In a multi-user environment, network resources such as databases, applications, and software may be distributed over one or more server devices and may be accessed by multiple network users. Maps consist of a graphic display of one or more geographic data layers.
Charts illustrate trends in one or more data items within a dataview.
Matrices store data on flows, travel times, distances, and cross-tabulation results. Layouts are for the design of hard copy output, and can feature any number of maps, dataviews, or charts. The software is engineered to provide enhanced functions that leverage advances in hardware, graphical user interfaces, operating environments, and interfaces to database management software. This specification defines a series of drivers for accessing data sets that reside in different database management systems. For example, a map may be linked or embedded into a document created using an OLE-compatible word processor.