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Our desktop mapping
product AditMap is not
just an interactive
program for creating
maps from a wide variety
of sources but it has a
callable interface
capable of plotting
locations, captions,
symbols and data values
under the control of
external programs.
AditMap exposes a
straightforward
interface that allows
programs developed in
almost any Windows based
language to control the
whole process. If your
development includes
spatial (location)
information then why not
check out the facilities
offered by AditMap to
provide the map
development and the map
plotting requirements?
One AditMap user who
had an MS Access
database loaded with a
mass of wildlife
observation records used
AditMap to plot and
analyse the data. His
programming tool of
choice was Visual Basic
for Applications (VBA). Take
a look at some of the
VBA code samples he
has posted and see how
easy it is to add data
plotting to your
application - whatever
your development
language.
AditMap is compiled
as an ActiveX exe. This
makes it as simple to
run remotely from your
own developed code as it
is to run it
interactively.
The process of
controlling AditMap
through the ActiveX exe
interface could not be
simpler.
First create an
AditMap object which
will load and start
AditMap running
Set MapLink = CreateObject("AditMap.MapLink")
Then tell AditMap
which map to load
MapLink.MapLinkPath =
"C:\Database\ADITMAP\MyMap1.AMF"
Then tell AditMap to
load the map (easy or
what?)
RetVal
= MapLink.LoadLinkMap()
You can then use the
interface to select
plotting symbols,
colours, plot size and
(if required) a grid to
be displayed over the
map - perhaps at kilometer
intervals.
You can then use the
interface to load data
into AditMap and have
when you are ready -
plot it.
RetVal
= MapLink.PlotLinkData(Text1)
RetVal
= MapLink.DisplayLinkData()
Maps can bring a wide
range of applications to
life. If a picture is
worth one thousand words
then an effective map
might be worth a while
book. Just think what
you could do with an
instant display of the
location of people,
companies, places or
things - using symbols
and colours to add
emphasis or to impart
even more visual
information. You can read
more on AditMap and
it's mapping
capabilities and you can
also follow our general
introduction to maps and
map construction -
it can be simpler than
you might imagine.
Mapping has never
been simpler. The wide
availability of aerial
and satellite
photographs and the
availability of low cost
GPS devices make
constructing a map from
scratch using a tool
such as AditMap very
straightforward. AditMap
can convert even the
simplest sketch into a
working map or you can
purchase spatial
datasets from
organisations such as UK
Ordnance survey, the AA
and many new Internet
based services.
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