Question on Licensing: If a company(service Provider) offers web service to another company (client) the following function of the MapPoint 2004. The client offers a by product (another application using this web service) of this service to its web (internet) user. There are about 19 clients, and about 10~100 (max 200) samiltanious users. Will the service provider need to acquire 20 user licence of 200 user license. Will the client need to purchase any map point licene?

Make Sure you have the Mappoint installed locally on the Server.

Steps to get add reference to MS Mappoint

1. New Project in Visual Studio.NET
2. Right Click References in Solution Explorer and select Add References
3. Select the COM from the tabs in the Add Reference Pop up
4. Find the Microsoft Mappoint 11.0 Object Library
5. Select that and Click OK

Security Setting to use the MapPoint2004 Access Object Model with ASP.NET Web Application:

1. WebConfig file:
Fix your authentication properties:
<authentication mode="Windows" />
<identity impersonate="true"/>

See this link for more information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...SecNetAP05.asp

2. Component Service Configuration:
Click Start, click Run, and then type DCOMCNFG. Select the application that you want to automate.

Click Properties to open the property dialog box for this application.

Click the Security tab. Verify that Use Default Access Permissions and Use Default Launch Permissions are selected.

Click the Identity tab and then select The Interactive User.

Component under consideration:
Microsoft MapPOint
Microsoft MapPoint COntrol 11.0

3. Use this Private App As MapPoint.ApplicationClass instead of Private App As MapPoint.Application
App = New MapPoint.Application

4. Make sure ASPNET or NETWORK Service or IUSER have all required execute permission on all require dll such as
Interop.Mappoint.dll, c:\windows\system32\msvcp50.dll

Code for CensusTract and Lat Long:

Imports System.Math


Public Class MapPointGeoData

Private Map As MapPoint.Map
Private App As MapPoint.ApplicationClass
Private NewApp As Boolean
Private MapStyle As MapPoint.GeoMapStyle
Private MapAltitude As String
Private Location As MapPoint.Location
Private BlockMapStyle As Boolean ' If true, don't active swtich the map style after each find

Private Latitute As Double
Private Longitute As Double
Private CensusTract As String
Private StreetAddress As String
Private City As String
Private State As String
Private Zip As String
Private Country As String

Public WriteOnly Property LockMapStyle() As Boolean
Set(ByVal Value As Boolean)
If Value And Not BlockMapStyle Then ' If off and turned on, record the current map style
BlockMapStyle = True
MapStyle = Map.MapStyle
MapAltitude = Map.Altitude.ToString
Location = Map.Location
Map.MapStyle = MapPoint.GeoMapStyle.geoMapStyleData
Map.Altitude = "15"

ElseIf Not Value And BlockMapStyle Then ' If on and turned off, revert to the old map style
BlockMapStyle = False
Map.MapStyle = MapStyle
Map.Altitude = MapAltitude
Location.GoTo()
End If
End Set
End Property

Public Sub New()
NewApp = False
Try
App = GetObject(, "MapPoint.Application")
NewApp = True
Catch ex As System.Exception
NewApp = True
App = New MapPoint.Application
End Try
Map = App.ActiveMap
BlockMapStyle = False
End Sub

Public Sub New(ByVal Address As String)
NewApp = False
Try
App = GetObject(, "MapPoint.Application")
NewApp = True
Catch ex As System.Exception
NewApp = True
App = New MapPoint.Application
End Try
Map = App.ActiveMap
BlockMapStyle = False
SetAddress(Address)
End Sub

Public Sub New(ByVal StreetAddress As String, ByVal City As String, ByVal State As String, ByVal Zip As String, ByVal Country As String)
NewApp = False
Try
App = GetObject(, "MapPoint.Application")
NewApp = True
Catch ex As System.Exception
NewApp = True
App = New MapPoint.Application
End Try
Map = App.ActiveMap
BlockMapStyle = False
SetAddress(StreetAddress, City, State, Zip, Country)
End Sub

Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
Map.Saved = False
If NewApp Then App = Nothing
MyBase.Finalize()
End Sub

Public Sub SetAddress(ByVal Street As String, ByVal City As String, ByVal State As String, ByVal Zip As String, ByVal Country As String)
Me.StreetAddress = Street
Me.City = City
Me.State = State
Me.Zip = Zip
Me.Country = Country
End Sub

