The software facilitates migration to component-based modeling, and its open design provides diverse mapping functions across multiple hardware and operating systems. At the core of MicroStation GeoGraphics is its feature-based design that allows users to interact with data in terms that are familiar to them. A feature is the combination of an element's logical name, graphical symbology, database attribution, and methods as defined by the user. The interactive SQL query manager helps users create, edit, and store sophisticated database queries and database forms. The translator performs complex spatial and attribute processing of files from various GIS-related sources into a MicroStation GeoGraphics project.
Translations automatically create control files governing the translation method.
With MicroStation GeoExchange, data may be transferred between spatial data systems immediately or manipulated and transformed for later processing by the source system. The product operates either from a desktop interface or the configurable interface supplied with the product. It complements MicroStation-based mapping projects that are built in MicroStation 95 or MicroStation GeoGraphics. The product includes features for map data querying and access, basic spatial analysis, and data presentation and reporting. MicroStation GeoOutlook supports all MicroStation GeoGraphics project components, including the category and feature structures, Map Manager, Display Manager, and Feature Manager.