Barbiturico76 wrote:
Hi guys,
anybody knows if it is possible to generate a
<div id="myMap" style="width: 400; height:300; left: 0px; top: 0px;" />
inside your intranet site, to represent a programmaticall y generated map
with the
"http://dev.virtualeart h.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx ?v=6.1" script
reference?
INPUT: 5 points located by latitude,longit ude
OUTPUT: a 400x300 map with the 5 points pinpointed inside a square box
in the page.
I saw things about MapPoint WebService and understood it's required a
userId and a Password to use it.
But my question is: is it possible to have this service for free?
Can someone address me to the right direction?
Thx.
The following is from MS page so I don't think you can have it for free.
Q. When will MapPoint add other countries or regions? Are there any
plans to add data for Asia?
A. We constantly evaluate potential geographic enhancements and business
opportunities. Although we cannot comment specifically on this now, we
intend to improve our existing geographic data and add new countries and
regions.
Q. What is the MapPoint Web Service?
A. The Microsoft MapPoint Web Service is a programmable, XML-based Web
service used by enterprises and independent software developers to
integrate location-based services, such as maps, driving directions and
proximity searches, into their applications and business processes.
Q. What applications benefit from the MapPoint Web Service?
A. The MapPoint Web Service is designed to enable a broad range of
consumer and enterprise applications. All of the following examples use
the same core technology, so customers can easily deploy all of these
applications throughout an organization.
• Website locators – One of the most widely used applications of the
MapPoint Web Service is to enable store or facility locators for
websites. In addition to comprehensive mapping capabilities, the
MapPoint Web Service provides powerful search capabilities that include
storing search criteria, such as hours and types of services, that help
customers find what they are looking for.
• Speech-enabled locators – Using the same technology that powers
website locators, enterprises can leverage one of several speech
companies that use the MapPoint Web Service so that customers can “find
the nearest” location using voice prompts.
• Travel portals – To provide trip planning capabilities as part of
their websites, enterprises can combine mapping capabilities with
extensive POI datasets, such as restaurants and hotels.
• Mobile location services – Enterprises can enable consumers with a
mobile device and an Internet connection to find movie theaters, stores,
and other locations while consumers are mobile.
• Call center applications – The MapPoint Web Service can be integrated
with call routing mechanisms, so that incoming requests can be routed
using location, such as sales territories. Further, service
representatives can provide location-specific information, such as
customers reporting dropped calls, to service groups that can analyze
problems.
• Fleet/asset tracking – The MapPoint Web Service is used to integrate
high-quality routing and mapping into fleet tracking applications, such
as monitoring delivery trucks or installers. Enterprises also use the
MapPoint Web Service to help route vehicles to as many as 50 destinations.
• E-Commerce – The MapPoint Web Service can be used to validate
addresses as part of e-commerce solutions, preventing downstream
problems associated with incorrect addresses. The MapPoint Web Service
has also been used in fraud detection applications, where the location
of two transactions can be compared using distance calculations such as
drive times. The MapPoint Web Service is also used to apply proper taxes
in transactions, such as using a customer’s address match against a
county-based tax scheme.
Q. What benefits does the MapPoint Web Service provide customers?
A. The MapPoint Web Service provides customers with powerful mapping
capabilities, a cost-effective investment, easy and flexible
programming, and a strong service level commitment, as well as being
able to integrate easily with other Microsoft .NET-connected Web services.
Q. How do I evaluate the service?
A. Interested developers can download the MapPoint Web Service Software
Developers Kit (SDK) and request an evaluation account.
Q. How do I purchase the MapPoint Web Service?
A. Customers purchase the MapPoint Web Service as an annual subscription
direct from Microsoft. There are two primary licensing models:
• Per user is for “known” user applications, such as within a call
center or fleet tracking applications
• Per transactions is for “anonymous” user applications, such as a Web
site locator or travel portal.
Pricing is dependent on the numbers of users and/or transactions you
purchase. Get more information.
