TatukGIS Testimonials

"Bits & Bones specializes in the development of biological-archeological software with an emphasis on database and GIS related programs. I am currently employed by the Dutch National Museum of Natural History to organize the database of their extensive collection (listing over 13 million natural history objects) and to develop an application that will enable the users (without the need for extensive GIS knowledge) to generate custom maps to reflect a combination of aspects, such as species, time, place, accuracy of information, bio-geographical and political regions, etc., to be used in biodiversity research projects. The DK is already in use at the Museum in the form of a small mapping application for the archeological collection itself. It documents the locations and shows where to find objects or sub-collections within the extensive Museum storage facilities. I have also used the DK core in an application for the archeological unit of the City of Groningen. This application enables users to analyze digital archaeological excavation maps and related sets of data without the need for extensive database and or GIS skills. The key points in my selection of the DK product for my work were i) the available maps are in a variety of formats (shp, map/tab, dxf) and ii) my clients require a small and "mobile" application. I must say I am more than content about the performance and versatility of the DK and I am eagerly awaiting every new DK release or update."

"I have used MapObjects, ArcObjects, GeoMedia's ActiveX, GeoMicro's ActiveX, MapInfo's components and other "GIS developer component solutions". Yours (the TatukGIS DK) is by far the superior. I have to admit I have probably spent a total of only 100 hours with your product (DK) since I purchased it. My product suite is huge, and much focused on the database. That's were I am spending most of my time right now - on PLSQL and Java Stored Methods and Delphi front ends to expose the Oracle database and application administration functionality. But when I do work with DK I am able to get the functionality I need very quickly. So quickly, in fact, that I actually have 30 or 40 times the functionality I expected to have because you provide an enormous amount of out of the box functionality in areas I did not expect to see. And this, ironically enough, has lead me to ignore the TatukGIS DK more than I would like to because what I though I would be doing is already done."