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	WHAT'S NEW

Two New Articles on Using the ImportData and DisplayDataMap Methods The first article, written by Richard Marsden and entitled "Using ImportData and DisplayDataMap", covers how to use ImportData and DisplayDataMap using C# and is broken into three parts: Part 1 - The ImportData Method Part 2 - Introducing DisplayDataMap Part 3 - DisplayDataMap Parameters The second article, also by Richard Marsden also covers how to use ImportData and DisplayDataMap, but rather then C#, the code and examples are in Python. http://www.mapforums.com/using-pytho...map-18555.html Enjoy and Happy Mapping!

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Bing Maps Updated Streetside Functionality Microsoft recently made a lot of changes to Streetside feature in Bing Maps. These changes represent a significant enhancement for desktop browsers, enabling users to quickly pan up and down the street to find businesses and see the neighborhood. MS is doing this by providing street level panoramas so users can take a virtual walk through the streets with a view of locations and landmarks. As you slide the street level imagery sideways, the view of the sidewalk is seamlessly constructed including an overlay of street names, business listings, and store fronts. Check it out in a flat, straight, New York street, or a steep, twisty, San Francisco one.

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	LATEST Q & A

samcayze: MP 2011 Silent Install with Key AND Activation? Can't quite figure out why MS has made this so different than normal Office Apps. I have been deploying MS titles across networks automagically for years. With MP, it seems to be a pain. Anyway, I have 20 or so copies I need to push to my users. I have figured out the setup.exe /a to make the Admin Network Install, and the /qn switches to make it silent, but end users would still see the EULA and Activation Page when launching it. I need to automate the Activation. (Like Office does, you pass... hishamkt: MAP POINT Route Planning I am new to Mappoint but have spent the past couple of days reading tutorials to learn how to navigate through it. I am having difficulty figuring out how to plan multiple routes. I have an excel sheet full of data for trucks, their starting point, the stops they make on the way and their end destination. I have figured out how to import and pinpoint all the locations on there. The problem I'm having is having for example a clear color coded route for truck 1 from point A to point B with the... samalyst: MapPoint Routes: Multiple start points, one stop point. I have user data in excel that includes address. I have plotted each user in mappoint, but want to show the route from each of these users to a single location. My end goal is to find the most used routes so I can strategically place a billboard ad where the most people will see it on the way to a certain location. Is there a way to do this? ... poseido: Export Territories - plot them on google maps or bing Hello is there any way to export territories to google maps or bing? I know that gpx does nto export territory info, but maybe there is another way. what I'm trying to do is to sahre territory data map with several people, and instead of sending them just a screenshot of mapping (difficult to do as many details will be missuing in only one screenshot) share it over a web service... thanks in advance ...

	ARTICLES

Subscribe via RSS The articles list is now available for syndication on your web site or your favorite RSS news aggregator/reader. Using Python to call ImportData and DisplayDataMap This article is sort of an addendum to the previous three-part article on using ImportData and DisplayDataMap. As the title indicates, this articles contains code and examples in Python for using the ImportData and DisplayDataMap methods. Using ImportData and DisplayDataMap This three-part article by Richard Marsden discusses and demonstrates how to effectively use Microsft MapPoint's ImportData and DisplayDataMap methods. Using MapPoint in a Routing Application Part 3 - Lessons Learned In this final installment of a three part article, Doug Popken discusses "lessons learned" and provides insights into obtaining the time zone, obtaining optimal routes, and programming an application to work with both MapPoint North America and Europe. Using MPMileCharter to create Mileage Charts with Microsoft MapPoint Richard Marsden writes about how MPMileCharter (formerly MileCharter) can be used to compute a matrix of distances between pushpins and pushpins sets. A major re-write was recently released as MPMileCharter 3.0. Using MapPoint in a Routing Application Part 2 - Required MapPoint Functionality In part two of a three part article, Doug Popken discusses the implementation of several key aspects of Route Factory functionality that rely upon MapPoint including time and distance calculations, geocoding, and route display. Using MapPoint in a Routing Application Part 1 - Route Factory Spreadsheet Systems View Software, a provider of route management software and consulting, uses MapPoint in a new application known as Route Factory Spreadsheet. The C# .NET application, which has a MS Excel interface, creates optimal routes for fleets of transports subject to a variety of timing and capacity constraints. In this article, Dr. Doug Popken shares some of his experiences developing the application, including lessons learned, that readers may find useful in their own applications. Add City Coverage to MapPoint using the GeoNames Database Richard Marsden wrote this article on how to add cities for countries not covered by the North American or European versions of MapPoint using the free Geonames database. All programming is done using the powerful Python scripting language. Developing with MapPoint and Visual Studio Part 2: The ActiveX component In this follow-up to his article last year on Developing with Visual Studio 2010 and MapPoint, Wilfried Mestdagh now shows how to get started with the ActiveX Control Evaluating MapPoint as a Replacement for BusinessMap Kathleen Anne Gaiser writes about her experiences in looking for a replacement for BusinessMap (now discontinued by ESRI) for their mapping needs. Automatically Publishing MapPoint Maps to Mobile Devices In this article, Eric Frost shows how maps created with Microsoft MapPoint 2010 can be automatically published to the web and displayed on mobile devices.

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