Using commercial geocoding services for displaying sharepoint data

[KuldeepSingh]

I have a list of data in SharePoint. The fields also contain address information that I would like to geocode using a commercial geocoding service that I have access to.

The geocoding services that are bundled with the webpart are specific to US & EU. I am in Australia.

The service that I am interested in is available here: http://apps.nowwhere.com.au/webservices/quicklocate.asmx?op=FindAddress

In the sharepoint list definition, I could map the address fields in my data to the ones expected by this web service. However, I could not figure out a way to specify the username, password etc.

I am begining to wonder if the webpart actually supports querying a webservice directly for geocoding requests.

Any pointers / feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Kulz

[RichZwaap]

Hi Kulz:

ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint supports Bing and ArcGIS Server geocoding services.  With Bing, Microsoft provides the services.  With ArcGIS Server, you can use the geocoding services hosted by ArcGIS Online, available publicly on other sites, or hosted by your organization.  The Map Web Part supports geocoding with any ArcGIS Server geocoding service.

Hope this helps.

[KuldeepSingh]

Hi Rich,

Thanks for your reply.

I have had no success in getting the bing maps to work with the ESRI sharepoint web part.
My developer account authentication fails every time I try to use the Bing Maps option in the web part.

The login details work successfully on the bing maps portal when I test them.

Has anyone else had the same problem? or does anyone know any workarounds?

Kulz

[RichZwaap]

It could be that you are not using the right kind of Bing account - Bing provides at least a couple different kinds of accounts for working with different APIs.  To create an account for use with ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint, follow these steps:

1. Create a Microsoft Windows Live ID. You can use an existing Live ID account if you already have one.



2. Log in on the MapPoint Web Service Developer Account signup page with your Windows Live ID.



3. Create a new Bing Maps developer account by clicking the "Request Evaluation Developer Account" link and note the email address you provided. The Bing Maps account administrator will send you your new account ID and instructions to complete your registration by providing a password.



4. Once registration is completed, you can verify your account is active by using the Verify Credentials page in the Bing Maps Customer Services site. Use your Windows Live ID to log in to the Customer Services site.

This information is available in this help topic.  There is a good deal of other useful information available in the help as well.

Hope this helps.

[RodWilmot]

We are trying to use our own ArcGIS Server Geocoding Service in Sharepoint.
We projected our information to match that of the ESRI Basemap and then created the composite geocoder and service.
Upon adding geocoding service we receive the following error:
Error Address Matching: Point does not fall within a valid range of a geographic coordinate system.

The spatial reference section of both the geocoding service and the esri basemap service are the same (Spatial Reference: 102100 (3857)).


Any pointers would be great.

[VenkataDasa]

Hi, Can some one post the steps to configure bing maps locator and its service details. It is pretty urgent. Thanks.