TatukGIS has released the ActiveX edition of its GIS Developer Kernel v.9 for developers using VB, C++, VB.NET, C# and other ActiveX compatible languages, with updated help files, source code samples, etc. This upgrade introduces the following new features and improvements:

 

* Advanced support for coordinate systems/projections reflecting EPSG codes and OpenGIS WKT definitions, with almost 3,000 pre-defined 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 2008 Spatial, 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.

* Hundreds of other improvements.

 

Also already available is the 3rd-party DK-ActiveX (v.9) Developer Training Kit, as described at: http://training.tatukgisconsulting.com/2010/01/tatukgis-developer-kernel-activex.html

 

Guidance on migrating an application from the DK8 to DK9 is available at: http://www.tatukgis.com/Landing/DK/MIGRATE/

 

The TatukGIS Developer Kernel is provided as multiple editions to support multiple development platforms: 1) the DK-ActiveX edition for use with VB, VB.NET, C# and other ActiveX compatible languages (and supporting .NET via COM), 2) the managed code DK.NET edition for VB.NET and C# developers, 3) the DK-CF edition supporting .NET Compact Framework for developing Windows Mobile/CF/Pocket PC applications, and 4) the DK-VCL edition with native support for the Delphi and C++Builder development languages.