Here is a matrix comparing MapDotNet UX version 7.1, 8.x and 9.x.
|
Feature |
|
MapDotNet UX v7.1 |
MapDotNet UX v8.x |
MapDotNet UX v9.x |
|
Development Platform |
Microsoft .NET |
Y (3.5) |
Y (4.0) |
Y (4.5) |
|
Visual Studio |
Y (v2008) |
Y (v2010) |
Y (v2012) |
|
|
Client Platforms |
HTML5 |
N |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Microsoft WPF |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Microsoft Silverlight |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Windows Phone 7 |
N |
Y |
N |
|
Server Platforms |
Microsoft ASP.NET |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Microsoft WCF |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Supported Spatial Stores |
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012 |
Y* 2008 Only |
Y |
Y |
|
Microsoft SQL Azure |
N |
Y |
Y |
|
|
|
ESRI Shapefiles |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
ESRI ArcSDE 9.x |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
PostGIS |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Oracle Spatial 11 |
Y |
N |
N |
|
|
KML |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Client Map Controls |
HTML5 |
N |
Y |
Y |
|
|
WPF |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Silverlight |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Client Feature Rendering |
To vector shapes on WPF/SL |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
To bitmap tiles on WPF/SL |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Services (SOAP & REST) |
Feature access |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Map and tile rendering |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Feature editing (insert, update and delete) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
|
Spatial store interrogation |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Development Tools |
Map and layer cartography design tool |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Tile caching setup and creation |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
ETL (data migration) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Advanced Features |
Density mapping (client-side) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Client-side shape editing and snapping |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Other services |
Bing™ Maps |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Other Spherical Mercator Maps |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
OpenStreetMap |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
OGC WMS 1.1.1 and 1.3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Disconnected Solutions |
Disconnected feature access |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Disconnected map and tile rendering |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Disconnected feature editing |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Target Solutions |
Web-based and multi-user smart-client |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Desktop and field applications |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Web-based and multi-user smart-client |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
|
Desktop and field applications |
Y |
Y |
Y |