We have Mappoint 2004 sales system using UK postcodes.

We need to expand the sales system to include rest of Europe.

Doing preliminary research, I have discovered that

a) There are no postcodes available for some European countries
b) Postcodes are available for some countries but are unreliable
c) Longitude/Latitude is best solution in mapping a pushpin

My questions are

a) What is the best way we can expand our current system to include Europe
b) Is there a document listing Longitude/Latitudes for European countries/towns/roads etc.
c) Does Mappoint return Longitude/Latitude as well postal sector when an address is supplied using objmap.FindAddressResults?

Thanks in advance

For question (c), MapPoint currently only returns a longitude/latitude coordinate for a location if that location was located with a longitude/latitude coordinate!

Luckily, it is possible to calculate a coordinate using a bit of geometry. Search the Articles section of this website for a routine called "CalcPos" by Gilles Kohl.

Also, I hear that MapPoint 2006 has better Longitude,Latitude support although I don't know the details yet...


Richard