January 30, 2012 -- TatukGIS has released the latest major upgrade (version 10) of its royalty-free GIS Developer Kernel (DK) component for the following development platforms:

• Embarcadero Delphi/C++Builder
• Microsoft .NET Framework for WinForms/WPF
• Microsoft ActiveX/OCX

Version 10 introduces new features:

• Integrated 3D map display features, including presentation of DTM (digital terrain models), 3D vector rendering, automatic draping of image and 2D vector layers over DTM models, flood simulation, light & shadow control, camera/scene control…
• Full 64 bit support for VCL, ActiveX and .NET.
• Rewritten .NET code with support for .NET 4.0, MONO (DK.NET edition)
• Advanced line styles
• Opening Web Map Tile services (such as MapQuest/OpenStreetMap tiles) as a map layer
• Contour line generation from a DTM
• Support for Lidar data in XYZ format
• Spatial support for IBM DB2 & Informix databases (DK Enterprise edition)

And enhancements:

• Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 support (DK-VCL edition)
• WPF controls wrappers for .NET (DK.NET edition)
• Upgraded routing functionality and performance, including support for road centerline elevation data
• Improved SVG support for symbols
• Redesigned VPF support
• Redesigned S57 support
• Extended spatial database support: Oracle and Microsoft SQL (Enterprise edition)
• Many minor improvements

The TatukGIS Developer Kernel is a comprehensive GIS SDK used by a wide range of organizations in over 50 countries to custom develop stand-alone, embedded, client-server, and web server applications. The Developer Kernel product is known for performance, reasonable pricing, compliance with open standards, and native support for most GIS industry data types.

For more about TatukGIS and the TatukGIS Developer Kernel, or to download a trial version (with source code examples), go to the  www.tatukgis.com web site.