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Programming MapPoint in .NET
By Chandu Thota
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: December 2005
Print ISBN-10: 0-596-00906-2
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-59-600906-9
Pages: 372

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Dedication
		Foreword
		Preface
			Who Should Read This Book
			What's in This Book
			Conventions in This Book
			Companion Material
			Using Code Examples
			Other Resources
			Safari® Enabled
			We'd Like Your Feedback!
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.  Hello, MapPoint!
			Section 1.1.  Location-Based Application Categories
			Section 1.2.  Location Application Architectures
			Section 1.3.  Developing Location-Enabled Applications
			Section 1.4.  Developing Location-Aware Applications
			Section 1.5.  How It All Fits Together
			Section 1.6.  Where Are We?
		Part I:  MapPoint 2004
			Chapter 2.  Programming with MapPoint 2004
				Section 2.1.  The MapPoint 2004 Object Model
				Section 2.2.  Programming with MapPoint 2004 API
				Section 2.3.  Programming the MapPoint ActiveX Control
				Section 2.4.  Cleaning Up After You're Done
				Section 2.5.  Dealing with Latitude and Longitude
				Section 2.6.  Routing in MapPoint 2004
				Section 2.7.  Where Are We?
			Chapter 3.  Working with Data in MapPoint 2004
				Section 3.1.  Understanding the MapPoint 2004 Data API
				Section 3.2.  Understanding Data Maps
				Section 3.3.  Working with MapPoint Demographic Data
				Section 3.4.  Working with Your Business Data
				Section 3.5.  Querying a MapPoint DataSet
				Section 3.6.  Working with Shapes
				Section 3.7.  Working with Territories
				Section 3.8.  Where Are We?
			Chapter 4.  Advanced MapPoint 2004 Programming
				Section 4.1.  Interfacing MapPoint 2004 with a GPS Device
				Section 4.2.  Integrating Your Applications with MapPoint 2004
				Section 4.3.  Performance Considerations
				Section 4.4.  Where Are We?
		Part II:  MapPoint Web Service
			Chapter 5.  Programming MapPoint Web Service
				Section 5.1.  How Does MapPoint Web Service Work?
				Section 5.2.  Getting Started with MapPoint Web Service
				Section 5.3.  Preparing Your Development Environment
				Section 5.4.  Understanding MapPoint Web Service Object Model
				Section 5.5.  Where Are We?
			Chapter 6.  MapPoint Web Service Find APIs
				Section 6.1.  Understanding Find APIs
				Section 6.2.  Understanding Entities and Entity Relationships
				Section 6.3.  Data Sources and Countries/Regions
				Section 6.4.  Working with Find Methods
				Section 6.5.  Asynchronous Programming with Find Service
				Section 6.6.  Optimizing Find Call Performance
				Section 6.7.  Globalizing Find
				Section 6.8.  Where Are We?
			Chapter 7.  MapPoint Web Service Route APIs
				Section 7.1.  Understanding Route APIs
				Section 7.2.  Calculating a Route
				Section 7.3.  Displaying Details of a Route
				Section 7.4.  Where Are We?
			Chapter 8.  MapPoint Web Service Render APIs
				Section 8.1.  Understanding Render APIs
				Section 8.2.  Rendering Maps
				Section 8.3.  Map Interaction
				Section 8.4.  Asynchronous Programming
				Section 8.5.  Where Are We?
		Part III:  MapPoint Location Server
			Chapter 9.  Programming Microsoft Location Server
				Section 9.1.  Microsoft Location Server Terminology
				Section 9.2.  How Does Location Server Work?
				Section 9.3.  Microsoft Location Server Architecture
				Section 9.4.  Installing the Location Server
				Section 9.5.  Accessing the Location Service APIs
				Section 9.6.  Accessing the Location Server APIs
				Section 9.7.  Microsoft Location Server Supported Providers
				Section 9.8.  Where Are We?
			Chapter 10.  Programming with Location Server APIs
				Section 10.1.  Programming with Location Server Web Service
				Section 10.2.  Programming with the Location Server Management API
				Section 10.3.  Comparing Location Server API to Location Web Service API
				Section 10.4.  Where Are We?
		Part IV:  MSN Virtual Earth
			Chapter 11.  Programming with Virtual Earth
				Section 11.1.  Anatomy of Virtual Earth
				Section 11.2.  Programming with MapControl.js
				Section 11.3.  Where Are We?
			Appendix A.  Managing Your Data on MapPoint's Customer Services Site
				Section A.1.  Using the MapPoint Customer Services Site
				Section A.2.  Using Customer Data Web Service
			Appendix B.  Working with Polygons
				Section B.1.  What Is a Polygon?
				Section B.2.  Polygon Relationships
				Section B.3.  Rules for Preparing Polygon Data
				Section B.4.  Polygon Data Schema Document
				Section B.5.  Polygon Data Sample Document
			Appendix C.  Implementing Spatial Search Using SQL Server
				Section C.1.  Understanding Proximity Search
				Section C.2.  Step 1: Create a Table to Store Your Business Location Data
				Section C.3.  Step 2: Calculate Axis Values for the BusinessEntities Table
				Section C.4.  Step 3: Create the FindNearby Stored Procedure
				Section C.5.  Step 4: Using Your Find Nearby Stored Procedure Using C#
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		Index