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New at MP2K Magazine, 5/16/2002 Dear MP2K Magazine Reader,
Welcome to another Update.. As a
subscriber to the free MP2K Update, we hope the content below is of interest to
you.. Share with a friend, share with two friends. Thanks.
The MapPoint
.NET webservice was launched this past month and already appears poised to be a
major force introducing GIS (geographic information systems) technologies to the
masses.. In the past week, MapPoint .NET articles appeared on both the www.microsoft.com
and http://msdn.microsoft.com
home pages.. For more information visit http://www.mappoint.net.
On a
different .NET front, the first article below builds off Gilles Kohl's earlier
article showing how to automate MapPoint with the free .NET SDK. This is an easy
way for a non-programmer with free disk space and bandwidth (125+ MB) to
dabble.. Have fun!
This week's contents:
- a summary of
recent articles and news
- continuing contest: .mbd
circus
- the latest tip: mappoint .net newsgroup
This
issue is sponsored by Tetrad - http://ads.DirectionsMag.com/adclick.php?bannerID=27
SOME
RECENT ARTICLES AND NEWS
Automating MapPoint with the .NET SDK
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=69
As
Gilles Kohl showed in a previous article, it's possible to program MapPoint with
only the free .NET Framework SDK. This article illustrates a simple program
using this technique for generating images from MapPoint.
LGPMap Uses
MapPoint and AutoRoute
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=67
MP2K
talks with Nik Aves, developer of the LGPMap.co.uk web site, which adopted
Microsoft's Geography product formats for download on their web site.
[Nik
asks for suggestions on how to use MapPoint in a more sophisticated manner, this
would be an excellent exercise that could win you a free, full copy of MapPoint
2002, details in the MDB Circus below.]
Interview with Michael
Graff
http://www.mp2kmag.com/news.asp?NewsID=43
Directions
Magazine recently published an interview with Michael Graff, General Manager of
the MapPoint Group.
Company Profile: Pocket Real Estate
http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=68
Hand
e Corp's Pocket Real Estate is a suite of products that enable real estate
professionals and consumers to access real estate information, including MLS
data, via handheld computers and mobile devices.
[Also, see their
contribution in the gallery: http://www.mp2kmag.com/gallery]
MapPoint
.NET Demonstrations
http://demo.mappoint.net
Microsoft posted
a store Locator demonstration for Fourth Coffee, a fictitious coffee retailer,
along with more
samples.
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MAPPOINT CONTEST: MDB
CIRCUS
We are assembling a feature on how to use MapPoint with Access and
looking for submissions of simple tips, code examples, examples of solutions,
and anything other news about integrating Access and MapPoint. Send submissions
in MDB format to website@mp2kmag.com?subject=[AccessContest].
All submissions will be credited and one winner will be awarded a free full copy
of MapPoint 2002. See a past article at http://www.mp2kmag.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=39
for help in getting started.
MAPPOINT .NET NEWSGROUP
Microsoft
launched a new newsgroup last month devoted to the MapPoint .NET
webservice.
The MapPoint team (especially the new Technical Product
Manager Steve Lombardi) has been very active helping and introducing users to
this new service, here's the link: news:///news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.mappoint.webservice.
CORRECTION:
Last month, our link to subscribe to Directions news service was flawed, sorry
for the inconvenience. The correct link is newsletter-subscribe@freegis.directionsmag.com.
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Eric Frost
http://www.mp2kmag.com
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