If you are buying a new Mac (not clear from your post) it will have Intel Processor. You can run Parallels and Windows inside Mac OS and run the GIS software you are familiar with. Windows software runs great in Parallels on Intel Mac.
On 1/12/06 6:45 PM, "Shapelle McNee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Just wondered if someone could help me who has /does work with GIS > programs on Mac. > > I've used ArcView and Geomedia on IBM computers. > > Would like to be able to use a GIS program on a Mac. > Planning to purchase a SuperDrive Mac .... tomorrow (upgrading from > my personal LC475!!!, that has been neglected these past three years > as have been using ibookG4 at work) > > Have looked at what is available. > I guess top of the range would be GRASS GIS > Has anyone had any experience with this program? > > Not sure whether any of the other GIS packages would be suitable? > > I use the GIS programs for Biological Survey Work. > ie. using geo-referenced aerial photographs and plotting locations of > birds (or plants or ...). > eg. positions of calling birds located in the field using a GPS and > compass and estimating distance, or positions of radio tracked birds > where they have been hand plotted on photocopies of aerial > photography - prior to 2001. Thus have either plotted points > visually or by loading in the GPS coordinates via excel spreadsheet > then Access database (using Arcview or Geomedia) > Need to be able to work out distances between points and produce maps > at different scales. Would also be good to be able to calculate areas > on the map. Need to be able to select datum to use. Also for the > program to be able to give the northing and easting of any point > placed on the map. Need to be able to have a complex legend where > can turn on or off the different properties and for each point to be > able to record attributes for (detailed data relevant for each > point). .... > > I have wondered if it is possible to use Arcview (or Geomedia) on a > Mac, especially now can use IBM programs on the newer Mac via > BootCamp and Windows XP. > > Also would it be possible to interrogate maps that have been produced > by an Arcview or Geomedia program? Maybe just easier to re enter all > the info?? > > I'm not particularly computer literate, tho can learn fast enough. > > I hope this makes sense!? > Cheers > Shapelle
