BG-Map
Features

Mapping the world... one plant at a time

Things you can do with BG-Map...


Map Display Showing Current Tree Canopy and Trunk Sizes - Click to Enlarge

  • AutoCAD Compatible - exchange maps and data with other AutoCAD compatible applications. (compatible versions)

  • Runs on Windows 2000, XP and Vista

  • Works with BG-BASETM
    BG-Map is the only available GIS product that provides a live data link to BG-BASETM, the collections records database in use at botanical gardens and arboreta worldwide.

  • Technical Support Program - includes software updates at no additional cost.

    "It still amazes me how you can work through issues that we encounter over the phone. You have the best technical support I have ever seen..."

    Laura Vasquez, Montgomery Botanical Center

  • Network Ready - Designed for networking on Novell, Linux, and Windows servers.

  • Easy to Use - Designed to meet the needs of garden staff - lets you concentrate on your job, not on technical details.

  • Plant Search Tool - Quickly find mapped or unmapped plants using various search criteria. Use the results to create reports and maps.

  • Display Both Existing and Proposed Plants - The Proposed Plants Feature allows you to create planting lists, tabulate costs, place proposed plants on the map and coordinate their locations with existing plants.

  • Tight Integration With Database - Changes entered into BG-BASE are immediately displayed on the map. Look up plant records directly from the map - just point and click.

  • Automated Map Printing - Automatically formats and prints maps on a wide variety of printers and plotters - no AutoCAD knowledge is required.

  • Image Linking - Links to images stored either in BG-BASE or BG-Map - clear thumbnail display of available images for any plant or taxon.

  • Dynamic Text Formatting - Text is dynamically reformatted and scaled to always maintain legibility. Text can be easily resized or rotated.

  • User Customizable - Plant symbols and colors can be assigned to plant families, genera, habits or special characteristics.

  • Automated Surveying - Using either total station or GPS equipment.

  • Plant Image Display - With support for several graphics file formats.

  • Kiosk Software for Garden Visitors - Touch screen compatible with photo display, botanical glossary, and more.

  • Infrastructure Management - Optional module tracks and manages your infrastructure, including buildings, equipment, utilities, works of art, signage, memorials, and much more.

  • Field Data Collection - Record plant size and condition in the field on a hand held computer with
Things you can do with BG-Map...

Updated March 26, 2008
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