DataSource Class

DataSource Class

Contains the name, description, capabilities, geographic extent, and version number of a data source. Each type of data that MapPoint Web Service uses—such as map data, address data, point-of-interest data, icons, and customer's private location data and icons—is stored in a separate data source. Data sources vary in their capabilities, supported languages, geographic coverage (or extent), and map scales. For more information, see MapPoint Web Service Data Sources and Capabilities.

Public Class DataSource Inherits System.Object


[C#]

public class DataSource : System.Object

Name	Description
Capability	The functionality (DataSourceCapability enumeration) that a data source supports, such as finding addresses, finding nearby places, routing, and so on.
Description	The description of a data source.
EntityExtent	The geographic coverage (extent) of a data source as an array of country/region entity IDs. This property is read-only.
Name	The name of the data source. For example, the data source that contains the world map is named "MapPoint.World".
Version	The version number of a data source. Read-only.

• To return the properties of a data source, use the CommonServiceSoap.GetDataSourceInfo method.

• MapPoint Web Service customers can upload private data sources for use with MapPoint Web Service. For information about requirements for private data sources, see the Help topic "Prepare location data for uploading" on the MapPoint Web Service Customer Services site (CSS). For information about how to access the site, see the information that you received when you enrolled in the service.

  For information about becoming a MapPoint Web Service customer, visit the MapPoint Web Service Web site.

  DataSourceCapability Enumeration   |   CommonServiceSoap.GetDataSourceInfo Method   |   MapPoint Web Service Data Sources and Capabilities