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Data Mapping/Visualization software (is there an alternative to Mappoint?)
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:27 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:27 am
Anyone know of an alternative software to Mappoint to plot a few hundred addresses on a map? It's pretty simple with two data sets and one plot point color for each. I don't mind paying for it, but I don't want to pay $300 for a Mappoint license when I won't be using it very often, but I need it longer than the Mappoint free trial will allow.
TIA for any suggestions.
TIA for any suggestions.
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Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:28 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Some posters on the Tech board would probably know.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:30 am to LordSaintly
R has ggplot2 and a host of other packages that can help solve your problems. It's free. Will involve writing some code as it doesn't really have a nice point and click interface.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:31 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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Anyone know of an alternative software to Mappoint to plot a few hundred addresses on a map? It's pretty simple with two data sets and one plot point color for each. I don't mind paying for it, but I don't want to pay $300 for a Mappoint license when I won't be using it very often, but I need it longer than the Mappoint free trial will allow.
TIA for any suggestions.
If all you want to do is plot points, you can do it on google maps. It's free.
Mappoint is dead btw.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:34 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Power View in Excel does some good mapping.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:35 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
It's much easier to do this with Lat/Long coordinates. They can be uploaded from an Excel File into Google Earth.
LINK
The other option is to manually enter the street address into Google Earth and drop a pin. Rinse and repeat.
LINK
The other option is to manually enter the street address into Google Earth and drop a pin. Rinse and repeat.
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 10:09 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:37 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
You can build something in QGIS or some other kind of open-source GIS software probably.
Sounds like a fun project in my opinion.
Sounds like a fun project in my opinion.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:40 am to GetCocky11
If all you got is an address and not northing eastings or lat long id create points in google maps and then import it into QGIS
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 9:41 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:40 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
I used Maptitude.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:41 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Is this something that could work? I have no idea what you need. This check-in-the-box-geography class that I'm in uses this site.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:47 am to LewDawg
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Is this something that could work? I have no idea what you need. This check-in-the-box-geography class that I'm in uses this site.
LINK
ArcGIS is prohibitively expensive for someone who wouldn't need to use it very often. I miss the free ArcGIS licenses that I received when I was in school. They came in handy.
Open source alternatives like QGIS exist that work well.
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 9:48 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:53 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:54 am to GetCocky11
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll check out those posted. I've used Google Maps, but I don't think that's a format that I can save for offline use and work with. I should have been clearer in that I wanted something simple and easy to share and while I haven't used MapPoint in a long time, I thought it was pretty easy to use.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:08 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Tableau or Qlikview likely would work.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:12 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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I've used Google Maps, but I don't think that's a format that I can save for offline use and work with.
Use Google Earth instead. You can save all of your points in a .kml file that can be backed up or emailed.
I think the Pro version is still free: LINK
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:25 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Tableau should be able to handle that
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:35 am to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
Microsoft Streets & Trips
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:37 am to HeadyMurphey
Look at the free Google Fusion Tables map visualization tool.
You can import addresses or Zip codes, etc., to a spreadsheet, visualize the results, and even publish the data online as an interactive map if you choose.
An example of a visualization created with the tool is at the top of this page.
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You can import addresses or Zip codes, etc., to a spreadsheet, visualize the results, and even publish the data online as an interactive map if you choose.
An example of a visualization created with the tool is at the top of this page.
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Posted on 2/1/16 at 12:48 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
If you have a Google account you can do it under "my maps"
You can put addresses in the order you want, you can color code each stop, edit, save, print or you can save it to your Google drive account, and so on.
Eta: I have to do it for my route guys with areas I'm not famailer with.
You can put addresses in the order you want, you can color code each stop, edit, save, print or you can save it to your Google drive account, and so on.
Eta: I have to do it for my route guys with areas I'm not famailer with.
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 12:55 pm
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