MP2Kmag Articles

The Latest Articles from MP2Kmag - The Magazine for Microsoft MapPoint Technologies

MapPoint - (Found July 2, 2008 )

MP2K Magazine is your source for independent news and information about MapPoint technologies and products and is home to the popular web forum for MapPoint users and developers.
http://www.mp2kmag.com

An API to Control MapPoint 2006 GPS Features - Part I of II - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Paul Larson shares an API he developed to add programmatic GPS functionality to MapPoint code projects and includes a demo to illustrate how the API works.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a137--gps.api.2006.mappoint.html

Using MapPoint and Excel for Supply Chain Management - (Found July 2, 2008 )

John Sewell submitted this 3000 line application developed using MapPoint and Excel which performs a number of functions related to Supply Chain Management
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a136--supply.chain.management.mappoint.html

Creating Geocoding Exceptions for MapPoint Web Service Applications - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Stephen Pushee wrote this article on resolving geocoding exceptions when using the MapPoint Web Service. "For example, a user might supply St. Thomas as a city name when searching for St. Thomas the island, not knowing that Charlotte Amalie is the main city on St. Thomas."
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a135--web.service.geocoding.exceptions.mappoint.html

Using Python to Control MapPoint, Part 2 - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Second of a two-part article by Richard Marsden on scripting MapPoint using Python. In this part Richard shows how to use Python to plot the 250 largest cities in California.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a134--python.winwaed.automation.mappoint.html

Implementing Location-Based Functionalities with the MapPoint Web Service - (Found July 2, 2008 )

This article by Mohanraj Annamalai illustrates how to find the center point from a set of Latitudes and Longitudes. The article also discusses how to programmatically generate a map using the Microsoft MapPoint Web Service and implement interactive features like: re-centering a map based on the clicked location, panning north, south, east, and west.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a133--implementing.lbs.functionality.mappoint.html

MP2Kmag Talks with Fresh Logic Studios - (Found July 2, 2008 )

A few weeks ago we conducted an e-mail interview with the folks at Fresh Logic Studios. We talk about their Atlas application and plans for future development.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a132--atlas.fresh.logic.studios.mappoint.html

Using Python to Control MapPoint, Part 1 - (Found July 2, 2008 )

First of two articles by Richard Marsden on scripting MapPoint using Python. This article demonstrates how to get started with PythonWin and MapPoint.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a131--python.pythonwin.mappoint.html

Snap to a Road - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Wilfried Mestdagh's article shows how to take a latlon and find the nearest road relative to that point. The technique, written entirely in Delphi, employs reverse geocoding and determines the latlon using a CalcXY routine.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a130--snap.calcxy.gps.mappoint.html

What's New in Streets and Trips 2006 - (Found July 2, 2008 )

Marvin Hlavac shares a summary of the useful new features and highlights of the consumer product Streets and Trips 2006 including GPS navigation features, Virtual Earth integration and the new Night View.
http://www.mp2kmag.com/a129--streets.trips.2006.mappoint.html