Maptitude Geographic Information System (GIS) software is cost-effective comprehensive desktop mapping software from Caliper. With Maptitude you can:
You can see some of the other imaginative analysis and presentation options in Maptitude here on Caliper's website.
Maptitude Training
Maptitude includes extensive geographic data so you can get started as soon as you install the software. You can learn how to use Maptitude yourself - there is built-in help, the user manual is also comprehensive including many tutorials, and then there are plenty of helpful videos on Maptitude's site and on YouTube. However many people find that a more time-effective method is to undertake training.
Aricia provides UK-based in-company training aimed at getting you started with Maptitude and more tailored training for specific needs. Aricia's training is suitable for business users who need to create maps and analyse data in a geographic way, but who are not GIS experts (and don't particularly want / need to be!). The training is a mixture of some subjects that are covered in depth and awareness of other features so that the user can return to them as required.
Or, if you need assistance with something specific, we can help you with on-the-project coaching, so you come away with useful results immediately. Minimum 2 hours (=£220+VAT) or pro rata - we try to keep Friday mornings free for this.
Maptitude Tips
We usually change one of the tips every week or so:
Tip A: Don’t want to use postcode areas or other irregularly shaped and sized areas for analysis? Creating your own grid of squares is really simple: Tools, Editing, New Grid Layer. And you can superimpose a larger scale grid over a smaller one. But bear in mind that some grid squares will overlap the sea.
Tip B: If you want to compare the customer profiles or demographics of a couple of areas you’re interested in, you can use box plots for a different type of quick visual. Make your selection(s) first, then Dataview, Statistics, Box Plot – you could compare numbers, such as population, or density or percentages, eg of under 25-year olds.
Tip C: A prism map is a map that looks like skyscrapers and other buildings. It makes it particularly easy to spot small but important areas. All you need to do is to set, for example, the postcode district layer as working layer (an important thing in Maptitude) and then from the menus: Map, Thematic Mapping, 3D and make your choices. You can then Zoom out to see the whole of the UK – use your mouse to scroll or use the 3D controls (the controls including Zoom work by depressing left mouse key and dragging, not by just clicking on the map). And you can use the 3D controls to rotate etc.
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