MapScan for Windows, a software package developed by the United Nations for automatic map data entry. This powerful tool converts raster maps, images and drawings into vector format.

MapScan for Windows was developed by the interregional project INT/96/P74 “Computer Software and Support for Population Activities” of the United Nations Statistics Division with special funding from the United Nations Population Fund.

MapScan for Windows offers inexpensive solutions for producing computerized vector maps. The software is designed to transfer printed and hand-drawn maps into a mapping system quickly and easily. UNFPA-supported programmes and developing country government agencies and academic institutions can obtain the software free of charge.

MapScan for Windows is thoroughly tested and believed to be error free.

Like any software it is continually being improved and new features are
being added.