Hi everyone, This message is going to be mainly related to MapPoint (although some to MapXtreme), but you all are sharp GIS developers, so I figured that you could help.
We are trying to put a mapping app online. I am mainly a Java developer and very new to GIS (as well as Microsoft), so you're going to have to help me here. One simple task that we need the app to do is: in the browser, the user gives a lat/long, and they are given a map with the lat/long as the center of the map. Now, to my understanding, the following technologies could do this: --MapXtreme --ArcIMS --Autodesk MapGuide --MapServer But, for reasons I won't go into, my company has decided to not use any of those technologies. What is the situation with Microsoft MapPoint? To my understanding, it's not a "internet mapping engine" as the others are? I see that MapPoint comes with an ActiveX control where you can embed much of MapPoint's functionality into your VB apps. Now, remembering that I am fairly new to Microsoft technologies, would you be able to use this ActiveX control to act as a mapping server to accomplish the above task in a browser? I'm assuming that the biggest issue is licensing. I see that Microsoft stipulates that anyone who uses a VB app that includes that MapPoint control must have a run-time version and license. Would those have to be named licensed users? Would it be necessary to have our internet users download this MapPoint run-time installation while we individually pay for each run-time license as they are used? There are so many knowledgeable GIS people on this list; I hope you can help me. TIA and I'll sum. Steve _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx _______________________________________________________________________ List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MapInfo-L" in the message body.
