Explore Manifold® System

Manifold is an entire new world for you to explore and use, providing a new system of unprecedented power and scale.  This web site gives you point and click access to hundreds of pages of information to reveal all facets of the system.  We've even put the complete User Manual on-line for your review.  Searching for something specific?  Check out the Manifold web site's Search Engine.

 See the Release 5.00 Overview for a quick introduction to our current product. You won't believe all you get for only $245!  Comparing Manifold to some other GIS product?  Don't miss the Windows Integration Sanity Test to see how alternatives compare to Manifold for use in Microsoft operating systems. Experienced GIS users will be amazed at how much more Manifold does than ESRI or MapInfo. You'd have to spend thousands of dollars with competitors and still not get the capability shipped by default with Manifold.   See the Formats listing for a list of drawing, image, terrain elevation and database formats that can be imported with Manifold.   See the Projections listing for projections, datums, ellipsoids and units of measure built into Manifold.

Check out Manifold IMS, the cool Internet Map Server built into every copy of Manifold System.  Serve sophisticated maps and data sets worldwide to anyone on Internet for no additional cost!  Manifold IMS is faster and smarter than old-fashioned map servers that cost thousands of dollars and don't even have general purpose GIS capability! (Detail right: Manifold IMS serving a combination of surface images and vector map data using a style compatible with older browsers.  Click the thumbnail to visit the site).

Screen Shots  We comprehend data best when it can be captured by visual metaphors, so we've provided this gallery of screen shots to pique your interest.

Case Studies Visit this page for step-by-step examples of using Manifold in real-life business applications.  This is oriented for people who aready have Manifold on their systems, but the examples provide many screen shots and a detailed sequence of "real life" use for everyone.  [Note: these are 4.50 case studies... Release 5.00 studies are on the way!]

See the Release 4.50 Demographic Data  page for complete information on the thousands of data fields you get for US cities, states, counties, metro areas and hundreds of fields for world countries.  Fresh data, too! Detail (left): Larger cities by educational attainment.

Specifications  Compare this detailed listing of Manifold System 4.50 features and functions to any other system at any price. Richly illustrated with clickable thumbnails so that you may browse the spec sheet without waiting for images to load. [5.00 specifications are on the way.]

Free Stuff For Manifold Users Sometimes it seems that manifold.net gives away more capability than other GIS companies sell.  A Manifold tradition is the publication of free solver packages and other enhancements every few weeks for Manifold System Release 4.50.  It's our way of saying "thanks" to our user base and to continue evolving Manifold faster than MapInfo or ESRI.  Free upgrades include major capabilities such as the Topology PLUS solver package and the Triangulation solver package.  Don't miss our Free Maps and Data Page as well!

Requirements Manifold System requires Windows '95, Windows '98, Windows NT 4.0,  Windows 2000 or Windows XP.  Click for more.

Customer Comments on Manifold Products - Sample comments from our customers about Manifold and its products.

Check out the Web version of the 5.00 user manual for a detailed view of Manifold System.  Examples, tutorials, and reference material with 2700 illustrations, over 900 topics and over 2440 pages covering all aspects of Manifold System. The illustration at right is from the Geographic Projections topic discussing the use of oblique azimuthal projections.  Note: The User manual was converted using automated tools, so the images have not been converted as well as displayed in the "real" Help System. 

Visit the Online Store - Time to put a spark into your GIS and mapping capability with Manifold System 5.00! 

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)  The most frequently asked questions our sales and marketing team encounters.  Check here for quick answers to common questions.  Jump straight ahead to our White Paper on Software Pricing for answers to the most common question: "How can you afford to do this when everyone else in GIS has such high prices?"

Visit the News page for the latest information on Manifold products and happenings in the Manifold community.

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