Manifold System is a modern, low-cost, high-performance GIS software package that runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system. Manifold System delivers the world’s most powerful, most full-featured, and most modern GIS software package as a fully integrated application.
Manifold System includes a complete interactive desktop system for creating, editing, and viewing of more than 100 different formats of data used in GIS, CAD, remote sensing, graphics arts, and database. The unique feature of Manifold System comes from the visual computing which can process databases ranging from personal data to the largest, most sophisticated, enterprise-class databases. Manifold products can be used either as a desktop application similar to ArcMap, or can be installed on a web server to GIS-enable web sites using Manifold Internet Map Server (IMS) capabilities.
Manifold System has a good reputation for it speed and its stability on Windows operation systems. It has been described by its suppliers as a “word processor for maps”. However, Manifold is a more complex system requiring stronger knowledge of data transformation, analysis, and intermediate GIS skills to realize its full potential. For users who have trained in another program it is actually quite an effort to re-learn this software.
The Manifold System platform supports the entire geospatial data workflow as a fully-integrated application at one low price. The Manifold System platform consists of a set of related applications that provide complementary capabilities covering the full range of geospatial data creation, management, publication, processing, analysis, documentation, visualization, and other general GIS capabilities. Manifold System has an active user community with a mailing list and on-line forums.
(http://www.georeference.org/forum/)
Manifold System provides so much built-in functionality that there are only three optional extensions: Business Tools, Geocoding Tools, and Surface Tools. Manifold Systems offers a full set of programming development environment to create standalone applications. Manifold System also includes a world-class Internet Map Server (IMS), full object library and development environment to create custom applications and GIS-enabled web sites. For more information about the IMS, please refer to http://www.manifold.net/info/ims.shtml
Geographic information science, widely used by various customers, especially small and medium enterprises and organizations, in numerous domains.
Commercial software, permanent licensing. Manifold System licenses are fully paid licenses and are not annual rentals. Academic, application developer, and beta test use licensing is available. All Manifold licenses are licensed and copy protected using either standalone licenses or floating licenses.
A listing of available products is provided at:
http://www.manifold.net/info/products.shtml