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Business Users' Color Palm-size PC Guide |
Viewing and Showing Color Maps Introduction Maps used independently or in conjunction with sophisticated Global Positioning Systems are an obvious application that will allow business users to take full advantage of the enhanced viewing capabilities of their color Palm-size PC. Available Applications Perhaps the most popular Palm-size PC mapping application is Microsoft Pocket Streets, which is available as a free download from the Microsoft Windows CE website. Designed for use with Microsoft Expedia Streets & Trips 2000, Microsoft MapPoint 2000, Microsoft AutoRoute Express Great Britain 2000, Pocket Streets lets you download city maps and customized road and street routes to your Palm-size PC. Once the maps are installed on your device, the program lets you view them in varying styles and levels of detail and also allows you to search for street names and places.  Other Windows CE mapping programs include Teletype GPS and HandMap. TeleType GPS records, tracks, and transmits positions worldwide with automatic map display. The software includes street maps for the U.S.A. with an option to purchase maps for other countries, and also supports the importing of free maps available from several Internet sources and the importing of scanned maps. HandMap is a vector-based map viewer for Handheld and Palm-size PCs. With suitable map modules it allows users to search for streets or landmarks, plan routes, and create custom markers. Potential Business Applications One of the most powerful potential business applications for color Palm-size PC mapping software is in helping mobile executives and sales people more effectively plan their business trips. When flying to an unfamiliar city, for example, you could prepare route maps from the airport to the hotel or customer's offices and download them onto your Palm-size PC. That way you would save a lot of time and hassle trying to figure out the best route to your destination. As an added bonus a Palm-size PC is a lot easier to view in a confined space like the driving seat of car or the back of a taxi cab. And if you are unsure of your directions when walking around a city, you make yourself a lot less conspicuous (and therefore safer) when reading a map on a Palm-size PC than pulling out a paper one. Other Potential User Scenarios There are a large number of potential user scenarios for mapping applications integrated on color Palm-size PCs. Mobile Sales Representative Mobile Sales Representatives would be able to significantly increase their productivity by using mapping applications on a color Palm-size PC. They could use the application to plan their customer sales visits more efficiently -- saving both time and money. Delivery Drivers Equipped with a color Palm-size PC linked to a GPS Tracking System, delivery drivers would be able to more effectively plan their routes. Dispatchers would also be able to easily track their progress on the routes and warn the drivers of traffic jams and other potential delays. Color Palm-size PC Imaging Applications Links HandMap For more information about HandMap map viewing software and additional map making applications, please visit the Evolutionary Systems website at: http://www.evolutionary.net/ Pocket Streets 3.0 You can download the Pocket Streets application and sample maps at: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/Products/download/maps.asp Please click here for a review of Pocket Streets on the Windows CE Business Solutions Home Page. For more information about the Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips 2000 Palm-size PC promotion, please click the following hyperlink. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/products/highlights/q1ppcpromo.asp You might also check out the Microsoft Expedia website at www.expedia.com to learn more about the different types of mapping and route planning applications you can carry out with this program. Teletype GPS For more information about TeleType GPS software and receivers, please visit the Teletype GPS website at: http://www.teletype.com/gps/ Back to Top Home Color Palm-size PC Overview
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