Encanvas maps is an interesting blend of GIS software meets data mash-ups tooling meets business intelligence platform. It's a completely code-less applications development platform so everything you do is fast and without bugs. Read this data sheet to find out more.

1. APPLICATION DATA SHEET
THROW AWAY MAPS
PUT YOUR BUSINESS DATA ON A MAP
Capturing, analysing and presenting information on maps (Geospatial Intelligence)
is extremely useful to accurately associate customers, assets and activities with
geographic locations. Encanvas Maps™ is a versatile mapping application that
everyone can use. It integrates closely with most data sources and digital map
resources including Openstreetmap.org and other popular mapping services.
Enterprise geo­spatial mapping just as you
imagined it should be
Geospatial mapping applications have always
required specialist software and tools. Why are
these applications so complicated that they demand
specialist skills in IT teams to use them? As the
business value of location data has been realised ‐
achieving productivity gains, removing
inefficiencies, improving coordination etc. – the
number of processes requiring geospatial
technology has grown substantially. No longer is it
affordable or sensible to purchase dedicated and
prescriptive geospatial solutions for each specific
process across an organization that could benefit
from it.
View your business world on one map
Encanvas Maps makes geospatial mapping
technology available to everyone in the enterprise.
It employs a point‐and‐click environment to create
new views of data. Acquire data from back‐office
systems and legacy GIS platforms to build modern
portal and mobile mapping solutions. Encanvas
Maps is built on the Encanvas platform and includes
integration tools that mean different sources of data
can be mashed together to form new federated
views.
Coherent data architecture
Encanvas Maps treats every plotted data item as a
pin associated with data held in a database record.
This means collections of ‘pins’ can be filtered in a
flexible way to make it easy to present users with
only the information they’re interested in. It also
means that Encanvas can store geospatial data
assets in any form of relational database.
Unrivalled performance
Whether you’re using Encanvas Maps™ on a web‐
browser or a mobile device, you’ll be surprised how
quickly maps are presented. This is due to the clever
way that maps are presented in tiles (so the entire
image doesn’t need to build all at once) and the
underlying data architecture that means data
queries can be rapidly composed.
Scalability that knows no bounds
Encanvas Maps is used for some of the most
demanding geo‐coding applications. Use it to
support millions of data items and still experience
blistering response speeds.
Business intelligence
Encanvas Maps benefits from its role as a
component of the Encanvas information
management architecture which means rich
features such as dynamic forms, email notifications,
table views, charting and traffic lights and dials may
be customized to service mapping applications.
Unparalleled usability
Encanvas Maps is really easy to use. Interfaces are
clean and designed to work in a coherent way with
common desktop applications to minimize user‐
training overheads.
Why Use Encanvas for MAPS?
Add
Web browser‐based mapping
engine
Maps to existing applications
Mobile mapping applications
Simple integration with existing
applications
24x7 access to maps via pc,
tablet or mobile
Support for legacy mapping
resources including shape‐files
Grow
Use and access to mapping
applications across the
enterprise.
Input data directly onto maps
Mapping options with the choice
of simple web 2.0 styled pop‐up
mapping details or mass‐data
views
Reduce
Time to market on map‐based
applications developments
Remove
Inflated GIS software license and
support costs

2. Feature Benefit
Build geospatial mapping
applications without code
Create geospatial mapping applications for capture,
analysis and presentation of information without
programming, scripting or GIS expertise
Democratizes mapping Remove the complexity and high costs of GIS
technology and its associated IT resources from the
enterprise
Security over conference and
materials
Give users across the enterprise the ability to capture
and present geospatial information how they want to
‘Data mashup’ capabilities
come as standard
Blend data from disparate systems across the
enterprise with powerful data mashup capabilities to
create federated map views
Ultra­responsive mapping Improve the speed and performance of mapping
application presented on websites with Encanvas
Vector Map Format – the better way to manage GIS
data
Extend legacy IT systems Integrate mapping functionality into legacy business
systems
Available on­premises Optional on‐premises install is completely automated
An integrated component of
the Encanvas DX platform
For class‐leading user identity management, group
creation, website administration, business analytics,
data governance/security, data entry and applications
customization capabilities.
For more information
For further details about Encanvas visit www.encanvas.com.
© 2017 Encanvas. All rights reserved.
Encanvas® is a registered trademark. All other trademarks and trade names are acknowledged as belonging to their
respective owners. Encanvas® reserves the right to modify specifications of applications without notice.
www.encanvas.com
Supporting a mix of referencing systems
Some geospatial applications require longitude and
latitude references while others use eastings and
northings. Encanvas supports both.
Improve display performance with Encanvas
Vector Map Format (VMF)
Encanvas VMF is a binary code format data file that
can be saved in any form of ODBC database and
provides ultra‐fast browser presentation without
requiring plug‐ins or downloads!
Tried and tested, and tested again!
Encanvas has been tested on a range of browsers
including Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8, Google
Chrome 3, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari 4 and
Opera to provide trusted technology for engaging
with colleagues, partners and customers.
Use examples
Common applications include customer
management, transport and street‐works, urban
regeneration, civil defence and contingency
planning, asset management, risk management and
customer service.
Simple deployment
Encanvas is a cloud‐deployed platform. All that
users need to access it is a web browser. No client
install is required.
How we compare...
You’ll be surprised how Encanvas outperforms even
the big names in geo‐spatial software through:
Affordability
Advanced data mashup connectivity
Code‐free authoring of geo‐spatial applications
Built‐in business intelligence and dashboarding
Data capture forms
Enterprise scalability
Encanvas is a cloud­deployed
application fabric. No client
installation is required. Private
cloud and host platform options are
available for in­house deployments
Host platform
Microsoft® Windows Small Business
Server 2003 through to Windows
Server 2016. Requires Microsoft® SQL
Server or Microsoft® SQL Server
Express (not supplied).
Supported formats
Encanvas acquires and presents data
sourced from front‐office files (like
.CSV and .XLS), back‐office systems
(like relational databases) and
Shapefiles (composite ESRI® format),
TAB, MIF (composites used by
MapInfo®), GML files (composite used
by MasterMap™)
Other applications
Live Wire‐Frame
Dashboards
Robotic Process Automation
IoT & Big Data
Digital Transformation
Digital City
Business Intelligence
Life‐Cycle Dashboards