MapBasic explained

MapBasic
Developer:Precisely (formerly Pitney Bowes Software and MapInfo Corporation)
Latest Release Version:v2021.1
Operating System:Windows
Genre:GIS
License:Proprietary

MapBasic is a programming language for creation of additional tools and functionality for the MapInfo Professional geographical information system. MapBasic is based on the BASIC family of programming languages.[1]

MapBasic also allows programmers to develop software in popular programming languages such as C, C++ and Visual Basic and use these with the MapInfo Professional GIS to create geographically based software, such as electronic mapping.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Inside MapInfo Professional . Larry Daniel . Paula Loree . Angela Whitener . 2002. Thomson Delmar Learning. 0-7668-3472-7 .