Maptitude - http://research.umbc.edu/~roswell/maptitude.html
Hello to everyone. I have been a fan of Maptitude for a long time,
since it is cheap. powerful, and relatively easy to use. We are not yet
using it for any production applications here at Office Depot, but I and
some others occasionally use it for desktop work. Other departments are
using MapInfo and formerly Atlas GIS as they have connections with other
vendors whose products we use.
We often create ZIP code area maps denoting things like sales,
market potential and market penetration. Maptitude provides some great data
on USPS 5-digit ZIP code areas and ZIP code centroids. But you can't create
an area map for point data, which is what the ZIP centroids are. My wish is
that there be a way, inside of Maptitude, to include data for enclosed point
ZIP codes in their enclosing ZIP areas.
For example, in Charlotte NC, the area ZIP 28208 encloses thirteen
point ZIPSs (28219, 28228, 28240, 28254, 28258, 28260, 28265, 28266, 28272,
28275, 28289, 28290, and 28296). We have sales data for each of these 14
ZIP codes, as that is provided by the customer address. Yet we have area
data and demographic information only for the area ZIP 28208. Is there a
way, without external processing, that we can specify to have point ZIP data
mapped into the area ZIP in which the point ZIPs are enclosed? If not,
please add it to the wish list.
Thanks. This is a most interesting, active, and helpful list. I am
happy to finally be able to contribute, if only a question. Maybe in the
future, I can help provide some answers too.
Steve Hendel
Director - Systems Development
Office Depot
2200 Old Germantown Rd
Delray Beach FL 33445-8299
561-438-1321
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