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<P ALIGN="CENTER">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2002</P>
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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">_________________________</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM S-8</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">    <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MapInfo Corporation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><CENTER><TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=528>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">06-1166630</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">One Global View, Troy, New York</TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">12180</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="55%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER"> (Zip Code)</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</U>  </P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Full Title of the Plan)</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">William S. Gehrke, Esq.</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Hale and Dorr LLP</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">60 State Street</P>
<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Boston, Massachusetts 02109&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</P>
<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (617) 526-6000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)</P>
<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P></U>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"><CENTER><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 BORDERCOLOR="#000000" CELLPADDING=6 WIDTH=699>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Title Of Securities To Be Registered</TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount To<BR>
Be Registered</TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Offering Price <BR>
Per Share</TD>
<TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount Of Registration Fee</TD>
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<P>Common Stock, $.002 par value per share</TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">300,000 shares</TD>
<TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$9.08(1)</TD>
<TD WIDTH="24%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$2,724,000(1)</TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P ALIGN="CENTER">$250.60</TD>
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<P>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on February 8, 2002 in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.           </P>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">Statement of Incorporation by Reference</P>
</U><P>This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;33-74664, filed by MapInfo Corporation (the "Registrant") on January&nbsp;31, 1994, as amended on November 6, 1997 by Post-Effective Amendment No.1, relating to the Registrant's 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
<P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Troy, State of New York, on this 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of February, 2002.</P><DIR>
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<P>MAPINFO CORPORATION</P>
<P>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;_____________________________</P><DIR>
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<P>D. Joseph Gersuk<BR>
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and </P><DIR>

<P>Chief Financial Officer (Principal<BR>
Financial and Accounting Officer)</P></DIR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>
<P>We, the undersigned officers and directors of MapInfo Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint Mark P. Cattini, D.&nbsp;Joseph Gersuk and William S. Gehrke, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names, in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed herewith, and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf and in our capacities as officers and directors to enable MapInfo Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.</P>

<P>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Signature</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Title</TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Date</TD>
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<P>______________________<U><BR>
</U>John C. Cavalier</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Chairman of the Board</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>February 14, 2002</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>______________________<BR>
Mark P. Cattini</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP"><DIR>

<P>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director  (Principal Executive Officer)</DIR>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>February 14, 2002</TD>
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<P>______________________<BR>
D. Joseph Gersuk</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP"><DIR>

<P>Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</DIR>
</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>February 14, 2002</TD>
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<P>______________________<U><BR>
</U>Laszlo C. Bardos</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P> February 14, 2002</TD>
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<P>______________________<U><BR>
</U>Joni Kahn</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>February 14, 2002</TD>
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<P>______________________<U><BR>
</U>George C. McNamee</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>February 14, 2002</TD>
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<P>______________________<U><BR>
</U>Quinn H. Tran</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Director</TD>
<TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>February 14, 2002</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<U><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>
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<P>Exhibit Number</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="TOP">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P>4.1 (1)</TD>
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<P>Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant</TD>
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<P>4.1A (2)</TD>
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<P>Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 28, 2001</TD>
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<P>4.2 (2)</TD>
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<P>By-laws of the Registrant</TD>
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<P>4.3 (2)</TD>
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<P>Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant</TD>
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<P>5</TD>
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<P>Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP</TD>
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<P>23.1</TD>
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<P>Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</TD>
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<P>23.2</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="11%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>24</TD>
<TD WIDTH="89%" VALIGN="TOP">
<P>Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)</TD>
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<P>_____________________</P><DIR>
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<P>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 6, 1997.</P>
<P>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated herein by reference from the exhibits to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2001, File No. 333-56790.</P>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March __, 2000
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MapInfo Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
06-1166630
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Global View, Troy, New York
12180
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
1993 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
William S. Gehrke, Esq.
Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(617) 526-6000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Securities To Be Registered
Amount To
Be Registered
Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount Of Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.002 par value per share
300,000 shares
$9.08(1)
$2,724,000(1)
$250.60
(1)     Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on February 8, 2002 in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Statement of Incorporation by Reference
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-74664, filed by MapInfo Corporation (the "Registrant") on January 31, 1994, as amended on November 6, 1997 by Post-Effective Amendment No.1, relating to the Registrant's 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Troy, State of New York, on this 14
th
day of February, 2002.
MAPINFO CORPORATION
By:     _____________________________
D. Joseph Gersuk
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of MapInfo Corporation, hereby severally constitute and appoint Mark P. Cattini, D. Joseph Gersuk and William S. Gehrke, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names, in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed herewith, and any and all subsequent amendments to said Registration Statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf and in our capacities as officers and directors to enable MapInfo Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
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John C. Cavalier
Chairman of the Board
February 14, 2002
______________________
Mark P. Cattini
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director  (Principal Executive Officer)
February 14, 2002
______________________
D. Joseph Gersuk
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
February 14, 2002
______________________
Laszlo C. Bardos
Director
February 14, 2002
______________________
Joni Kahn
Director
February 14, 2002
______________________
George C. McNamee
Director
February 14, 2002
______________________
Quinn H. Tran
Director
February 14, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
4.1 (1)
Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
4.1A (2)
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 28, 2001
4.2 (2)
By-laws of the Registrant
4.3 (2)
Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant
5
Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP
23.1
Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
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(1)     Incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 6, 1997.
(2)     Incorporated herein by reference from the exhibits to the Registrant's Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2001, File No. 333-56790.