System Requirements
Target Hardware Environment
The MapLink Pro runtime environment is designed to operate through well defined software standards. The MapLink Pro software does not use undocumented features or specialist ‘custom’ interfaces in the standard product.
Hardware dependencies for the graphics environment include Win32 (Windows platforms) or XWindows (on other platforms). For the 3D SDK and the Accelerator SDK, graphics hardware acceleration and support for OpenGL 1.1 is required. The software will, in some cases, exploit the value of multiple processors.
Development
MapLink Pro development can take place on standard PCs, without the need for specialized hardware.
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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Processor |
1GHz |
3GHz |
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Physical Memory |
256MB |
1GB |
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Disk Space |
1GB |
5GB |
Map Processing - Windows
The MapLink Pro processing engine does not have any specific requirements over and above those required for bulk processing applications.
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista/XP |
Windows 7/Vista/XP |
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Processor |
1GHz |
3GHz |
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Physical Memory |
256MB |
1GB |
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Disk Space |
10GB |
50GB |
Deployment
The standard run-time environment is designed to operate on most systems. It has a low installation footprint and can be tuned to optimize the use of resources.
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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Processor |
1GHz |
2GHz |
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Physical Memory |
64MB |
1GB |
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Disk Space (not including data) |
230MB |
4GB |
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Graphics |
All cards for Win32 |
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Colors |
65k |
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3D Deployment
To support 3D/Accelerated Raster rotation, increased processor/memory and high performance OpenGL Acceleration are essential:
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Minimum |
Recommended |
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Processor |
2.0GHz |
2.0GHz dual core |
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Physical Memory |
1GB |
2GB |
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Disk Space (not including data) |
1GB |
4GB |
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Graphics |
Separate graphics card – 256MB |
Separate graphics card – 512MB |
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Colors |
24-bit |
24-bit |
Run-time Target Operating Systems
Windows Operating Systems
MapLink Pro supports all components on the following Windows based systems:
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista.
- Windows XP Professional.
Unix Derived Operating Systems
MapLink Pro supports the key run-time components (Core SDK, Terrain SDK) on the platforms listed:
- Linux (inc RedHat, SUSE and Mandriva)
- Sun Solaris (10/8) for Sparc and x86 processors.
Embedded Operating Systems
MapLink Pro supports the key run-time components (Core SDK and Terrain SDK) on the platforms listed:
- VxWorks 5.5.1 and 6.2
More information can be found on the MapLink Pro X11 page.
Software Development Environments
All SDK components are available to developers using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005, VS 2003 and Microsoft Visual Studio 6.
MapLink Pro provides APIs for all SDKs in C++. Selective SDKs are available under COM and .NET.
User guides and higher-level documentation is incorporated into the MapLink Pro Developer Guide and MapLink Pro Map Makers Guide.
Low-level SDK documentation is provided in the MapLink Pro API Reference.