MapPoint 2002: Spatial Data Import COM Add-in Available for Download (312064)

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The Spatial Data Import COM Add-in allows you to import ESRI SHAPE (.shp) files and MapInfo Data (.mif) files into MapPoint.

The retail version of MapPoint 2002 cannot read files that are created in high-end geographical information systems (GIS) such as those produced by ESRI and MapInfo. The Spatial Data Import COM Add-in was created so that users of these systems could take such files and integrate them into MapPoint. It is an example of the extensibility that MapPoint 2002 offers with its rich object model.

The Spatial Data Import COM Add-in uses Microsoft Visual Basic and the new extended MapPoint object model methods to take the native source GIS point data sets and import them as MapPoint Pushpin sets. The native GIS polygons, polylines, lines, rectangles and rounded rectangles are imported to create a layer of MapPoint drawing objects that are displayed on a MapPoint map. Through the MapPoint object model functions, you can also set the line color and size, shape fill color, and even move the polygons and lines behind the MapPoint road network.

To download this add-in and learn more about it, please see the following Microsoft Web site: To run the COM add-in, follow these steps:

1. Download the Spatial Data Import sample files.
2. Start MapPoint 2002.
3. On the Tools menu, click COM Add-ins.
4. Click Add, and then locate the folder that contains the downloaded files.
5. Click SpatialDataImport.dll, and then click Open.
6. In the COM add-ins dialog box, click OK.
7. On the Tools menu, click Spatial Data Import.
8. Click Browse, locate the folder that contains the download files, select a sample .shp or .mif file, and then click Open.
9. In the Spatial Data Import dialog box, click Start.
10. When the Status field indicates that the import procedure is complete, click Close.

The imported data appears on the MapPoint map.