Maptitude .NET API Provides Solution for MapPoint Developers 

We have just updated the .NET APIs to allow developers to migrate MapPoint desktop applications and add-ons to Maptitude.

Interactive maps generated by Maptitude, the popular Windows mapping technology, are crucial for businesses in a number of fields, including real estate, package delivery, and insurance. In a word, Maptitude provides businesses with "location." Specifically, it provides an integrated set of products and services to enable a business to track the precise location of remote assets, thereby reducing operational costs and improving productivity. Whether the asset is a truck, a taxi, or even a field rep, Maptitude can tell you the exact location at any time.

Now it is easier than ever before to add all of the location intelligence functions of Maptitude, including routing and geocoding, into any Windows desktop application written in C# or any other .NET programming language.

Maptitude has included the GISDK (Geographical Information Systems Developer Kit) for many years. With the updated GISDK .NET APIs, programming Maptitude in .NET has been simplified.

Firstly, the GISDK Extension Engine API lets you extend the Maptitude desktop application itself by writing in-process extensions in C# or any other .NET language, without the need to learn a new programming language.

Secondly, the GISDK Connection API lets you connect a new or existing .NET stand-alone Windows desktop application to Maptitude out-of-process.

Either way, you can program Maptitude in .NET to build custom applications for the desktop, and analyze and share data generated from a wide range of maps, including those that show demographic trends, population density, and sales potential.

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Leverage the power of Maptitude mapping software in your own applications. Contact sales@caliper.com for more information.

Featured Maptitude Map: Auto Dealerships within 25 Miles of Selected U.S. Cities

This map, made with Maptitude 2014, highlights regional variations in the number of car dealerships. Cities with more nearby businesses are shown with larger circles.

Choosing a new automobile dealer location is an important decision, with the cost reaching millions of dollars for the land, facilities, parts and service equipment that are required to sell and service vehicles.

There are also many businesses dependent on the automotive dealer network. 

Maptitude includes the locations of several categories of vehicle dealerships including those for used cars, new cars, motorcycles, and trucks. These can be used when siting new facilities, for example, or in looking at regional coverage such as the aggregate count of dealerships by ZIP Code, County, or State.       

Contact Caliper to access extensive map and business data. Caliper can provide data such as the auto-dealership counts used here, as well as business counts, by size, for hundreds of industries by ZIP Code. When used with the Maptitude 2014 USA Country Package you can create the maps that tell the story your spreadsheets can't (more...).

Tech Tip: How Do I Count and Map the Number of Nearby Businesses?

When conducting market research, competitor analysis, and territory/franchise alignments, it is critical to understand the geographic context of your service area. Maptitude makes it easy to evaluate any of the hundreds of business locations provided with the software.

For example, you may want to count the number of nearby competitors to your existing or proposed sites. You can do this by using the Overlay tool and the industry type field included in the Landmark layer.

International: 2014 Switzerland Country Package Released

Caliper is excited to announce the release of the 2014 Country Package for Switzerland. The product includes the latest map updates for streets, postal and administrative boundaries, and towns, as well as comprehensive named landmarks that range from public facilities to commercial buildings including shops, restaurants, and retail stores!

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Tricks & Tips: Manually Move Individual Labels

Maptitude includes a powerful map labeling engine. Among many features is the ability to interactively reposition labels. This can be as simple as dragging text on a map to a preferred location. Want to do more? You can rotate a label or add a callout line.   

You can move a label by making changes to the label with the Customize Label tool on the Tools toolbar. You can use two other buttons on the Tools toolbar, to rotate a custom label and to move a label and add a callout. There is a video on this topic here.