TatukGIS Developer Kernel version 9.0, released

TatukGIS has released the 9.0 upgrade of its GIS Developer Kernel product as managed .NET and native VCL editions. The TatukGIS Developer Kernel is a comprehensive Software Development Kit (SDK) for the custom development of stand-alone, embeddable, and client-server GIS applications using object-oriented languages.

The 9.0 version introduces important new features including:

• Advanced support for coordinate systems/projections reflecting EPSG codes and OpenGIS WKT definitions, with almost 3,000 predefined coordinate systems (including all U.S. State Planes) and user-defined coordinate systems.
• On-the-fly reprojection of image, grid, and vector map layers for display of map layers from different coordinate system on a single map.
• Automatic coordinate system recognition with most layer types.
• Image, grid, and vector map rotation.
• Support for additional vector/raster map formats: TAB/MAP, DWG2000, S-57, JSON, WMS, WFS, LandXML, OpenStreetMap, GSHHS, FME, GDL/OGR, Surfer Binary Grid.
• Support for additional spatial database map layer formats: Microsoft SQL Spatial Server, PostGIS, MapInfo SpatialWare, Oracle GeoRaster, ArcSDE Raster.
• Support for user-defined layers to read/write data from almost any source.
• Editing/storage of 3D shapes (Z & M values).
• Grid data export.
• Antialiased output for enhanced map rendering quality.
• HTML style rendering of labels.
• Unicode support.
• Hierarchical layers, layer grouping, sub-layers, sub-projects.
• Support for Delphi and C++Builder versions 2009/2010
• Support for touch screen interface with Delphi/C++Builder 2010

For a full product description and specifications, refer to the Developer Kernel product page on the TatukGIS web site.