code, making software customization very easy. MapE Library benefits:

• MapE is royalty-free product

• supports most popular datum, projections and formats

• MapE native database is smaller in size than most popular  GIS databases

• very fast in drawing and querry

• small executable (1.8 MB in Pocket PC)

• supports all Windows CE devices

• simple API

• customization available on request. 

Desktop mapping

Demonstrate how spatial data can be manipulated using MapE

Customer Access Network Building

Demonstrate how MapE can be embedded in MDI applications

MapE Mobile Application 

Demonstrate how MapE can be used in Windows CE applications.

October 08, 2007.  We moved to new corporate site http://www.mapsdk.com. MapE Library is discontinued and replaced by Keymap Software Development Kit (SDK).

April 18, 2007.  Bug fix release is available. Next generation of MapE Library is coming soon!

March 22, 2007.  We have some problems with server these days. We're sorry for this inconvenience. Mail and web server is up now.

November 22, 2006.  Version 3.11a with bug fix is available.

July 27, 2006.  Version 3.11 with ecw support is available.

June 30, 2006.  Flash movie demonstrating MapE in vehicle navigation is available here.

May 18, 2006.  Added experimental support for ecw format. Now both desktop and Windows CE applications can easily handle huge raster images. 

March 21, 2006.  MapE Library Professional 3.1 is available. You can download MapE routing demo application here.

December 12, 2005.  MapE Library Professional 3.1 beta is available!

The most significant change in the version 3.1 is updated database format. New MapE database dramatically reduces memory footprint. Now MapE-applications use 2MB in Windows CE devices, independently with the database size. Your old MapE databases will be converted on-the-fly during opening in 3.1 application.

Updated import tool supporting new format also available for download.

November 28, 2005.  Added sample .Net code for MapE Mobile.

November 17, 2005.  Sample code demonstrating MapE Library interoperability with other programming languages and .Net Framework is available here. VB, C++ managed extensions and C# are supported.

July 20, 2005.  MapE Library Professional version 3.0 is available!

The latest release has limited support  for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Beta2 (using native code). MapESoft aims to add full Windows Mobile 5.0 support as soon as the official release of Visual Studio 2005 available.

May 30, 2005.  MapE Library Professional version 3.0 executable and the import/export tool version 2.0 is available for beta testing! 

Changes to the previous version:

- database size has been reduced significantly and now is much smaller in comparison with other GIS softwares

- better support for huge GIS databases

- greatly improved performance, especially in mobile devices

- full support for VGA Pocket PCs (both SE VGA and  real VGA modes)

- landscape mode support

April 09, 2005.  Maintenance release 2.11a is available. 

March 14, 2005.  Added dialog-based example application. 

December 22, 2004.  We're proud to announce new service for MapESoft Site Licensees!

MapESoft provide free Routing and TSP Applications integration for all Site Licensees. The routing demo is available in updated MapE Desktop sample application. Routing features are functioning in all supported platforms. 

December 21, 2004.  MapESoft LiveUpdate Service is available! We start the account opening for MapESoft customers today. We expect to migrate all customers to LiveUpdate system during one week.

The import/ export tool now support Tiger, Microstation and UK NTF files. Pls check the download page. 

November 30, 2004.  Release 2.11 is available! This release fixs some minor bugs, and adds support for

- magnifier and browse data tools

- arc, chord, pie and spline objects.

October 21, 2004.  MapE Library Professional Edition is available! Please read the release notes. Two video clips demonstrating  MapE Library Professional features and performance also available for download.

September 19, 2004.  Added support for ESRI shape files, please download new release of MapE import/ export tool. 

September 01, 2004. The import/ export tool now supports AutoCAD DXF up to R14.

August 27, 2004. Software tool for converting MapInfo mif/tab, DXF R13, ArcInfo and old MapE format (.npd) files to new MapE SQL format (.mpl) is available for download.

August 18, 2004. MapE Library version 2.0 is available! Now the demo version supports Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003, Visual C++ 6.0, eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 and eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0. Please check the download page.

July 15, 2004. The MapE Library version 2.0 is going to release! 

The MapE version 2.0 has a number of significant improvements over the previous version: 

• integrated SQL engine. Now MapE can handle very large maps 

• r-tree indexing support 

• full Unicode support. Now MapE is ready for internationalization. 

• re-designed undo/redo engine: virtually unlimited undo/redo with new efficient memory management schema. 

• copy/cut/paste support. 

• increased performance.

Now MapE-powered application has very small memory footprint and the memory assumption loosely depends on the map size.

The software and documentation updates will available soon!

April 13, 2004. MapE compiled in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET successfully. Now all Microsoft development platforms are supported!

March 31, 2004. Mobile MapE performance has been significantly increased. With some specific maps MapE may be faster up to 250%. 

March 24, 2004. We're proud to announce the official release 1.01 of MapE Library for desktop and mobile devices! Now MapE Library supports almost all devices running Microsoft operating systems. Most significant changes to the 1.0 version are:

• improved text and image objects 

• new tools added

• support for Windows CE devices: all map tools, the same native MapE format as desktop version, all projections and datum

• improved support for AutoCAD DXF format 

• experimental support for ArcInfo formats

• improved performance and bugs fix.

February 08, 2004. MapE Library version 1.01 is under beta testing. New version has improved performance, provides better  support for Autocad DXF format, ArcInfo format, text and image objects. 

November 01, 2003. Several serious bugs found in the latest build 030103. These bugs appeared with enhanced MapE drawing engine. Please, download updated setup package here.

October 27, 2003. Build 030103 is available. MapE Library now support AutoCAD DXF format and more compilation options. Map line drawing bugs when REVERSE_DRAW option enabled have been fixed. Binaries for Pocket PC and SmartPhone devices are in alpha testing stage.

October 22, 2003. Build 030102 is available. MapE Library now allow user to add points to polylines/ polygons via GUI. Also some minor bugs have been fixed.

October 16, 2003. MapE Library now has rudimentary support for Windows CE platform. At present, Pocket MapE does not support

• import/export from/to other formats

• projection transformation

Also performance is a issue. Fully functional library for Windows CE will be available to registered users for testing soon.

August 30, 2003. We're proud to announce the official release 1.0 of the MapE Library! Changes to the pre-release version include: 

• most popular projections, coordinate systems and datum are supported

• import/export from/to MapInfo table format is now supported

• many map processing functions were included and documented

• more sample code added

• updated documentation

• minor bugs fix