Public Sub SetAddress(ByVal Address As String)
If Address.StartsWith("Address not") Then
Me.StreetAddress = "1 Microsoft Way"
Me.City = " Redmond"
Me.State = "WA"
Else
Dim AddArray As String() = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Split(Address , ",")
Me.StreetAddress = AddArray(0)
Me.City = AddArray(1)
Dim StateZip As String() = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Split(AddArra y(2), " ")
Me.State = StateZip(0)
Me.Zip = StateZip(1)
End If
End Sub

Public Sub SetLocation()
'MsgBox(Me.StreetAddress & ", " & Me.City & ", " & Me.State & ", " & Me.Zip & ", " & Me.Country)
Location = Map.FindAddressResults(Me.StreetAddress, Me.City, , , Me.Zip, Me.Country)(1)
'MsgBox(Location.StreetAddress.Value.ToString)
FindLatLong(Me.Location)
'MsgBox(Me.Latitute & "x" & Me.Longitute)
FindCensusTract(Me.Location)
'MsgBox(Me.CensusTract)
End Sub

Public Sub SetLocation(ByVal Location As MapPoint.Location)
Me.Location = Location
'FindLatLong(Me.Location)
CalcPos(Me.Location)
FindCensusTract(Me.Location)
End Sub

Private Sub FindLatLong(ByVal Location As MapPoint.Location)
Dim oPush As MapPoint.Pushpin
Dim oLoc As MapPoint.Location
Dim oLocA As MapPoint.Location
Dim Measure As Double = 0.01471 * 750
Dim zLat As Double
Dim zLong As Double
Dim DistX As Double
Dim DistY As Double
Dim DistZ As Double
Dim PointX As MapPoint.Location
Dim PointY As MapPoint.Location
Dim myLat = 37.70212
Dim myLong = -97.31775
Dim x

zLat = myLat
zLong = myLong

oLoc = Map.GetLocation(myLat, myLong)
oLocA = Location

On Error Resume Next
x = 0
Do While Measure > 0.00005572
x = x + 1
PointX = Map.GetLocation(zLat + Measure, zLong)
PointY = Map.GetLocation(zLat, zLong + Measure)
DistX = oLocA.DistanceTo(PointX)
DistY = oLocA.DistanceTo(PointY)
DistZ = oLocA.DistanceTo(oLoc)
If DistX < DistY And DistX < DistZ Then
oLoc = Map.GetLocation(zLat + Measure, zLong)
zLat = zLat + Measure
End If
If DistY < DistX And DistY < DistZ Then
oLoc = Map.GetLocation(zLat, zLong + Measure)
zLong = zLong + Measure
End If
If DistZ < DistX And DistZ < DistY Then
oLoc = Map.GetLocation(zLat - Measure, zLong - Measure)
zLat = zLat - Measure
zLong = zLong - Measure
End If
If oLocA.DistanceTo(oLoc) < Measure / 0.01471 Then Measure = Measure / 2
Loop

Latitute = zLat
Longitute = zLong
EndNow:
Map.Saved = False
End Sub

Private Sub FindCensusTract(ByVal Location As MapPoint.Location)
Dim Result As String
Dim FindResults As MapPoint.FindResults
Dim OldMapStyle As MapPoint.GeoMapStyle
Dim OldAltitude As String
Dim OldLocation As MapPoint.Location
With Map
If Not BlockMapStyle Then
OldMapStyle = .MapStyle ' Not Block, so record current map style
OldAltitude = .Altitude.ToString
OldLocation = .Location
If (OldMapStyle <> MapPoint.GeoMapStyle.geoMapStyleData) Then .MapStyle = MapPoint.GeoMapStyle.geoMapStyleData
If (OldAltitude <> "15") Then .Altitude = "15"
End If

Location.GoTo()

FindResults = .ObjectsFromPoint(.LocationToX(Location), .LocationToY(Location))
If FindResults.Count > 0 Then
For Each Loc As Object In FindResults
If Loc.Name.Trim.Length > 0 Then
Result = Loc.Name
Exit For
End If
Next
Else
Result = ""
End If

If Not BlockMapStyle Then
If (OldMapStyle <> MapPoint.GeoMapStyle.geoMapStyleData) Then .MapStyle = OldMapStyle
If (OldAltitude <> "15") Then .Altitude = OldAltitude
OldLocation.GoTo()
End If
End With
CensusTract = Result
End Sub

