Users of Autodesk World may already be familiar with the ER Mapper format as ER Mapper provides the image-viewing engine for World. Documentation and Support New users should not expect to learn ER Mapper's robust features in a day. Users accustomed to CAD or GIS software may require extensive studying or training before they will be up and running with this software. Occasionally dialog boxes appear slightly different from those shown in the tutorial, but not enough to throw most users off. Programming opportunities are also well documented in the customization guide.
Technical support is also available through resellers and an online forum.
An online knowledge base has been established, but it was inaccessible at the time of this review. Conclusion ER Mapper is not for the occasional or casual mapmaker. But it provides an extensive set of features geared toward users who regularly need to create impressive looking, data-rich base maps. For users needing to mesh a hodge podge of data into an integrated image and extract useful information, it could return its value in short order. All rights reserved.