Microsoft KB Archive/843482

= Description of seven new location data sources for the United Kingdom in MapPoint Web Service =

Article ID: 843482

Article Last Modified on 5/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MapPoint Web Service 3.5

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SUMMARY
''Seven new location data sources are available for use with Microsoft MapPoint Web Service. These data sources contain information about entities that are located in the United Kingdom, including pubs, garages and service stations, post offices, police stations, and hospitals. This article describes the new data sources and their properties.''



MORE INFORMATION
All the new data sources support the CanFindNearby capability. With these new additions, developers can incorporate location data from the United Kingdom into MapPoint Web Service applications. All that you need is a valid MapPoint Web Service account. To sign up for an evaluation account, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

https://mappoint-css.live.com/MwsSignUp/Default.aspx

Table 1 lists each data source and its entity type.

Note The pub data sources contain listings from The Good Pub Guide, a popular guide that contains up-to-date information about pubs in the United Kingdom. Each pub data source contains a different category of listings:
 * MP_Johnson_and_Good_Mains.8677.PubGuideMains contains pubs that were recommended by readers of The Good Pub Guide that have been verified by The Good Pub Guide staff. A pub requires regular, complimentary reviews to be retained in this section.
 * MP_Johnson_and_Good_Dips.8674.PubGuideDips contains pubs that were recommended by readers of The Good Pub Guide that have not been verified by The Good Pub Guide staff.

'''Table 1. Entity types'''

Table 2 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Dips.8674.PubGuideDips.

'''Table 2. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Dips.8674.PubGuideDips properties'''

Table 3 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Mains.8677.PubGuideMains.

'''Table 3. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Mains.8677.PubGuideMains properties'''

Table 4 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Garage_Services.8675.GarageServices. Fields that are marked with an asterisk (*) have one of the following three possible values:
 * Y—This service is available at this location.
 * N—This service is not available at this location.
 * A—There is no information about whether this service is available.

'''Table 4. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Garage_Services.8675.GarageServicesproperties'''

Table 5 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Service_Stations.8680.ServiceStations. Fields that are marked with an asterisk (*) have one of the following three possible values:
 * Y—This service is available at this location.
 * N—This service is not available at this location.
 * A—There is no information about whether this service is available.

'''Table 5. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Service_Stations.8680.ServiceStationsproperties'''

Table 6 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Police_Stations.8678.PoliceStations.

'''Table 6. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Police_Stations.8678.PoliceStations properties'''

Table 7 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Post_Offices.8679.PostOffices.

'''Table 7. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Post_Offices.8679.PostOffices properties'''

Table 8 lists the properties for the data source MP_Johnson_and_Good_Hospitals.8676.Hospitals. Fields that are marked with an asterisk (*) have one of the following three possible values:
 * Y—This service is available at this location.
 * N—This service is not available at this location.
 * A—There is no information about whether this service is available.

'''Table 8. MP_Johnson_and_Good_Hospitals.8676.Hospitals properties'''

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