This section provides instructions that will help a new user to become familiar with the structure and functionality of the GeoCalc tool kit. Experienced users may also find this section useful, as it provides insight into the tool kit that was not available in previous versions of the documentation.
The first step for any user of GeoCalc, whether a registered user or an evaluator, is to acquire a license that will allow the user to build applications with the tool kit. The process of obtaining and using a license file is covered in Lesson 1. Lesson 2 describes how to configure some of the most popular development environments to use GeoCalc. Lesson 3 provides an overview of memory management and other good programming practices that should be used with GeoCalc. Lessons 4 - 9 explore fundamental and commonly used aspects of the tool kit, such as the coordinate conversion functionality and the user interface dialogs. Lesson 9 describes how to deploy an application that uses GeoCalc.