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  • Barbiturico76
    #1

    Live Maps inside your intranet

    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.
    Tags: None
    • Lloyd Sheen
      #2
      Re: Live Maps inside your intranet

      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.

        Comment

        • gerry
          #3
          Re: Live Maps inside your intranet

          theres always google maps


          "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.cwrote in message
          news:%23YzKPPO8 IHA.1200@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..
          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.
          >

            Comment

            • Mark Fitzpatrick
              #4
              Re: Live Maps inside your intranet

              Which according to their EULA restricts you from using Google maps within an
              Intranet without a license. YahooMaps is more open in their license from
              what I've been able to determine.

              Hope this helps,
              Mark Fitzpatrick
              Microsoft MVP - Expression

              "gerry" <germ2@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
              news:eb7#ubO8IH A.2332@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...
              theres always google maps
              >
              >
              "Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.cwrote in message
              news:%23YzKPPO8 IHA.1200@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..
              >Barbiturico7 6 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
              >opportunitie s. 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
              >representative s 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.
              >>
              >
              >

                Comment

                • Barbiturico76
                  #5
                  Re: Live Maps inside your intranet

                  Hi guys,
                  maybe you can be interested I succeeded in integrating a Live Map inside
                  my Intranet completely for free.
                  It works in Firebird 3.0 and in IE 7.0.
                  The only problem is that in Firebird there's a little bug while dragging
                  the map around....

                  But what is important:
                  I can customize the map by manipolating Javascript code behind.
                  It's great!

                  I'm not using MapPoint Web Service, so I don't need UserID and Password
                  to access it.
                  I'm simply using the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK as described in

                  http://dev.live.com/virtualearth/sdk/


                  Is it an abuse? I don't want to steal anything so please report me if so.

                  Bye.

                  Mark Fitzpatrick ha scritto:
                  Which according to their EULA restricts you from using Google maps
                  within an Intranet without a license. YahooMaps is more open in their
                  license from what I've been able to determine.
                  >
                  Hope this helps,
                  Mark Fitzpatrick
                  Microsoft MVP - Expression
                  >
                  "gerry" <germ2@newsgrou p.nospamwrote in message
                  news:eb7#ubO8IH A.2332@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...
                  >theres always google maps
                  >>
                  >>
                  >"Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.cwrote in message
                  >news:%23YzKPPO 8IHA.1200@TK2MS FTNGP04.phx.gbl ...
                  >>Barbiturico 76 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
                  >>application s, 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
                  >>calculation s 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
                  >>capabilitie s, 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
                  >>subscriptio n 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.
                  >>>
                  >>
                  >>

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