Public Function GetAddressArray() As ArrayList
Dim AddressArray As New ArrayList
Dim app As MapPoint.ApplicationClass = Nothing
Dim loc As MapPoint.Location = Nothing
Dim frs As MapPoint.FindResults = Nothing

Try
app = New MapPoint.ApplicationClass
frs = app.ActiveMap.FindAddressResults(StreetAddress, City, String.Empty, State, Zip, Country)
Dim ienum As IEnumerator = frs.GetEnumerator
While ienum.MoveNext
loc = ienum.Current
If (IsDBNull(loc)) Or (loc Is Nothing) Or (loc.StreetAddress Is Nothing) Or (IsDBNull(loc.StreetAddress)) Then
AddressArray.Add("Address not Found")
Else
AddressArray.Add(loc.StreetAddress.Value)
End If
End While
Catch ex As Exception
AddressArray.Add(ex.ToString)
Finally
Try
app.Quit()
Catch ex As Exception
'This means app has already quit
Finally
app = Nothing
End Try
End Try
Return AddressArray
End Function

Public Function GetLatitute() As Double
Return Me.Latitute
End Function

Public Function GetLongitute() As Double
Return Me.Longitute
End Function

Public Function GetCensusTract() As String
Return Me.CensusTract
End Function

Public Function GetZipCode() As String
Return Me.Location.StreetAddress.PostalCode.ToString
End Function

Public Function GetStreet() As String
Return Me.Location.StreetAddress.Street.ToString
End Function

Public Function GetCity() As String
Return Me.Location.StreetAddress.City.ToString
End Function

Public Function GetState() As String
Return Me.Location.StreetAddress.Region.ToString
End Function

Public Function GetAddress() As String
With Location.StreetAddress
Return .Street & ", " & .City & ", " & .Region & " " & .PostalCode & " " & .Country
End With
End Function

Public Function GetLocation() As MapPoint.Location
Return Me.Location.StreetAddress
End Function

' Compute latitude and longitude given a location object
' Author: Gilles Kohl
' (gilles@compuserve.com)
'
' This code is copyrighted freeware - use freely, but please leave this
' header intact. Suggestions and comments welcome.

Private Function Arccos(ByVal x As Double) As Double
If x = 1 Then
Arccos = 0
Exit Function
End If
Arccos = Atan(-x / Sqrt(-x * x + 1)) + 2 * Atan(1)
End Function

Private Sub CalcPos(ByVal locX As MapPoint.Location)
Static locNorthPole As MapPoint.Location
Static locSantaCruz As MapPoint.Location ' Center of western hemisphere
Static dblHalfEarth As Double ' Half circumference of the earth (as a sphere)
Static dblQuarterEarth As Double ' Quarter circumference of the earth (as a sphere)
Static Pi As Double

' Check if initialization already done
If locNorthPole Is Nothing Then
locNorthPole = Map.GetLocation(90, 0)
locSantaCruz = Map.GetLocation(0, -90)

' Compute distance between north and south poles == half earth circumference
dblHalfEarth = Map.Distance(locNorthPole, Map.GetLocation(-90, 0))

' Quarter of that is the max distance a point may be away from locSantaCruz and still be in western hemisphere
dblQuarterEarth = dblHalfEarth / 2
Pi = 3.14159265358979
End If

' Compute latitude from distance to north pole
Latitute = 90 - 180 * Map.Distance(locNorthPole, locX) / dblHalfEarth

Dim l As Double
Dim d As Double

' Compute great circle distance to locX from point on Greenwich meridian and computed Latitude
d = Map.Distance(Map.GetLocation(Latitute, 0), locX)

' convert latitude to radian
l = (Latitute / 180) * Pi

' Compute Longitude from great circle distance
Longitute = 180 * Acos((Cos((d * 2 * Pi) / (2 * dblHalfEarth)) - Sin(l) * Sin(l)) / (Cos(l) * Cos(l))) / Pi

' Correct longitude sign if located in western hemisphere
If Map.Distance(locSantaCruz, locX) < dblQuarterEarth Then Longitute = -Longitute
End Sub

End Class

Disclaimer:
Microsoft Licencing agreement requires every user to licence to use MS MapPoint.
I hold no responsibility for use of this code by you. Basically you are at your own risk to use the above code.