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Calculating Distances and Times Between Many Points

“Honey, what do you say we Batch Calculate some drive times and distances tonight?” “Um. Sure. Wait. What did you say?” Not another night of driving time and distance queries. Next time don’t marry a map geek. Oh well. What … Continue reading

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How Do I Search Within X Radius Miles of a Central Point?

  How do I search for data points within a defined Radius distance of a central point? This question has come up a lot lately. Potential MapBusinessOnline buyers want to know if the product will identify all their customers, clients, … Continue reading

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Quickly Calculating Driving Distances & Times from One-to-Many Location Points

Below is a description of a straightforward solution to a typical driving time or driving distance problem. The capability is built right into MapBusinessOnline Pro. Suppose you’ve got Dataset X that contains hundreds or thousands of points, and you would … Continue reading

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A Word About ZIP Codes – ZIP5, ZIP3, ZCTA, and Points

To build a ZIP Code Map using MapBusinessOnline click this link & register MapBusinessOnline includes a map layer of ZIP5 codes for spatial reference to ZIP code boundaries.  US Postal Service (USPS) ZIP code boundaries are used as the basis … Continue reading

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Plot a Point – Draw a Circle – Query the Population

When you get two or three inquiries for the same business mapping software functionality in one day, either the same person is requesting help repeatedly, or the functionality is suddenly popular. Either way, I figured the repeating request was worthy … Continue reading

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Top 5 Reasons Your Boss is Wrong to Not Replace Microsoft MapPoint Now

I know your boss is a great guy, but he’s notoriously cheap. He skimps on expenses until the end of the year; then, he spends what’s left in his budget on anything and everything during December. What an innovative manager. … Continue reading

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What to Expect When Converting from MapPoint

Over the last few years, thousands of MapPoint users have chosen Map Business Online as their MapPoint replacement. MapPoint’s cancellation has been great for business, but we realize it’s a challenge for companies that have depended on MapPoint for years, … Continue reading

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What’s the Point of a Zip Code Point?

The U.S. Postal Service introduced ZIP codes in 1963 to make mail delivery more efficient. The point of the ZIP code was to organize the mail sort and mail delivery processes by zones – to make the postal workflow more … Continue reading

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Radius Searches Compared to Driving Time & Distance Searches in MapBusinessOnline

Radius and Driving Time searches are commonly used geospatial search approaches within MapBusinessOnline. Each data search tool has its advantages. MapBusinessOnline Standard offers both Radius and Driving Time and Distance search options under Search Tools on the Master Toolbar. MapBusinessOnline … Continue reading

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How to Export a Dataset of Cities Using MapBusinessOnline

Sometimes we take for granted an essential business mapping feature. A recent Chat request made this perfectly clear: How do I export a list of cities within a circle or a polygon map object? MapBusinessOnline provides online business mapping tools … Continue reading

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