MapInfo Exponare

Make corporate data more meaningful for better analysis and decision making

Exponare is the ultimate information portal making corporate data more meaningful for better analysis and improved decision making.

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Greater Access to Location Intelligence Data

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Exponare is an enterprise offering that provides a means to access data within an organisation, irrespective of its format (spatial or non-spatial), and integrates with relevant corporate applications. It is a fundamental location intelligence application that enables organisations to use intuitive, map based portals that can be configured to channel vast amounts of disparate data to internal and external users and customers.

Exponare is architected around a central web server which provides data and functionality to two user deployments, Exponare Enquiry and Exponare Public, to meet the needs of various user types.

Key Benefits of Exponare

Configurable:

The intuitive Configuration Manager provides administrators with a great deal of flexibility, without the need to write code. Administrators can configure user profiles to determine the functionality, data sets, queries, views, print templates and application links that each user or group of users can access. Exponare can be administered by a single administrator or group of administrators, all saving their changes simultaneously.

Scalable:

Exponare can be configured to run in a network load balanced environment. Increase in usage demand can be met effectively by increasing the available capacity in the server farm.

Intuitive:

The intuitive nature of Exponare’s interface means that users of varying skill levels and experience can be made operational very quickly. Data sets, queries, print templates and map views are pre-configured by the administrator to make it quick and easy for users to access and analyse data.

Powerful:

Exponare provides a range of capabilities out of the box such as printing, themes, queries, mail merge, redlining, favourites, views, application level linking, and a range of mapping tools (zooming, selections, measuring distances, etc). The administrator can give users as much or as little functionality as required.

Information Portal:

Exponare provides a map based portal into an organisation’s data, both spatial and non-spatial. Data is accessed where it lives so there’s no need for duplication of data. A user can view all the information associated with a map object, regardless of where the data is stored (MapInfo tables, SQL Server, Oracle, Access, etc). Exponare can also link to third party applications, such as rating systems and document management systems, to provide a seamless interface to all relevant information within an organisation.

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A Single Portal Into Your Organisation’s Data

Exponare links information from a range of databases and applications and displays these datasets in a single map interface. Exponare can be configured to suit specific needs, and because Exponare links seamlessly with other IT systems, it can be easily integrated with third party applications, such as property and rating systems and document management systems.

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What’s New in MapInfo Exponare 4.5?

Exponare 4.5 includes significant new capabilities that will boost the productivity of Exponare users and give them more power than ever before, just a few of which are mentioned below.

Access data from ‘the cloud’

MapInfo Exponare 4.5 can connect to a tile server and bring imagery data directly into Exponare, both Enquiry and Public. Users can access imagery data such as BingTM maps, NearMap and OpenStreetMap live from the web, without the need to store it locally. This results in reduced overheads in both time and hardware, and ensures users are accessing the most up to date imagery available, with zero footprint.

Free Bing maps

MapInfo Exponare users have free, unlimited access to worldwide Bing maps within Exponare for internal use and public sector organisations can also use Bing maps for external use at no charge.

Catalogue searching

MapInfo Exponare 4.5 makes it easier to find data and access metadata to determine if data is ‘fit for purpose’ before using it. Users can search a CSW (Catalog Services Web) metadata catalogue created by MapInfo Manager to find data and display related metadata. The same search interface is used in both MapInfo Professional and MapInfo Exponare, improving the user experience and shortening the learning curve for new users.

The integrated metadata capabilities across the MapInfo suite of products makes the chore of creating and managing metadata so easy!

Updated User Interface

MapInfo Exponare has an updated user interface with new, modern buttons which facilitate ease of use and ease of learning. Once again, consistency between the MapInfo suite of products is paramount with the same icons used in both MapInfo Professional and MapInfo Exponare.

Other Exponare Features:

Printing – quickly and easily produce professional look output in seconds using standard templates
Redlining – users can mark up changes and save them back into their GIS
Mail merge – produce standard letters which can include map images, eg send letters to all residents in a street regarding upcoming roadworks
Application linking – Exponare makes it easy to link your maps to other corporate information
Powerful querying and data binding – access your data where it lives, retrieve data from multiple formats for a single map object
Allow public users to report faults such as a cracked footpath or broken streetlight

Exponare Server

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 2003 Standard Edition
Windows 2003 Web Edition
Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows 2008 Server Standard Edition
Windows 2008 Server R2 (64 bit) Standard
Windows 2008 Server R2 (64 bit) Enterprise

.NET Framework

V3.5

Internet Information Services (IIS)

IIS v6.0, IIS v7.0, v7.5

Internet Browser

Internet Explorer (IE) v 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 or Firefox v 3.0, 3.5 and 3.6

Exponare Enquiry

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Enterprise

.NET Framework

V3.5

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Internet Browser

Internet Explorer (IE) v 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 or Firefox v 3.0, 3.5 and 3.6

Exponare Public

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7 Professional
Windows 7 Enterprise

.NET Framework

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Internet Browser:

Internet Explorer (IE) v 7.0, 8.0 and 9.0 or Firefox v 3.0, 3.5 and 3.6

Support

User Groups

ALGMUG (Australian Local Government MapInfo Users Group)
The Australian Local Government MapInfo User Group (ALGMUG) is a e-mail forum established in 2006 as a means for Council GIS staff to communicate with their peers in Local Government. The forum allows users to pose questions, both technical and non technical, to others doing essentially the same kinds of work. Although primarily focused on day to day MapInfo/Exponare/GIS issues and discussion points, the forum has also played an important role in the progression of future product developments.

MUGNZ (MapInfo Users Group New Zealand)
The MapInfo Users Group of New Zealand (MUGNZ) has been supporting users since 1996. As with the Australian user group they aim to create a portal through which like minded users of Pitney Bowes Software location intelligence applications can discuss, communicate and express information with their peers.