Data East's input to ArcGIS interoperability capabilities

Data East TAB Reader for ArcGIS Desktop is an ArcGIS Plug-in Data Source allowing direct reading of MapInfo TAB and MIF/MID files in ArcGIS with retention of existing native TAB rendering, symbology properties and information about coordinate system (spatial reference). At that, TAB Reader provides also tools for importing TAB symbology to ArcGIS, batch converting TAB symbology from TAB files to ArcGIS layer (.lyr) files, and importing MapInfo workspaces (.wor) to ArcGIS ArcMap documents (.mxd).

TAB Reader Key Features:

• Attribute data support
• Simple shapes (points, polylines, polygons) support
• Text data support
• Coordinate system support
• TAB spatial indexes support
• Native MapInfo TAB rendering support *
• Loaded TAB and MIF/MID files can be converted into any of ArcGIS supported formats
• Importing TAB symbology to ArcGIS
• Exporting TAB symbology to .lyr files
• Importing MapInfo workspaces


* Unlike ArcGIS Data Interoperability extension TAB Reader supports native TAB files rendering properties and symbology.

Latest version: TAB Reader 3.0
What's new in TAB Reader 3.0:

• Import workspace
  - a new tool for importing MapInfo workspaces (.wor) into ArcGIS ArcMap documents (.mxd) has been implemented
• Windows Vista compatibility
  - TAB Reader 3.0 is now compatible and can be installed and used on Windows Vista machines

• Support for MapInfo seamless tables
  - MapInfo seamless tables are now supported as single layers in ArcGIS
• Support for MapInfo view tables
  - MapInfo view tables are now supported as single layers in ArcGIS
• Improved MIF/MID support
  - feature classes in MIF/MID files now can be recognized if specified in the TAB Reader options
• Loading TAB symbology
  - now you can generate legends by two attribute fields from TAB files
• Updates notification
  - a new option that will notify users about newer available TAB Reader versions has been
implemented
• Other changes in 3.0:
  - TAB Reader 3.0 provides new 30-days trial period
  - New license keys
  - Bug fixes and enhancements

Requirements:

• Disk space: 4.8 Mb
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• Requisite software: ArcGIS Desktop 8.3/9.x (ArcView, ArcEditor or ArcInfo level)