Bentley Map V8i

Smart 3D Object Editing Tools

Bentley Map includes advanced 2D and 3D design productivity innovations to create and maintain engineering-quality spatial data.  Geospatial objects can be intelligently created with ease using interactive snapping tools.  Bentley Map also includes dimensioning, annotation, raster display and editing, printing, publishing, and much more. A CityGML template is available for city modeling applications.

Spatial Analysis 

Bentley Map includes a full collection of spatial analysis and presentation capabilities using 2D and 3D data. These include tools for creating buffers around objects, performing topology overlays, creating thematic maps, 3D collision detection, labeling, and more.

Interoperability

Bentley Map includes tools to improve interoperability with other GIS formats.  Directly reference ESRI SHP files, MapInfo TAB files, Oracle Spatial, SQL Server Spatial, ODBC, WFS, WMS, Google KML/KMZ, 3D PDF, i-models, and others from the Bentley Map interface. Data can also be exported into these formats and shared with others.  Bentley Map interfaces to FME from Safe Software, greatly extending interoperability options.

Feature Modeling

Bentley Map has administrative tools to define features, attributes, symbology, behavior, and placement tools.  Bentley Map also includes tools to promote simple geometries to intelligent features with full attribution.  The product ensures that feature symbology remains synchronized with attribution.

Animation and Rendering

Bentley Map includes powerful 3D rendering tools to generate scenes and fly-throughs of urban models. Capabilities include shadow studies, solar analysis, line of sight, view corridors, street profiles, disaster scenario studies, and more.

Parcel Mapping Tools

Bentley Map includes functionality to split and merge parcels, modify cadastral fabric, and develop easements and rights-of-way while topology is dynamically maintained. Bentley Map also includes the COGO Editor, which provides a fast and accurate way to create parcel data from the boundary descriptions.

Print Preparation and Plotting

Bentley Map can create powerful maps using interactive placement and layout tools. Thematic maps can be produced to illustrate reports.  Maps can extend across multiple pages (map books), each including borders and automatically populated fields. Enhanced grid and graticule generation, in addition to support for a variety of marginalia are included in Bentley Map. The product also includes high-fidelity printing and publishing capabilities necessary to produce composite Postscript or color separation files for print production.

Dynamic Labeling and Text Placement

Bentley Map includes advanced text display capabilities. Text can be presented with drop shadows, halo effects, linear gradated fill, and other classic display methods. Advanced support for the placement and manipulation of curved text enables users to create and modify text and annotations associated to any spatial element. Dynamic labeling is also supported, which ensures that text labels are synchronized with feature attribution.

Fully Customizable with an Open API

Bentley Map is a robust development platform for GIS applications, particularly those that must address the challenging needs of infrastructure. The product was designed with a remarkable degree of flexibility and configurability so that subject matter experts can customize it via the Geospatial Administrator without having to write new code.